Posted by NY 986 on March 28, 2011 at 10:48:04 from (69.171.163.205):
In Reply to: IH Tractors posted by JoeG on March 27, 2011 at 21:54:28:
My take is a lot of guys prefer the Sound Guard cab of the Deeres versus the cabs on the IH's especially on the 66 series. The transmissions especially on the 40 series row crops were more durable and had more operator friendly qualities to them. In general other than raw power a 4440 Deere has got it over a 1086. And I say this as a person who is most likely to acquire a 1086 over a 4440 due to the price difference. In the 1980's Deere released the 50 series tractors which had a 15 speed full range powershift (as an option for the row-crops) and mechanical front wheel drive with caster-action which made for a tight turning radius. These features remained unmatched for several years by Deere's competitors. Everybody's dealer relationship varies here but a lot of IH guys were soured by the merger with Case. Especially hard to take was a lot of farmer's favorite local IH dealer(s) were cancelled for a chain Case dealer. Deere had made a couple of missteps with dealers here in the early 1980's that were unpopular but soon found themselves in the driver's seat with the CaseIH merger. In general I think the quality was there with the 66 and 86 series row crops but IH's competitors were starting to offer seriously modern tractors and in a lot of instances by 1980 more advanced tractors. As I have said before with RRLund's threads about dealers that for me the John Deere dealers offer the most in terms of customer support. I disagree with those that say the engineering declined with the merger as I think the Magnums and the later rotary combines are fine products.
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