[AT] Of the 10 worst tractors, two were made by Fiat. 4 were from brands eventually acquired by Fiat.

[John Hall]

The little 2010 Deeres are bashed even on the 10/20 series Deere 
Facebook forum. Those guys in that group are the real deal on that 
series, helped me with technical info when I rebuilt the 4020 last year. 
Very little BS there, so if they say those are junk, I believe them.

Dad is 88, spent from 1968-1991 working for an IH dealer. He never cared 
for anything IH had with a 2 point hitch, nor did he like the brakes (or 
lack there of) on the 400/450.

My grandmother bought a new 3010. It was probably the worst tractor to 
come here, but it was also the most abused. It was just too small to be 
the big tractor. Being the first diesel, it took some getting used 
to--such as don't use too much starting fluid--they busted a piston 
trying to pull start it and using too much ether. Of course most folks 
regard the entire 10 series as lead off batters for the homer the 
majority of the 20 series hit.

Really hard to pick out the 10 worst. A lot of time it was only 1 or 2 
things wrong with a model, other times it was just NO dealer network. 
Basically if it wasn't IH or Deere, everyone here regarded you as a 
lesser farmer if your tractor was another brand with a dealer hours away.

John Hall



On 2/12/2019 12:47 AM, James Peck wrote:
> Two of the 10 were made by Fiat. Another 4 were from brands eventually acquired by Fiat. Amazingly jd has 2 of the 10.
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> Massey Ferguson had a dud. They used a Cat engine. Should have stayed with Perkins.
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> http://www.brushcountryfarm.com/2018/05/10worst-tractors-of-all-time-i-enjoyed.html
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> https://harryferguson.blogspot.com
> https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5103068/
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