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  • Vehicle type: unspecified
  • WhichTractor size: High-power
  • No lab test on file
  • 1920–1923
  • 41 built

It was ranked on an engine power figure whose source does not say gross or net. WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

We looked and the record does not say what this machine is. How we decide what a machine is

J.I. Case 40-72 specs: hp, weight, years

The manufacturer claimed 72.0 horsepower. No laboratory has tested one, so there is no measured figure at the shaft.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

72.0 hp

53.7 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Case 40-72”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

Weight
21,200 lb
Top speed
3.0 mph

J.I. Case 40-72 specs: key facts

  • The J.I. Case 40-72 was built from 1920 to 1923.

  • The J.I. Case 40-72 has a claimed engine power (gross or net not stated) of 53.7 kW (72.0 hp); it has no measured PTO figure.

  • The J.I. Case 40-72 is two-wheel drive (2WD).

  • The J.I. Case 40-72 weighs 9,616 kg (21,200 lb) unladen.

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Case 40-72”

How does the 40-72 compare with its class?

  • Limitation:

    Two forward gears is low for its class — 83% below the median of 12 across the 397 machines within 10% of its power that hold this figure.

  • Worth knowing:

    An unladen mass of 9,616 kg is high for its class — 216% above the median of 3,045 kg across the 408 machines within 10% of its power that hold this figure.

Derived by WhichTractor from 409 comparable records. How we work this out

Illustration of the 1920–1923 J.I. Case 40-72, a 72 hp farm tractor, operator station not recorded — shown as an open platform, a drawing generated from its specification record
Illustration — not a photograph · operator station not recorded — shown as an open platform

How much horsepower does a 40-72 have?

The only figure for the 40-72 is 72.0 hp (53.7 kW) of claimed engine power, gross or net not stated, no test standard stated — not power at the shaft.

Engine, claimed (gross/net not stated)
72.0 hp

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Case 40-72”

What transmission does a 40-72 have?

Transmission specifications for the 40-72 are below.

Transmission — 40-72 transmission specifications
Top speed3.0 mph · 4.78 km/h

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Case 40-72”

How much does a 40-72 weigh?

A 40-72 weighs 21,200 lb (9,616 kg) unladen.

Weights & dimensions — 40-72 weights and dimensions
Unladen weight21,200 lb · 9,616 kg
Wheelbase124.0 in · 3,150 mm
Length200.0 in · 5,080 mm
Width105.0 in · 2,667 mm
Height110.0 in · 2,794 mm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Case 40-72”

Common questions about the J.I. Case 40-72

Is a 40-72 two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive?

The J.I. Case 40-72 is two-wheel drive (2WD).

Sources and how this page was built

Compiled from Traktorenlexikon, “Case 40-72”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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Facts taken from these documents, units converted. Numbers beside a figure refer to this list. Licences and attribution

  1. Traktorenlexikon: Case 40-72 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-115168 · revision 969373. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document