The R was rated at 45 drawbar hp. It was targeted at the IH WD-9 with a few more ponies and slightly better fuel economy. IH acknowledged this by turning up their WD-9 after the R hit the market. Despite what some say, the was a good tractor and over 20,000 units sold in just over 5 years doesn’t lie and the R helped JD start the climb up to the number one spot. PTO was a weakness on them but so was cracking heads on gas start IH diesels. We had a R for a short time. Grandpa ran it along side his IH TD-14A. Traded it off for a JD 5010 and retired the 14A from farming.
The G and late As have the same horsepower but I’ve been told in the hard going a G will walk away from the A due to its 400+ cubic inch engine. The G was really overbuilt and a little heavy at stock hp. It needed 20-30 more hp which it did get in the 70 and 720. Then again JD didn’t have any drivetrain problems when they started piling on the hp unlike the major competitor.
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