Posted by Ken Christopherson on October 19, 2016 at 06:11:29 from (97.116.2.175):
In Reply to: Case SC vs JD B posted by Tom RS on October 18, 2016 at 18:44:33:
Why not have both? :-)
I've got a '41 Case SC, a '42 John Deere A, and a '47 Farmall M (still currently under repair)... I love all three tractors all for very different reasons. (Keep in mind most of the time my tractors all are mainly for show - but I have used all three in the past).
The Case SC I love - it was my grandpa's, it is a center exhaust model, and that gleaming flambeau red you just can't beat. I love the style of the tractor, the chicken roost steering I can manage with one finger (better than both of my other tractors). The brakes, as said before, are 'so-so' at best. I have used it pulling a JD JB-A disk and it did very well. Grandpa used the HECK out of this tractor pulling stumps, pulling drags & discs.. It was his go-to tractor. I will never sell it, and it will go to my kids/grandkids I hope someday. My tractor does not have hydraulics so I can't say much for those.
The John Deere A - well, I built this into a half breed. Started life as a styled slant dash model, and I converted it to an unstyled A that retains the 3 speed hi-lo trans, as well as the lights and electric start. Haven't done much pulling with this tractor but the little I have done it does well. I always admired the sound of the two-cylinder tractors (especially when you snap that clutch forward and it puts out a couple puffs of black smoke with a couple good barks). It does take some getting used to, though. The Case definitely has the better clutch for feathering. I can inch the Case back to an implement, whereas the JD will take some getting used to otherwise you'll back right over the top of it. Steers probably the hardest of my three tractors. Not sure why, but it does. Brakes, even wore out, are still great. Hydraulics I have never used.
The Farmall M. This tractor is a beast, to say the least. If I have heavy work, this is the tractor I would use. I have a loader on the tractor and it works GREAT for snow removal. Live hydraulics would be nice, but you can get by with the Lift All once you learn it. The M is a reliable, comfortable, and easy tractor to operate. More 'hands free' if you will. Your hands aren't always busy trying to operate throttle, steer, clutch, PTO/Hydraulics levers, etc. Seems like they engineered it more for better control of the machine.
From a collectable standpoint, I would have to say the Case SC is far more collectible than the other two. Even one without center exhaust. Case only made just over 60,000 SC's, where there were hundreds of thousands of JD A/B's, and IH H/M's. SC's are harder to find parts for as well (particularly engine kits). I think that the JD's and IH's are just more desirable because they are the two big boys of the day.
Whatever you choose, you can't go wrong. I still say keep both. Lol!
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