Bersaglieri
Ron Swanson's Brother
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... or is it?
We always had Fords on our farm, aside from a Oliver 77 puller and free Farmall H. But were we just about the only people in the county running the old blues. I've read that Ford just didn't have the dealer network needed to move tractors like the other guys. But let's talk mechanics not economics.
How did Ford tractors stack up against the competitors? I'm talking the glory days, from the 1960s to 1980's. I've never dug deep into other tractors so how do Ford's motors, trans, and axles compare to everyone else? From what I've noticed they more HP per cubic inch compared to other tractors, sometime with a few less cylinders.
Or lets dig a little deeper, what about head flow and design? Crank, rod, and piston material and strength? Gear, shaft and axle material/strength?
I've always been curious and don't have the resources do find out what's inside the old Olivers, IH, Deeres, Case, and Masseys.
We always had Fords on our farm, aside from a Oliver 77 puller and free Farmall H. But were we just about the only people in the county running the old blues. I've read that Ford just didn't have the dealer network needed to move tractors like the other guys. But let's talk mechanics not economics.
How did Ford tractors stack up against the competitors? I'm talking the glory days, from the 1960s to 1980's. I've never dug deep into other tractors so how do Ford's motors, trans, and axles compare to everyone else? From what I've noticed they more HP per cubic inch compared to other tractors, sometime with a few less cylinders.
Or lets dig a little deeper, what about head flow and design? Crank, rod, and piston material and strength? Gear, shaft and axle material/strength?
I've always been curious and don't have the resources do find out what's inside the old Olivers, IH, Deeres, Case, and Masseys.