The Case Uni-Loader is the company’s skid-steer loader, a compact machine with lift arms that Case has built since 1969. The video below shows a Case 1840 Uni-Loader clearing snow.
Case Uni-Loader at a glance
| Line started | 1969, at Burlington, Iowa |
|---|---|
| Later production | moved to Wichita, Kansas, where the machines are built today |
| Machine in the film | Case 1840 Uni-Loader |
| 2010 | Case built its 250,000th skid-steer loader |
| 2017 | the Wichita plant produced its 300,000th skid steer |
| What it is | a small loader with lift arms and quick-change tools |
| Maker | Case Construction Equipment, part of CNH |
| Engine and output | not stated in the sources used here |
The sources describe the skid-steer line; the 1840 itself is not detailed there.
History of the Case Uni-Loader
1969: skid steers
Case has built skid-steer loaders since 1969, starting at Burlington, Iowa, and later moving production to Wichita, Kansas. A skid steer steers by driving its left and right wheels at different speeds rather than by turning a front axle, which is what makes a machine this small so manoeuvrable.
Tools and numbers
The point of a skid steer is the lift arms at the front, which take a quick-change attachment: a bucket, forks, a snow blade, a sweeper. That is why Case describes them as fitted with labour-saving tools, and why so many are sold: the 250,000th was built in 2010 and the 300,000th in 2017.
The 1840 in the film
The machine in the film is a Case 1840 Uni-Loader clearing snow, a winter job these loaders do well. The sources used for this page describe the skid-steer line rather than the 1840 individually, so its engine and output are not given here.
Design and features
- Skid steering: turns by varying the speed of its two sides, not by a steering axle.
- Lift arms: take buckets, forks, blades and other tools.
- Long production: built since 1969, with 300,000 made by 2017.
- Wichita built: production moved from Burlington, Iowa, to Wichita, Kansas.
Case Uni-Loader versions
- Case 1840 Uni-Loader: the machine shown in the film.
- Other Uni-Loader sizes: the rest of the skid-steer range.
- Case compact track loaders: the tracked version of the same idea.
The wheel loaders are on the Case 621 and 721 page, the backhoes on the Case 580 page. More machines are in the Case section.
Video: Case 1840 Uni-Loader skid steer clearing snow
Video by Weekend Plowboy on YouTube.
Sources
- Case Construction Equipment, English Wikipedia: skid steers since 1969, Burlington and Wichita, production totals
- Case Corporation, English Wikipedia: company history
