About Case IH

• 1842: Jerome Increase Case founds the Racine Threshing Machine Works in Racine, Wisconsin. He innovates the current thresher and separated the straw from the grain.
  
• 1847: In Chicago, Cyrus McCormick founds the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company which will later become International Harvester.
  
• 1850-60s: Both companies grow market share and McCormick adds features to the reaper while Case diversifies power sources for the thresher.
  
• 1862: The Sweep Stakes Thresher, the first of Case's named threshers, was introduced, powered by horses hitched to long levers and walking in a circle. It was capable of threshing 200 to 300 bushels of grain a day.
  
• 1865: Old Abe the eagle was adopted as the J. I. Case Company trademark, identified on Case machinery, parts, literature, and dealerships till 1969.
  
• 1869: J.I. Case and Company produces the first steam engine tractor. It is wheel mounted, but still drawn by horses and used only to power other machines.

• 1871: The Great Chicago Fire destroys the McCormick factory. J.I. Case offers to build machines for McCormick.
  
• 1876: Case builds the first self-propelled traction steam engine. However, horses are still used to steer the engine.
  
• 1876: The eclipse thresher is exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.
  
• 1880: William H Dingee developed the horse powered agitator thresher with JI Case.
  
• 1886: JI Case becomes the world's largest producer of steam engines
  
• 1892: Case builds a gasoline-powered tractor. However, the market is not ready for the transition from steam, so Case waits until 1911 to reintroduce it.

• 1902: J.P. Morgan brokers the merger of the McCormick, Deering, and three smaller brands into the International Harvester Company.
  
• 1904: Case introduced the first all-steel thresher machine.
  
• 1911: Case Motor Car Division was formed, producing racing cars & automobiles till 1927.
  
• 1915: The first important IHC tractors, the kerosene-powered Titan 10-20 and Titan 15-30 are introduced. They were primarily used as traction engines to pull plows and for belt work on threshing machines.
  
• 1916: First Case Crossmotor tractors. Built from 1916 to 1928, the most popular model being Model 15-27.
  
• 1919: Edward A. Johnston, an IHC engineer incorporated the first commercial power take off (PTO) on the 8-16 tractor and designed a series of implements to take advantage of the feature.

• 1923: Bert Benjamin builds first of the legendary Farmall, a unified system of tractors and implements for plowing, cultivation and harvesting, featuring a revolutionary light design.
  
• 1932: Farmall F-20 is the first tractor to use standard foot-to-floor pedal control; configuration of a left foot clutch and two right foot brakes.
  
• 1935: International Harvester introduces the USA's first production wheeled diesel tractor, the McCormick-Deering WD-40
  
• 1936: Harvester Red #50 is adopted for all International Harvester tractors, crawlers and power units on 1 November 1936.
  
• 1939: International Harvester introduces the second generation Farmall - the Letter Series - on August 9, 1939. The series included A and B (small), H (medium), and M (large) tractors styled by Raymond Loewy.

• 1941: International Harvester introduces the Farmall MD, the first diesel row crop tractor, 1941-52 (replica shown)
  
• 1943: International Harvester creates first successful spindle cotton picker. "Old Red" was mounted on a Farmall Tractor H. Both are donated for display at the Smithsonian Institution.
  
• 1953: Case 500 tractor introduced, the first "big" diesel tractor, 1953-56
  
• 1958: The Steiger family builds their first tractor with a higher horsepower than what was then available on the market. Commercial production starts in 1963.
  
• 1974: International Harvester produces the 5 millionth Farmall 1066 tractor.
  
• 1977: The launch of the Axial Flow Combine revolutionizes the industry with its simplicity, grain quality, grain savings, crop adaptability, matched capacity and an added resale value.

• 1980: International Harvester produces the innovative 2+2 row crop articulated tractor, with the driver seated on the rear half of the tractor.
  
• 1984: Case introduces a new line of 94 series 4WD tractors, including the most powerful unit the company has ever produced, the Model 4994 with turbocharged V-8 & manufacturer's rating of 400 gross engine HP.
  
• 1985: The legacies of J.I. Case and Cyrus McCormick are united in one brand: Case IH. The new organization becomes the second largest farm equipment manufacturer with a broadened product line and a greatly expanded dealer organization.
  
• 1986: Steiger joins the growing Case IH offering and the first red 9100 series Case IH Steiger tractors are produced although green Steigers are still made until 1989.
  
• 1988: Case IH launches the Magnum™ tractor – the first all-new machine to come from the combined engineering of Case and International Harvester.
  
• 1989: Case IH introduces the Maxxum^® tractor, a powerful, versatile and economical multi-purpose tractor designed for performance, maneuverability and serviceability.

• 1992: Case IH celebrates its 150th anniversary serving the agriculture industry.
  
• 1995: Case IH introduces AFS Advanced Farming Systems, allowing farmers to maximize productivity by monitoring yields with satellite technology, an innovative solution for its time.
  
• 1995: Case IH adds the innovative Austoft^® sugar cane harvester to its line which improves the efficiency and safety of harvesting cane.
  
• 1996: The amazing Steiger^® Quadtrac™ tractor is introduced. The 360-horsepower vehicle has four separate tracks that reduce ground compaction and increase traction.
  
• 1996: Case IH acquires Austoft Sugarcane Harvesters. Developed by the Toft brothers in Australia, now manufactured in Brazil and exported across the globe.

• 1998: Case IH expands its presence in the application equipment market with the addition of Patriot^® sprayers by purchasing Tyler Manufacturing.
  
• 1998: Business Week magazine names the Case IH MX Series Magnum tractor new product of the year, in its 10th anniversary year.
  
• 1998: Case IH expands its presence in tillage equipment with the purchase of DMI based in Goodfield, IL adding Ecolo-Tiger^®, Tiger-Mate^® and Nutri-Placer^® to the Case IH tillage line-up.
  
• 1999: Fiat Group acquires Case Corporation and merges it with New Holland N.V. to create CNH Global, a world leader in farm machinery and construction equipment.
  
• 2000: Introduction of CVX drive continuously-variable transmissions, technology that became available in models ranging from the Maxxum^® line to the flagship Steiger®

• 2003: The company announces the return of the Farmall^® brand name with introduction of the new D and DX series tractors.
  
• 2005: Formation of FPT (Fiat Powertrain Technologies), grouping all automotive and powertrain activities. Fiat started producing commercial gasoline engines in 1903.
  
• 2006: Case IH announces the Case IH Module Express™ 625 which is the first commercial cotton picker with the ability to build modules while harvesting.
  
• 2009: Case IH launches continuously variable transmission (CVT) technology on tractors. The CVT automatically adjusts to constantly deliver the best possible balance of power and fuel efficiency at field speeds when operators need it most.
  
• 2010: Case IH ships world's first tractor meeting new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Tier 4 Interim/European Union Stage III emissions requirements for agricultural equipment. The engine in the new Magnum™ Series tractor uses Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology.

2012: Case IH celebrates 25 years of the Magnum™ tractor.

2013: Case IH celebrates the 90 year anniversary of the introduction of the Farmall^® tractor, and the change in agriculture industry that resulted from it.

2013: Case IH introduces the first two-row sugarcane harvester with variable row-spacing, offering huge advantages in flexibility and harvesting speed.

2014: The Case IH Steiger^® tractor is voted “Machine of the Year XXL 2014” at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany.

2015: The Case IH Magnum tractor is voted 2015 Tractor of the Year, and the Magnum Rowtrac™ is introduced.

2016: Case IH reveals new autonomous concept vehicle.

• 2017: Case IH and Case Construction Equipment celebrate their 175th anniversary.
  
• 2017: Launch of the Trident™ 5550 liquid/dry combination applicator – the industry's fastest converting combination applicator on a row-crop chassis.
  
• 2018: Launch of the new AFS Connect™ Magnum™ tractor featuring new front grill, cab interior with Multicontrol Armrest and Multifunction Handle and AFS Connect™ technology factory-installed.
  
• 2018: Launch of Axial-Flow^® 250 series combines. Engineered for a high-efficiency harvest with optional AFS Harvest command™ combine automation system.
  
• 2019: 75th anniversary of Austoft^® Sugarcane Harvesters.
  
• 2019: Case IH enhances two-way data sharing with introduction of AFS Connect™. This technology allows producers to remotely manage their farm, fleet and data and share with third-party providers.

• 1842: Jerome Increase Case founds the Racine Threshing Machine Works in Racine, Wisconsin. He innovates the current thresher and separated the straw from the grain.
  
• 1847: In Chicago, Cyrus McCormick founds the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company which will later become International Harvester.
  
• 1850-60s: Both companies grow market share and McCormick adds features to the reaper while Case diversifies power sources for the thresher.
  
• 1862: The Sweep Stakes Thresher, the first of Case's named threshers, was introduced, powered by horses hitched to long levers and walking in a circle. It was capable of threshing 200 to 300 bushels of grain a day.
  
• 1865: Old Abe the eagle was adopted as the J. I. Case Company trademark, identified on Case machinery, parts, literature, and dealerships till 1969.
  
• 1869: J.I. Case and Company produces the first steam engine tractor. It is wheel mounted, but still drawn by horses and used only to power other machines.

• 1871: The Great Chicago Fire destroys the McCormick factory. J.I. Case offers to build machines for McCormick.
  
• 1876: Case builds the first self-propelled traction steam engine. However, horses are still used to steer the engine.
  
• 1876: The eclipse thresher is exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.
  
• 1880: William H Dingee developed the horse powered agitator thresher with JI Case.
  
• 1886: JI Case becomes the world's largest producer of steam engines
  
• 1892: Case builds a gasoline-powered tractor. However, the market is not ready for the transition from steam, so Case waits until 1911 to reintroduce it.

• 1902: J.P. Morgan brokers the merger of the McCormick, Deering, and three smaller brands into the International Harvester Company.
  
• 1904: Case introduced the first all-steel thresher machine.
  
• 1911: Case Motor Car Division was formed, producing racing cars & automobiles till 1927.
  
• 1915: The first important IHC tractors, the kerosene-powered Titan 10-20 and Titan 15-30 are introduced. They were primarily used as traction engines to pull plows and for belt work on threshing machines.
  
• 1916: First Case Crossmotor tractors. Built from 1916 to 1928, the most popular model being Model 15-27.
  
• 1919: Edward A. Johnston, an IHC engineer incorporated the first commercial power take off (PTO) on the 8-16 tractor and designed a series of implements to take advantage of the feature.

• 1923: Bert Benjamin builds first of the legendary Farmall, a unified system of tractors and implements for plowing, cultivation and harvesting, featuring a revolutionary light design.
  
• 1932: Farmall F-20 is the first tractor to use standard foot-to-floor pedal control; configuration of a left foot clutch and two right foot brakes.
  
• 1935: International Harvester introduces the USA's first production wheeled diesel tractor, the McCormick-Deering WD-40
  
• 1936: Harvester Red #50 is adopted for all International Harvester tractors, crawlers and power units on 1 November 1936.
  
• 1939: International Harvester introduces the second generation Farmall - the Letter Series - on August 9, 1939. The series included A and B (small), H (medium), and M (large) tractors styled by Raymond Loewy.

• 1941: International Harvester introduces the Farmall MD, the first diesel row crop tractor, 1941-52 (replica shown)
  
• 1943: International Harvester creates first successful spindle cotton picker. "Old Red" was mounted on a Farmall Tractor H. Both are donated for display at the Smithsonian Institution.
  
• 1953: Case 500 tractor introduced, the first "big" diesel tractor, 1953-56
  
• 1958: The Steiger family builds their first tractor with a higher horsepower than what was then available on the market. Commercial production starts in 1963.
  
• 1974: International Harvester produces the 5 millionth Farmall 1066 tractor.
  
• 1977: The launch of the Axial Flow Combine revolutionizes the industry with its simplicity, grain quality, grain savings, crop adaptability, matched capacity and an added resale value.

• 1980: International Harvester produces the innovative 2+2 row crop articulated tractor, with the driver seated on the rear half of the tractor.
  
• 1984: Case introduces a new line of 94 series 4WD tractors, including the most powerful unit the company has ever produced, the Model 4994 with turbocharged V-8 & manufacturer's rating of 400 gross engine HP.
  
• 1985: The legacies of J.I. Case and Cyrus McCormick are united in one brand: Case IH. The new organization becomes the second largest farm equipment manufacturer with a broadened product line and a greatly expanded dealer organization.
  
• 1986: Steiger joins the growing Case IH offering and the first red 9100 series Case IH Steiger tractors are produced although green Steigers are still made until 1989.
  
• 1988: Case IH launches the Magnum™ tractor – the first all-new machine to come from the combined engineering of Case and International Harvester.
  
• 1989: Case IH introduces the Maxxum^® tractor, a powerful, versatile and economical multi-purpose tractor designed for performance, maneuverability and serviceability.

• 1992: Case IH celebrates its 150th anniversary serving the agriculture industry.
  
• 1995: Case IH introduces AFS Advanced Farming Systems, allowing farmers to maximize productivity by monitoring yields with satellite technology, an innovative solution for its time.
  
• 1995: Case IH adds the innovative Austoft^® sugar cane harvester to its line which improves the efficiency and safety of harvesting cane.
  
• 1996: The amazing Steiger^® Quadtrac™ tractor is introduced. The 360-horsepower vehicle has four separate tracks that reduce ground compaction and increase traction.
  
• 1996: Case IH acquires Austoft Sugarcane Harvesters. Developed by the Toft brothers in Australia, now manufactured in Brazil and exported across the globe.

• 1998: Case IH expands its presence in the application equipment market with the addition of Patriot^® sprayers by purchasing Tyler Manufacturing.
  
• 1998: Business Week magazine names the Case IH MX Series Magnum tractor new product of the year, in its 10th anniversary year.
  
• 1998: Case IH expands its presence in tillage equipment with the purchase of DMI based in Goodfield, IL adding Ecolo-Tiger^®, Tiger-Mate^® and Nutri-Placer^® to the Case IH tillage line-up.
  
• 1999: Fiat Group acquires Case Corporation and merges it with New Holland N.V. to create CNH Global, a world leader in farm machinery and construction equipment.
  
• 2000: Introduction of CVX drive continuously-variable transmissions, technology that became available in models ranging from the Maxxum^® line to the flagship Steiger®

• 2003: The company announces the return of the Farmall^® brand name with introduction of the new D and DX series tractors.
  
• 2005: Formation of FPT (Fiat Powertrain Technologies), grouping all automotive and powertrain activities. Fiat started producing commercial gasoline engines in 1903.
  
• 2006: Case IH announces the Case IH Module Express™ 625 which is the first commercial cotton picker with the ability to build modules while harvesting.
  
• 2009: Case IH launches continuously variable transmission (CVT) technology on tractors. The CVT automatically adjusts to constantly deliver the best possible balance of power and fuel efficiency at field speeds when operators need it most.
  
• 2010: Case IH ships world's first tractor meeting new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Tier 4 Interim/European Union Stage III emissions requirements for agricultural equipment. The engine in the new Magnum™ Series tractor uses Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology.

2012: Case IH celebrates 25 years of the Magnum™ tractor.

2013: Case IH celebrates the 90 year anniversary of the introduction of the Farmall^® tractor, and the change in agriculture industry that resulted from it.

2013: Case IH introduces the first two-row sugarcane harvester with variable row-spacing, offering huge advantages in flexibility and harvesting speed.

2014: The Case IH Steiger^® tractor is voted “Machine of the Year XXL 2014” at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany.

2015: The Case IH Magnum tractor is voted 2015 Tractor of the Year, and the Magnum Rowtrac™ is introduced.

2016: Case IH reveals new autonomous concept vehicle.

• 2017: Case IH and Case Construction Equipment celebrate their 175th anniversary.
  
• 2017: Launch of the Trident™ 5550 liquid/dry combination applicator – the industry's fastest converting combination applicator on a row-crop chassis.
  
• 2018: Launch of the new AFS Connect™ Magnum™ tractor featuring new front grill, cab interior with Multicontrol Armrest and Multifunction Handle and AFS Connect™ technology factory-installed.
  
• 2018: Launch of Axial-Flow^® 250 series combines. Engineered for a high-efficiency harvest with optional AFS Harvest command™ combine automation system.
  
• 2019: 75th anniversary of Austoft^® Sugarcane Harvesters.
  
• 2019: Case IH enhances two-way data sharing with introduction of AFS Connect™. This technology allows producers to remotely manage their farm, fleet and data and share with third-party providers.