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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew" data-source="post: 7046403" data-attributes="member: 93"><p>Designing isn’t as easy a job as some seem to think. You have accountants / production wanting one machine to cover the globe. However the demands of those markets are very different and often in direct contrast. Then it all has to be parcelled up and look good, so compromises have to be made. </p><p>A minor change such as making a hole bigger / moving it a few mm can sometimes take days of man hours by the time all the drawings, files, etc are updated. And it all has to be done yesterday.</p><p></p><p>Then the testing begins and throws a whole load more problems that need overcoming. I’m fairly sure JCB did something like 40,000hrs on the 4220s and they had their fair share of teething problems just like everything else. </p><p></p><p>All the tractor designers I’ve met are from a farming background, quite a lot seem to do 10-15 years then go home to take over from Dad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrew, post: 7046403, member: 93"] Designing isn’t as easy a job as some seem to think. You have accountants / production wanting one machine to cover the globe. However the demands of those markets are very different and often in direct contrast. Then it all has to be parcelled up and look good, so compromises have to be made. A minor change such as making a hole bigger / moving it a few mm can sometimes take days of man hours by the time all the drawings, files, etc are updated. And it all has to be done yesterday. Then the testing begins and throws a whole load more problems that need overcoming. I’m fairly sure JCB did something like 40,000hrs on the 4220s and they had their fair share of teething problems just like everything else. All the tractor designers I’ve met are from a farming background, quite a lot seem to do 10-15 years then go home to take over from Dad. [/QUOTE]
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