1959 420B-H help needed for first time poster

59casey

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Hello and thank you in advance. I just signed up to find some advice for my new purchase. It is case yellow and looks like it had bright blue Case decals that included "Torque Converter" & "Industrial". It looks like it may have said Case 400 on the engine panel, so that has me confused. Did all 400 series have that and then elsewhere the 420? Any info would be appreciated. Also, what is the B-H model indicate? mine is a gas engine.
 
You have a 420B which was available as a tractor, a loader tractor or a tractor loader backhoe. They are the industrial version of the 400B AG tractor but were not sold through AG dealers and were a Case construction dealer only item. They used the term torque convertor on these models as the AG name for the transmission in them was called Case-O-Matic and was not well known in the construction world like torque convertor was. the "B" was added to distinguish the "eye-brow" headlight design that came in 1958 from the previous designed hood. the "H" at the end of the model stamped in the serial plate tells you it has the high speed gearing, my 420B-H backhoe will run 26-28 mph in high gear. The 420 is basically just a utility version of the 400B AG tractor but with different paint
cnt
 

Thanks Case Nutty! that helps a lot. Now the big question is where can I get a picture of one in good shape with the blue decals on it. Mine is a loader backhoe combo and I need to also find decals and other parts. Got any good locations?
 
Those decals you are going to have to have made as I am sure no one has any nos left nor any reproductions that I know of, I know I have some factory black and white pics and a parts book that may show them I will see what I can find
cnt
 

Good info thanks, I may have to settle for a not so perfect restoration and use black or whatever decals I can find. I would appreciate seeing the black and white picture you have
 

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