We need to look at how popular the tractor was at the time it was sold new. Looking at total production numbers is not an accurate way of judging popularity during the entire period tractors have been available to us. The management abilities, distribution and manufacturing capacities and number of dealers often play a big part in how many tractors one company sold throughout the US.
Fordson sold more tractors than all the others put together for awhile but it was only because they were cheap and had a large dealer network, not because they were an overall good tractor. When the farm economy improved and farmers could afford something more relaiable, the Fordsons went to the scrap heap right and left.
Most of my travels have been in the central and western US, so my view is kind of narrow, but the most popular tractors from the 30"s,40"s and 50"s era that I"ve seen sitting around are the Deere A&B, the Farmall M&H, and the N series Ford, in that order. The most popular tractor from the 60"s is the 4020, hands down. Jim
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