Well Hugh, a good bit of it is/was a numbers game. Who has the biggest engine. Deere had a 466 cubic inch engine in their big row crops at the time.
Not saying I necessarily disagree on the use of the 504 Cummins in the Magnum. A bigger engine means more torque and less relative stress on the components for a given HP. It'll last longer and be more reliable.
You're the one that has maintained that farms are/were overpowered. I thought you'd appreciate an account of being able to do the same work with less tractor, not get on my case because your buddy's Case was a gutless piece of crap that caused you to condemn all 5.9L Cummins engines... It was that one tractor, not every tractor with a 5.9L in it.
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