Posted by ss55 on December 28, 2014 at 08:37:39 from (173.28.18.88):
In Reply to: Ahead of it's time posted by prawn farmer on December 28, 2014 at 06:12:59:
Like any other market, different competitors leap frog ahead of each other from time to time. Two big advancements that I think dominated enough to actually changed the tractor market are:
Early 1920's Fordson. Despite its short comings, its extremely low price and modern design captured around half of the entire tractor market and forced the competition to advance or quit.
1970 Case 70 series. Integrated cabs set a new standard of quietness and comfort that left the rest of the industry scrambling to catch up. Other dealers had customers demanding better cabs from their favorite brand. Throughout the mid 1970's, farmers traded in newer, low hour tractors for ones with a better cab.
John Deere 4010 was also a big advancement in 1960.
Oliver often had advanced features, like live PTO and better comfort in the late 1940's fleetline series, on through other series into the 1960's. But they didn't sell well in our area. Maybe they were priced too high for the market, or the company never intended to increase it's market share?
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