Posted by wisbaker on December 02, 2013 at 18:24:42 from (173.30.33.15):
In Reply to: 560 IH posted by dmiller on December 01, 2013 at 19:09:18:
The 560 fiasco was one of the signs IH was in trouble, they had expanded into many lines (construction, refrigeration, appliances) and got a little overwhelmed. They also made a crawler tractor that didn't have a very good reputation. One of my Ag engineering professors lived the 560 fiasco when he was in High School, they always had red tractors, since their first a F- something on steel. They bought new tractors regularly, they bought a new 560, the rear end went out during plowing, the dealer didn't have any idea how to fix it (it was early, IH hadn't figure out the fix yet)He says his dad and grandad got so upset they took one of the other red tractors into town and traded it and the 560 off on 2 John Deeres, I think he said a 730 and a 630. He said he was real proud of the John Deeres, but he didn't grow up with the hand clutches and had an accident, but he said after a week or so his grandad's car was back from the body shop and he was forgiven. The 560 wasn't a bad tractor after they got it fixed, but it was dated and didn't stack up against the New Generation John Deeres. The major problem with the 560 is IH should of been coming out with the 806 and 706 at that time, instead we got the 560. IH was the leader for a long while due to some innovations like row crop tractors and PTO, they got lazy and lost their innovative spirit, they were the last major manufacturer to come out with live/independent PTO and stuck with the gas start diesels for too long. The T/A was about the only innovation they had in the 50's.
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