Posted by Centex Farmall on November 18, 2012 at 09:51:11 from (166.183.227.196):
In Reply to: just curious. posted by Tuckermac on November 18, 2012 at 07:37:23:
They are different approaches to the same problem. Both were succesful and kept families fed and farmers in business.
Farmall was ahead on technology. When the H came out it had precision insert bearings and a quench type combustion chamber. Deere did not get bearings until after the War and the combustion chamber with the 20 series.
The Deere is arranged so all the shafts are parallel, which is more mechanically efficient, at least on paper.
If you are trying to run a loader, the hand clutch can be a pain.
My observation is that a worn out neglected Farmall will run better than a worn out neglected 2 cylinder. The engine is more exposed on the Deere and when abandoned outside they're more vulnerable to water getting in and sitting in the cylinders. A maintained 2 cylinder with a good ignition should pop off just as well as the Farmall.
I like the 2 cylinder sound, probably cause Dad had one when I was real little.
Deere has mastered Mass Marketing and merchandising and you see lots of "nostalgic" type merchandise with their logo so lots of non farm people are constantly exposed to the Deere brand, just like Coke and Holley carburetors.
As a last note, when I've talked to the old guys in this area, the ones who grew up subsistence farming, they tend to not be fond of Deere at all. Instead of "Poppin Johnny" I hear "Poppin Jack___". One of my Grandfathers, who grew up as a share-cropper said you had to have two, one to pull start the other one with. The other Grandfather, who farmed his whole life had almost all IH stuff.
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