John Deere did not pass IH until in the mid 1960s. The two cylinder tractors just about took JD out of the market place. They where losing market share. They sure did not "pass" IH in 1959. The "new generation" tractors where what save JD from being an after thought in the tractor market.
I know there are a lot of Two cylinder collector that love their tractors but the fact are that JD just about rode the two cylinders too long. The two cylinder design was limiting them in the horse power they could get out of the tractors. They where starting to have reliability issues with the larger horse power two cylinders.
I know many of us cuss the JD bean counter that are currently running JD. The fact is that the management is what has made the company what it is today. The engineers have made good products but the management has made the company.
Look at IH as an example. They where a much bigger company in the mid to late 1950s. There management did not get the job done. They where going broke/out of business if Case had not bought them out.
Oliver is another example of a company that management lost. They had good equipment and innovative designs in the 1950 and early 1960s. Then the corporate people lost the company.
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