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Re: why did IH fail?
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Posted by captaink on November 03, 2004 at 12:32:14 from (66.115.214.56):
In Reply to: why did IH fail? posted by caseyc on November 03, 2004 at 12:13:42:
You might be missing a couple of things, one being the farm depression of the 1980’s. There was a limited amount of capital available to spend on new machinery which limited new purchases. Another might be that the green line had introduced their generation II tractors with the quad-shift. JD had a nice factory cab in the early 70’s, had a better shift on the go system (didn’t have to reach for a separate lever to do the shifting), and overall had respectable tractors that were holding their trade-in value. JD had a combine line that was respectable and allowed heads to be changed quickly and utilized on different models introduced later. JD also did some diversification into financing and a couple other venues that helped replace lost revenue on their agricultural line. Just some thoughts to consider
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