Re: Some more production numbers...1940-1960

Posted by Hugh MacKay on January 16, 2005 at 16:23:13 from (209.226.106.160):

In Reply to: Re: Some more production numbers...1940-1960 posted by PAULIH300 on January 16, 2005 at 11:48:10:

Paul: Consider the fact probably a good portion of the 300s are in Canada. That same production CNKS gave you figures on are for entire North america sales. 300 was not really a very high production tractor. Consider the fact that close to 400,000 H's were built. Several other models topped the 1/4 million mark.

The 300 utility really was not much of a tractor compared with the Farmall model. They were sold for considerably less money to compete with tractors Ford and Ferguson were building at the time. Ford held its own with IH while Ferguson out sold the 300, 3 to 1. Those tractors did have their place, but in the case of IH the Farmall was the real workhorse.

300 Utilities have been plagued with steering problems since they were new. You just can't put a front axle that far back and expect not to have steering problems. There were more Utilities than Farmalls built, but the fact remains the Farmalls were on farms with very heavy work loads, thus a lot of Farmalls have seen the scrapyard, and you still see a lot of Utilities still in decent shape.

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