Actually not many Oliver's or MM's anywhere when compared to JD and IH. I don't know who was behind them in sales but I would take a guess at Case, AC and MF. In the big grain country in ND, SD, NE, IA, KS and OK I have never seen a lot of anything but JD and IH back when IH and AC were still in business and a handful of Case, MF and AC. I don't know if was the dealer network or what but you just didn't have the dealers. Fergus Falls MN sits right on a line of what was dairy to the east and grain to the west. In 1972 there were 4 dealers in town. JD, IH, Case and AC with JD also selling Oliver tractors. I don't recall anything sitting on their lot, new painted green and white that was any bigger than the 1800 series and then only one or 2 at a time. In all the years traveling through all the above mentioned states, I remember seeing one, the only one I've ever seen, Oliver 4X4. I've seen a bunch of JD's (most common) some IH, AC, MF, Case, Ford, Versatile and Steiger's with a couple of MM's tossed in. Now you see a lot of CaseIH.
Would be interesting to know, year by year just how much of the market each company held.
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