Incredible. I visit steam fairs in England. The sights and sounds the smell is of another era. That Case is a beauty, what a workhorse. Well done on rebuilding her.

I am not a farmer, and mostly a city boy as they would say, but I can't help appreciating the engineering to put this together and bring this machinery back to life.

These were called Traction Engines by most back in my day, because of their multiuse ability. Hookup a threshing machine via a large belt and many other things like choppers, blowers, etc.

I want to say thank you to the folks that put this up on youtube. I have never seen one and this has made me appreciate farmers and old time machines like this more. Amazing how tech has gotten better but this is amazing. Most folks have never seen these old steam engine builds. Also, its cool folks are around that know how to keep them together. If we lose that well we may be doomed.

For those of you who are asking about the torque, yes, this tractor has lots of it. Don't forget, however, that the steam engine is heavily geared down, which massively increases torque. While a steam engine does have a lot more torque at the low RPM's than a gasoline engine, the torque is not constant - it drops to near zero at the very end of each stroke and maxes out near the middle, which is why steam locomotives were prone to wheelslip. While a reciprocating gasoline/diesel engine also has the pulsing torque problem (in theory), internal combustion engines typically have multiple cylinders and run at a higher RPM than steam engines (due to being geared down a lot), which smooths them out.

There used to be a steam show at Pawnee, Oklahoma every year. I went as often as possible. They had many steam tractors and you could get close to them. When one goes past, you can hear the earth cracking under the wheels. They even had a prony brake setup to measure their horsepower output. I miss being there