99MAX - 1/3/2019 17:35
Before they came with the 800 Windrower, Versatile had a windrower with a Ford water cooled engine and a hydrostatic. In MN, Dakotas, and Western Canada, Versatile was eating JD's lunch, as far as market share was concerned. To counteract this, Deere came with the 800, with a water cooled engine and a price that Deere claimed they were losing money in manufacturing them. JD got much better numbers as far as market share, after the 800 was put on the market.