In their day they had a lot of features and were a very good value (cheaper than the other similar tractors) and so they sold a ton of them.
It was the period when tractor development faultered by all companies, so whatever you had you kept recycling in the race for more pulling power, not better features.
So, they sold a ton of them but they didn't improve on them much. In the beginning they were innovative, by the end of their run they were outdated and the power got pushed up to show their weaknesses a little too much.
Very much like the 8N.... It was an incredibly innovative and inexpensive tractor in the 1930s, way ahead of its time. A deal changer. But in the 21st century, it is way, way behind the times on safety, features, usefulness. What we remember as grandpas feature rich innovative tractor is actually pretty dang crude compared to a Japanese import of today.
The 66/ 86 tractors brought a lot to the table, but were sold for too long without improvement, and got passed by. So some remember them fondly, and some remember them as behind the times - and both groups are right!
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