Let's assume that JD didn't cook any of the results, the tractors were setup to show their optimum output, and it was done for some specific (but, to this group unknown) reason; in order to demonstrate JD's product for some reason (again, unknown to this group) at a dealer meeting. It could be just a very simple sales demonstration for the dealers - nothing more.
Why all the cynicism about what was done? You people jump to A LOT of conclusions on very, very little information. My father-in-law worked for Ford Tractors for his entire life at the Ford headquarters (at that time in Troy, MI), and it was common for Ford to purchase a competitor's tractor for both testing, and to show at dealer meetings so that the dealers had a better idea of what they were selling against.
This really isn't anything new, different, sinister, a threat to YOUR favorite brand, or a conspiracy. It falls into the "so what" category. Do you really think that dealers (who dyno numerous tractors) would be fooled by what was being done, and how it was being presented? Wouldn't (or didn't) have any questions? Or do they just drink the green Kool-Aid (as opposed to the orange Kool-Aid passed out at Kubota dealer meetings)? Please - give it a rest.
Lots of opinions, speculation, and innuendo with absolutely NO facts. So many 1's and 0's wasted in a totally useless thread.