This heavy duty drive system could easily power a wide range of accessories uncommon to tractor owners at that time.
All of these tractors sported the chrome Old Abe badge on the grille and Desert Sunset and Flambeau Red paint used by the Agricultural Division of J.I.
This made it very easy for owners to change front mounted attachments and mower decks without the need of tools or having to lay on the ground.
This was done in answer to the frequent complaints regarding the time and work required to remove the mower deck, utility blade or snowcaster.
This was priced considerably lower than the hydraulic drive models and was more or less an entry level GT for those wishing to own a Case.
A mechanical drive rotary tiller was engineered to work with this one model and an optional sleeve hitch was also available for the mounting of ground engaging attachments.
In order to fit that larger mower deck under the tractor, two inches were added to the frame between the seat base and the dash tower.
Initially, the badging on the tractors remained predominantly CASE during the transition period, but the Ingersoll brand became more and more prevalent during 1985 and 1986.
Doing this required the use of right-hand discharge mowing decks (earlier models were left-hand), opposite spinning snowcasters, and a relocation of the hydraulic oil cooler.
In the early 1990s, Ingersoll produced several All Hydraulic tractors known as the 3100 and 4100 Series that did away with the V-belt that formerly drove the mower decks and snow casters on other models.
The AH Series tractors had implements designed specifically for them, due to the higher GPM of the hydraulic system.
The writing was on the wall for the tried and true Onan twin cylinder engine because it could no longer meet the new emissions standards imposed by the EPA.
On April 15, 2005, Eastman Industries purchased only the assets and name of Ingersoll Tractor and began their plan to move the company to a new facility in Portland, Maine.
In addition to that, the US economy was reeling over the cost of multiple wars, the collapse of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the imminent bankruptcy of General Motors and Chrysler and major problems in the banking sector.