I think the perception was that most American farmers back decades ago would not spend the extra money for FWD. Tractors under 100 hp were more efficient in terms of drawbar power versus engine horsepower for a given model tractor. Another issue was that adding FWD meant a redesign of a power train as most manufacturers could not do FWD as an add-on feature. The add-ons that did go on such as with the 06/56 IH tractors were not the best as steering was relatively inefficient. Once a tractor was released on the market the manufacturers pushed for as much return as possible financially from that design. Look how JD pushed the two cylinders and IH pushed the model M design. It's easy to talk about spending money for designs but you have to worry about what the cheapskate manufacturers are doing because if they have a successful model then they have a leg up on profit. JD used the profit on the two cylinders to help build the company into what we see today.
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