Re: British built IH 434

Posted by Hugh MacKay on July 16, 2006 at 12:14:52 from (209.226.247.50):

In Reply to: Re: British built IH 434 posted by td5doug on July 16, 2006 at 09:55:15:

doug: I wouldn't say none went to the US, but very few did. In my opinion it was pricing and numbers. IH decided it could serve the Canadian market with British tractors in that 30 to 40 hp range.

I remember when my dad bought a Farmall 130 in 1958, a B-275 was actually about the same price. The American built 230, 330, 240, 340 and 404 gassers were from 10% to 25% higher price than the British 35 hp diesel of the day. Farmers loved these little diesels for mowing, drilling, baling, etc. as they were more fuel efficient. We have always paid more for fuel than the Americans, due to our fuel tax system. To the small farmer wanting to cut costs these little diesels were the cat's meow.

There was one minor problem, the first B-250 and B-275 diesels were not climatized well for starting in Canadian winters, thus they started coming in gas versions. Don't let anyone put them down, they are just a great little tractor, without all the modern day power everything to go wrong.

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