I learned to run a tractor in the seat of a 1946 RC 60. Other than having 6 gears....or was it 8..and having to stir the shifter around trying to find the right gear was a PITA. The engine ran fine and had a dipstick. It steered well. But......it all ended right there. No useful hydraulics, no LPTO..no nothing but a drawbar...hook and drag. I just don"t see how they were so far ahead of the competition in those days. I like Oliver"s...tough machine..but seems to me they had their drawbacks just like the others did as well. Farmall was the worst with those high gears and yes....I like Farmall"s too...but I don"t think IH learned how to make a tractor until the 1960"s and then they quit about the mid 70"s. But for about 15 years...they built some dandies. Ford...well, Ford was always a Ford..utility tractors being their forte" and the 3930 being one their best efforts..the 4600"s were good too. JD made a few outstanding tractors after they junked the 2 cylinder engine...well into the jet and nuclear age. Allis probably had the best machines in the 50"s...tough as pine knots and so were the D series...things went south after that.
Most of those old tractors were dependable..they"d fire right up and most are still running..that weren"t just ragged out. But......they were far from perfect and honestly......there was no excuse for it. Any kind of geared transmission could have been offered.....for enough money....royalties could have been paid for the 3 point hitch.....that everybody eventually went too..once it was free to exploit. In essence, they sold folks what they wanted to give them....not what the customer asked for...and I am sure plenty people did ask for more gears and hydraulics back then....it"s nothing new.
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