Posted by NY 986 on May 04, 2015 at 16:38:13 from (174.236.35.67):
In the F12 discussion mention was made as to why the US lagged behind Europe on this feature. Some manufacturers such as Oliver had this feature as an option in the early 1960's. If MFWD were so important then a company such as Oliver would have had a much larger share of the tractor market during the 1960's. What I remember locally is quite a number of frugal farmers who had made do without MFWD when Oliver made it available on the 4 digits. There were as many Ford 8000 tractors sold around us as there were 4020's because the 8000 had a very low selling price. I was not an adult back then to be in the know but I remember talk that an 8000 could be bought for nearly a 1000 dollars less than a 4020. If a guy really wanted a 90 plus hp tractor with MFWD how could he look past an 1850 Oliver? Maybe not as nice as a 4020 but still quite a tractor and IMO one of the top three US tractors of the mid-1960's. Discuss.
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