Why did IH hold back technology on British Farmalls?
Take the B-450 for example. It was nothing more than a diesel M with a 3pt hitch... AFAIK, it didn't even have a TA. Yet, it was built from 1958 to 1970???
In 1958, the M was obsolete in the USA. We had modern styling, 6-cylinder engines, sophisticated hydraulics, and the TA.
By 1970 the USA had big sophisticated 140HP tractors, but it appears the British farmer was still stuck with something that even LOOKED like an M. IH didn't even bother to update the styling.
So, why was that? Were the British farmers THAT averse to new technology? What was IH's justification in "sticking" British farmers with backwards obsolete equipment?
Take the B-450 for example. It was nothing more than a diesel M with a 3pt hitch... AFAIK, it didn't even have a TA. Yet, it was built from 1958 to 1970???
In 1958, the M was obsolete in the USA. We had modern styling, 6-cylinder engines, sophisticated hydraulics, and the TA.
By 1970 the USA had big sophisticated 140HP tractors, but it appears the British farmer was still stuck with something that even LOOKED like an M. IH didn't even bother to update the styling.
So, why was that? Were the British farmers THAT averse to new technology? What was IH's justification in "sticking" British farmers with backwards obsolete equipment?