Some of the cost was donated via labor, material or parts from those excited to see a piece of agricultural history in motion, but the Andersons covered most of it. It’s taken about seven full years for the bulk of the work to be completed. He started designing parts using computer-aided drafting and, before casting, wood patterns because each piece had to be “made by scratch,” he said.Īnderson estimates about 50 people, $1.5 million and 4,000 hours have been invested in his project. Anderson decided to ask about patterns, and Tworek directed him to the archives. Racine has been home to the Case headquarters since 1842. The dream really started to become tangible when Kory Anderson wound up at a conference in Racine, Wis., in 2007. It helped him learn and hone his craft of re-creation. In the meantime he worked on other Case models under the guidance of his father, Kevin Anderson, and Briden. And as I got older I thought, well, probably the only way I’d get to run a 150 is to build it myself,” Anderson said. I couldn’t imagine there was anything bigger than that. After the 150s were gone, in the ‘40s and ‘50s, there were guys like George looking for any remaining parts that would be around. It was the only remaining piece from a 150 Case. I remember being this kid wondering why he hauled this boiler all the way from Illinois. ![]() When he was 10, he went to a Case expo in Rollag, Minn., and met Hedtke.
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