Posted by NY 986 on March 23, 2017 at 10:08:32 from (184.53.49.19):
In Reply to: Re: Massey Harris 44 posted by rrlund on March 23, 2017 at 06:52:14:
It has been said that MH-MF's financial situation was not good after the merger and really did not correct until the go times of the 1970's. Therefore they may not have had the money necessary for R & D. One of the blessings IH had when the 06 series came out is a lot of the R & D was already done but not applied to an individual model. The D361 which went into the 806 came out of the truck division and the D282 came from the 560. My understanding is that a lot of the engineering was already done other than the transmissions. Most of the two years IH spent chasing Deere was testing versus starting totally from scratch.
Interesting observation you make about MF and overvaluing the 3 point hitch. My understanding is that dad's father really took a dislike to Ford because the dealer kept insisting that all of his needs were through the hitch versus the PTO on the 9N. Grandpa said that there was no substitute for power at the PTO and no way a 9N was going to perform like a Farmall M for PTO or belt related chores. Had Ford come out with a 3 plow 35 plus PTO HP tractor around 1941 when grandpa bought the Farmall M then who knows what he might have bought. He certainly liked the hydraulic hitch but needed power under certain conditions.
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