Happy 5/04! Let’s Celebrate the Workhorse Case 504ci Diesel Inline Six – Built To Last!

There’s no such thing as as 504ci factory engine, right? Wrong. The Case Manufacturing concern which is one of the most legendary names in American tractor and equipment history produced a 504ci inline six turbo diesel as their bread and butter working engine for decades. The engine grew out of a family of inline sixes and once 504ci was achieved in 1964, it stayed with the lineup until the 1980s!

These engines could be found in farm tractors, crawler tractors like bulldozers, and all kinds of industrial applications. They were pure torque makers and rated at 130hp at the tractor drawbar and 155hp at the PTO. Displacing 8.3-liters, they had a 16.5:1 compression ratio, a redline of 2,200 rpm, and a bore and stroke that measured 4.625″ x 5.00″.

Even though this was a yeoman engine that was designed for work and did just that for years and years on end for loads of American farmers and equipment operators, it has not escaped the hands of hot rodders. The 504 is a really popular engine to use in the tractor pulling realm. Or to start with, at least. There have been national championships won with these things and people continue to build the daylights out of them today for competition. Pretty neat and a testament to the robust nature of their construction.

Not as sexy as a race or muscle car engine but just as important. An engine that helped make lots and lots of food!

Press play below to see these old school Case 504ci diesel engines running and whistling –

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