2021 RECORD! 150 CASE Road Locomotive pulling 44 bottom John Deere plow

Watch the 150 Case pull 44 bottom John Deere plows at the James Valley Threshing Show in Andover, South Dakota! This is a new record for this engine with 36 bottoms being plowed in 2020. We are so excited to share some footage!

[nathanskroch]

The fact that this is called a “road locomotive” and not a “tractor” says enough by itself lol. What a beast.

[WTmac]

The 150 Case will forever assert its dominance over every other agricultural machine ever produced, and it does so in a perfectly dirty but also beautifully elegant way. This machine puts a whole new spin on the phrase "They sure dont make em like they used to"

[tioswift]

I’m not a tractor guy, but the sheer size and power of this engine along with the old-time engineering put into it, it’s hard not to love it!

[chadcleary]

The average person cannot possibly appreciate the brute strength on display. That steam beast could pull the gates of hell off its hinges without a stutter!

[hurricane]

I have no idea why but I absolutely love the sound that a steam engine makes! There is something magical about seeing this iron monster just mosey along effortlessly.

[bruceraykiewicz]

As an old 'live steamer' I want to thank everyone that made this event happen. To hear that baby talking as she pulled all those plows, brought tears to my old eyes. Thank you one and all.

[cunard]

I used to go to the Steam Show in Barlow Ohio as a kid back in the 70's. There were nearly a dozen different models of the Case Traction steam engines there. It was amazing to see these survivors from a by-gone era still doing the jobs they did nearly 100 years before. I remember a hay baler that was operated at the show and it produced the heaviest bales of hay or straw I've ever seen, they weighed well over 100 pounds. The steam press on the baler applied so much pressure, it actually compacted the hay into a bale that was so dense you could hardly move it. Such truly amazing machines with really intricate gearing that produced incredible amounts of torque. They got the job done. Great to see you're keeping this rare piece of America's past alive.

[joshpeach]

The sound of the exhaust at 10:18 while the camera is traveling back up the plow is a sound I can listen to repeatedly! There is no better sound than a steam tractor locomotive under a heavy load at work! Thank you Cory for the work to bring one of these alive. If you make it back to Kansas I’ll be there to see this

[brendus]

After traveling the world, I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this. Could plow the whole of Ireland in an afternoon, and heat a few houses as well! Magnificent.

[danw]

The amount of power being produced by this *SINGLE CYLINDER* steam engine is phenomenal!! This is the result of 180 lbs. of steam pressure acting on a double-sided 14 inch piston with a 14 inch stroke. 2 speeds forward... slow and slower! (actually about 5.7 mph. in high gear, and 2.6 mph. in low) That said, with the amount of gearing, it produces over 8000 ft. lbs. of torque at the wheels! This is the equivalent output of 8 - 2021 Dodge/Cummins turbo diesels running at full power @ 1800 rpm.!! This tractor does this at 200 rpm. at crank speed and probably with quite a bit less noise.😁👍

[kfiscal]

Originally built in 1905, turn of the century. Could not imagine such a beast rolling over a rise in a field for the first time. It, and others changed the landscape forever. Could totally see this in a grand scale movie.

[petebraven]

I've seen a few steam traction engines, but this is insane! Makes a sort of music of its own and makes newer machines sound puny, a sort of effortless grunt, I absolutely love it! 👍😍😁

[surreal_g]

I can't appreciate the engineering enough on these things. Truly world changing

[eliaspeter]

It must have been so weird to live in the era when these were first invented, it was such a huge change from animals to machines, must have been very peculiar.

[bradjohnson]

Man oh man, what a BEAST. I never thought I'd ever hear a big engine like that on full chat. Definitely talking to the crowd. What a fantastic tribute to years gone by.

[timcecil]

Growing up with John Deere tractors and the distinctive sound made by them in the day it really makes you appreciate steam and the power that puts out. The torque is off the charts and that sound can be felt as it spins the earth.

[silver]

Meanwhile John Deere: we can't allow random farmers do any repairs of our products they are not smart enough to do that

[allegrad]

Amazing piece of machinery, even more amazing to see it in action. Insane levels of torque being put out by the steam engine.

[leokimvideo]

Thats not the Road Locomotive moving, thats the earth spinning underneath.

[rogerhk]

Watched this with tears in my eyes. Brought back childhood memories of horses and steam engines in the area during the early years of growing up on the farm. Only steam engine that operated on our farm was on the threshing machine when it was our turn at harvest. Horses pulled the binder, bundle wagons and grain wagons. Thanks for the memory.