Wasn't alive when they were new - but I find it funny that both the factory and the Nebraska tests found the 460 about 30% to almost 50% more powerful than an M - but what do they know.... If they were trying to move from a 450 to a 460 and found it lacking that would make sense.
To be honest in our part of the country it was the exact opposite. 460s and 560s were bought up as fast as they could be had - especially the 560s, and the 706, 756 tractors are rare. The early 706 had the exact same engine options as the 560 - moving up in weight class with little improvement in power wasn't considered much of an improvement. The 806/826/856 sold well but the bigger tractors like the 1206, 1256, 1456, 1066, 1466 were huge sellers. Tillage was a big tractor (90-150 hp) job, the smaller tractors were doing cultivating and hay. The guys that never farmed more than a quarter their entire lives were still scratching out a living on 80 acres of row crop probably did tell themselves that their M was a great tractor.
I now own a 706 with the D282 engine - it works well for running a big round baler and doesn't get pushed around by it. We bought it because it was cheap and was in good shape. We were looking for a 656 sized tractor but our 8465 baler would push it around on the hills and the brakes had a lot of trouble holding. I would dread having to use a 706 as a heavy tillage tractor - the power just isn't there. 560s and 656s in my area that are in good shape still sell high - but most are in completely wornout condition and even those seem overpriced.
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