Farmall & IHC Tractors Discussion Board |
Re: why did IH fail?
[ Expand ] [ View Replies ] [ Add a Reply ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Buddy Martin on September 07, 2006 at 08:03:33 from (68.157.198.127):
In Reply to: Re: why did IH fail? posted by Tim Malin on November 03, 2004 at 17:50:46:
International Harvester didn't fail. The tractors manufactured by the IH company just were not keeping up with the technology of the agricultural industry. The merger with Case was the only thing that saved either company in the fact that IH had a good reputation for durability and lovgevity, while the transmissions and hydralic systems were way out of date. Case on the other hand; had just invested a war pension into developing a re-vamped version of their powershift transmissions which they still couldn't sell. Both companies were sinking. Case were famous for breaking down, and International was having a hard time competing against companies like John Deere with the justly earned reputation for the most dependable equipment with hydralic systems and transmission design that was far above any competition. So in the simplest form, they took all the research Case had put into a tractor that they couldn't sell, painted it red, put "International" on the hood, and a new agricultural equipment powerhouse was born.
Replies:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
A Cautionary Tale - by Ian Minshull. In the early 1950s my father bought an Allis Chalmers B and I used it for all the row crop work with the mangolds and potatoes, rolling and the haymaking on our farm. The farm and the Allis were sold and I have spent a lifetime working on farms throughout the country. I promised myself that one day I would own an Allis. That time event
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2025 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|