[AJD] how did JD survive?

[Larry Sikes]

Was that a shot across the bow? :)
I like JD tractors but as you said there are some things others did better.
I find there are some things that my JD does better - 6 of one, half 
dozen of another.
Big problem is that are not green.

At 07:06 PM 6/18/2006, you wrote:
>I am curious about how JD survived in the "early" years.
>
>Having owned a Farmall H which runs circles around all of my 2 
>cylinder tractors in ease of use and function, and today was driving 
>a 1938 Case which was just as easy to use as the farmall.  Case hand 
>clutch is 100 times better than JD, a feather touch.  The case was 
>easy to drive one handed seemed like power steering.  JD seems very 
>crude in comparison.
>
>Now please understand, I like my JD's but just how could anyone buy 
>a JD with the "better" alternatives on the market?
>
>Kreig
>
>-johndeere
>
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