Re: JD 2020

Posted by CNKS on November 06, 2004 at 11:53:45 from (207.178.96.214):

In Reply to: Re: JD 2020 posted by CNKS on November 06, 2004 at 11:37:50:

After rereading your post, I really did not mean to insult your 8N. Those tractors do have their place. Drove one for several summers as a kid, mostly cultivation, the 8N is not a good cultivating tractor. I used the 2020 for light tillage operations (12 ft springtooth, etc), and planting. Handles a mounted 4-row planter with ease, with weights on the front. Hydraulics are good. Has a 4 speed hi-low transmission, meaning 8 forward and 4 reverse--it should have been set up with fewer reverse gears. The 2 lever shift mechanism is a little clutzy, and is not syncromesh, but there is a speed for about any operation. Power is adequate for its intended purpose. Very easy to handle. Live hyd, pto and good brakes. I have also driven an IH 444, the 2020 was probably a better tractor, but not really a fair comparison because the 2020 is bigger. I grew up with Farmalls, own 6 Farmalls and 1 International, no JD's, nor do I want one. But, JD's new generation tractors, and IH's management problems (too slow to bring out new models) is what ultimately killed IH.

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