Posted by NY 986 on November 03, 2018 at 16:28:27 from (184.53.48.233):
Just following a discussion on another site which drifted into discussing AC. Talked somewhat about the course of AC from the 1960's into the 1970's. What I remember being said by the local AC dealer among other AC people back then was that ,yes, maximizing profits on existing designs by both AC and other companies was paramount as pressure was on the farm equipment division to match the profitability of other segments of the company. At one point it had sunk to the point where the farm equipment division was viewed as an outlet for engines and other mass produced components and not much more. Then the grain boom of the 1970's hit and that had renewed interest in growing the farm equipment division. The trouble was although it could not be seen at the time was it was already too late even though the company would not die until another decade and a half had passed. The products had lagged in certain lines such as hay and forage that AC had lost tremendous share of what it did have and watched short liners entrench themselves there. Lines such as tractors and combines took over a decade to catch the industry leaders in terms of technology with the results being mixed. Tractors went well enough but the first rotary combines were plagued with issues. Even towards the very end new tillage products were released such as disk-chisels (soil savers) and moldboard plows were being readied for production.
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