[AJD] how did JD survive?

[Richard E. Garrett]

My dad bought his first tractor in 1936. He tried to buy an 
International, but the dealer wouldn't take horses in trade. So he 
rode the train to Keensburg, Il., and traded for a 36 "B". He never 
owned anything else.
Richard




On Sun, 18 Jun 2006, Kreig 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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