Re: Re: Re: Re: What's up with Red Power Board??

Posted by Hugh MacKay on December 22, 2002 at 08:46:29 from (216.208.58.114):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: What's up with Red Power Board?? posted by MJD on December 22, 2002 at 01:05:41:

MJD: I think a lot of this whole item is personal preference. I tend to like most makes of tractors and equipment. I farmed for many years, and am now up to having owned 14 Farmalls in my lifetime, not a lot you say, well maybe but consider the fact 10 of them were bought either new or within 2 years of new. I could just as easily been a John Deere, Ford or White Motor guy. I guess the reason I turned out a Farmall guy is the fact I had a good dealer. In 1955 my dad bought a new Farmall 300. I was 15 at time and had presure on to buy a 77 Oliver diesel. I was ignored, and for good reason.

I also had other brands of equipment including a MF 550 combine, Cockshutt 540 tractor, John Deere 540A forestry skidder and two Case 1737 Uniloaders. My tillage and planting equipment were IH and my forage and haying was New Holland. In my opinion during the 50s, 60s and 70s no one held a candle to New Holland on forage and haying equipment. In my opinion NH equipment turned easier thus required much less hp and was more productive.

To me the Red Power guys spent this summer putting on the festivities at Penfield. That turbine tractor was one of the featured items. As of late 2002 I see no one producing on mass a turbine tractor. IH could well have better utilized their resources in the late 1950s and early 60s moving quickly from letter series tractors to the 06 and 56 series tractors. To stand back today and celebrate your failures is unbelieveable. I am certainly glad that I don't have to put on my resume that I was a decission making executive at IH. Had IH gone from the 130, 230, 350 and 450 straight to 06 then 56 then to 86 they would be around today as IH. Really all 66 series were, were mechanical improvments not quite ready to go and a cab the type of which aftermarket was allready doing an equivalent to on 56 series tractors.

In closing I do tend to do other things with my life than sit at a computer. RPM is just to damn slow. Yes, you may have gotten rid of the ofensive posts. We have for the most part gotten rid of them here at YT. These young fellows here are finally getting the message, JUST DON'T RESPOND. Nothing worse on forums to hurt ones pride than to get no responce. One other item I find on RPM forum is a bit of an elitest attitude, and I personally don't have the time of day for a bag of wind.

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