LA GRANGE — In 1922, Case’s constant improvement and upgrading led the company to produce a 12-20 Crossmount using the new castframe technology.
The moniker 12-20 means 12 horsepower from the belt pulley and 20 horsepower from the drawbar.
The tractor had the new onepiece cast frame that placed the engine, transmission and rear axle in one rigid assembly.
The engine was positioned across the frame with the thought of lining up all of the running gear with the rotation of the motor.
It sold for $1,095 new and would start on gas, then when warm, switch to a more economical fuel at the time like kerosene or distillate.
Only 9,237 of the 12-20 tractors were made.
Case continued to produce the cross-mount standard tractor lines until 1929.
The Case 12-20, exhibited by Jim Krause of Victoria, will be on display at the Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center’s Heritage Fest on Saturday, Oct.19, along with the South Texas Wheel Spinners & Crank Twisters Club Show.
The tractor is on its final tour across Texas and will return to the original family farm in Minnesota at the end of the year.
CASE 12-10 CROSSMOUNT
