Re: Tips needed on buying older tractor for brush

Posted by Indydirtfarmer on September 21, 2004 at 14:38:20 from (204.255.239.185):

In Reply to: Re: Tips needed on buying older tractor for brush posted by John (MO) on September 21, 2004 at 13:55:04:

Well, let's see... What all did you get wrong THIS time?
First off, AC NEVER managed to surpass Deeres "in the field" performance with the D-19 or the 190. Horsepower claims didn't make reality any different.
No one but second place is concerned with "horsepower per dollar on the used market" numbers.
Deere never put turbo's on the 4020.... They didn't need to over-tax the 404 cu. in. motor. It made PLENTY of power, without overworking itself.
It wasn't untill 1969, when the 4520 was introduced that Deere needed turbos to produce more power, and that was in answer to the IH 1206, NOT any pathetic attemts of AC.
Myself, nor anyone else I know is "in the used tractor ring to buy more horsepower for the dollar". We buy and sell to make money. We buy and USE to make money. Those "excuse" numbers are meaningless.
The Deere 388/404 engines weren't 4 bangers... They were six cylinders.
I'm in farming to make money....plain and simple. Maybe those John Deeres just make us so much more than your AC's we just don't care how much they cost.....Or maybe they make us so much more we DO care how much they cost...That's why we buy'em... That's why I wouldn't take a field full of D-19's or 190XT's for ONE 4020. John

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• Re: Tips needed on buying older tractor for brush John (MO) 08:32:25 09/22/04 (0)
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