In that timeframe, in relation to tractors... I would say the biggest change was power. You went from a tractor that probably topped around 60 HP in 1950 to several models topping 200 in the row crop class and near 800 in the FWD class by that time. Cabs would be the second biggest change, particularly on Deere's part where you went from a 2 lunger with hand clutch and pan seat all the way to a reasonably well designed, ergonomic, comfortable SoundGuard safety cab on the 40 series. Big, big difference there. Transmission technology would probably be a close third with the successful implimentation of the power shift by Deere in the mid 60's... but otherwise gear transmissions didn't change much in that time other than the addition of 2 and 3 speed power shifting. Hydraulic systems also made some major advances in that time frame; again particularly on the part of Deere... but I think really the most advanced and reliable systems didn't come until the early-mid 90's.
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Today's Featured Article - Bad Vibes - by Curtis Von Fange. One of the strangest ways to communicate with our tractor is to ask it how it feels. "Ask it how it feels," you say? Yup, ask it how it feels. Now, as with the other articles in this series one has to be able to hear what 'ole blue' is trying to say in response. The nice thing about our old iron friends is that they are usually quite consistent in their response, rather unlike some people I know who might change what they say due to the weather or other mitigating circumstances. But since t
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