The company also produced various machinery for the U.S. military (combat engineer equipment for the USMC,[1][2] full-tracked tractors and scoop loaders for the U.S. Army,[3][4][5][6] etc.).

When its corporate parent, Tenneco, bought International Harvester's agricultural equipment division and merged it into Case, the J. I.

That company, which became majority-owned by Tenneco in 1967 and a wholly owned subsidiary in 1970, was often called by the simple brand name Case.

As a young child, Case read about a machine that could cut wheat without people needing to use their hands.

Case took small, hand-powered threshing machines to Wisconsin in 1842, where he improved the design and established a company to manufacture them.

In 1863, Case partnered with three of his top employees, Massena Erskine, Robert Baker and Stephen Bull.

Case introduced an eagle logo for the first time in 1865 based on Old Abe, a Wisconsin Civil War Regiment's mascot.

This engine is in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. Case won first place at the 1878 Paris Exposition in France for his thresher[citation needed].

The McCormick company introduced the first of many twine binder machines in 1881, leading to the so-called "Harvester Wars" that gained the attention of the farm industry during the 1880s.

In 1884, Case made a visit to a farm named after him in Minnesota upon receiving news that one of his thresher machines was not working.

Case also made the large 110 HP breaking engines with its notable two-story cab.

Case engines were noted for their use of Woolf valve gear, feedwater heaters, and the iconic "eagle" smokebox covers.

Case sold their first gasoline tractor that year, and established a continuous presence in Europe when the company won the first place in a plowing contest held in the so-called "old continent".

Case at this time developed a wide line of products: threshers, binders, graders, water tanks, plows, buggies, and even automobiles.

Case also produced kerosene tractors in the teen years, similar to the Rumely oil pulls.

These increases were directly connected to the war; as many farm laborers became soldiers, each remaining farmer needed to become more productive, and machinery was the way to make this happen.

In 1939, Case changed its color scheme to Flambeau Red, with the excavators being a ruddy yellow.

Case evolved as World War II arrived by becoming involved in the manufacturing of shells for the United States and allied forces military, as well as airplane parts for the B-26s, bombs, and doors for the Sherman Tank.

Their production of dozers (marketed as Terradozers) and development of an integrated backhoe was of particular interest to Case.

In 1998, a jury awarded a construction worker over $17million in damages after a defect in the design of the 580 backhoe led to him being crushed and being paralyzed from the waist down while operating the machine.

This was the first garden tractor powered by 'Hy-Drive", a form of hydraulic propulsion that allowed for various heavy duty attachments and eliminated the need for transaxle drive belts.

In 1983, during purchase of International Harvester assets, Case sold its garden tractor division to Ingersoll Power Equipment.

In 1984, Case parent Tenneco bought selected assets of the International Harvester agriculture division and merged it with J. I.

Because of the merger, CNH was forced to release its production plants in Doncaster, England and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

The Doncaster site was bought by the ARGO-group, owner of tractor builder Landini, and brought back the McCormick brand.

In Europe the merger with New Holland (including the former Fordson and Fiat tractor lines) was the success Case IH expected.