The Case 990 is a Case farm tractor from the years after the company bought David Brown Tractors of Yorkshire. The video below shows one at work, and the sources used for this page set out the David Brown ranges of the period rather than the 990 in detail.
Case 990 at a glance
| Maker | J. I. Case Company, Racine, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Type | farm tractor |
| 1972 | Tenneco bought David Brown Tractors of Yorkshire, which became part of J. I. Case |
| 1973 | Case bought the British tractor maker outright and used it to enter the UK market |
| 1979 | David Brown 90 Series tractors launched, built in Yorkshire and at Racine |
| 1983 | the David Brown name disappeared with the 94 Series |
| Engine and output | not stated in the sources used here |
The model itself is not described in the sources; the page gives the David Brown background.
History of the Case 990
David Brown joins Case
Tenneco bought David Brown Tractors of Yorkshire in 1972 and the company became part of J. I. Case; the purchase was completed in 1973 and gave Case a British factory and a European dealer network.
The 90 Series
The David Brown 90 Series was launched in 1979 and built in both Yorkshire and Racine. The Case 990 comes from this family of tractors. The sources do not describe the 990’s engine, transmission or production years, and the page does not guess them.
After David Brown
The David Brown name was dropped with the 94 Series in 1983, when the tractors became Case models outright. The Yorkshire factory at Meltham closed in 1988, by which time Case IH had been formed out of Case and International Harvester.
Design and features
- British roots: from the tractors Case inherited with David Brown of Yorkshire.
- 90 Series period: the range launched in 1979 and built in Yorkshire and at Racine.
- Two badges: sold in the years when David Brown and Case names overlapped.
- Working survivor: the example in the film is still used for farm work.
Case 990 versions
- Case 990: the model described here.
- David Brown 90 Series (1979): the range it belongs to.
- David Brown 94 Series (1983): the range that ended the David Brown name.
- Case IH models after 1985: the tractors that followed under the new brand.
The other Case tractors of the period are on the Case 1370 and Case 2670 pages, and the later range on the Case IH Maxxum page. More are in the Case section.
Video: Case 990
Video by Charlie Petersen on YouTube.
Sources
- Case IH, English Wikipedia: 1972-1973 David Brown, 90 Series, 94 Series, Meltham
- Case Corporation, German Wikipedia: David Brown purchase and the David Brown name
- Case Corporation, English Wikipedia: company history
