The dealers were very good here and wished more of them had taken up with shortlines such as New Holland. There biggest problem was they had fallen behind the industry on tractors by 1970 and the narrowing of the product line. Even in implements they fell behind their competition in the 1970's. Farm equipment was never a huge part of what AC did and I don't think there was a year where the ag division was responsible for more than twenty percent of overall sales. The ag division was mostly an outlet for components such as engines that were built for other divisions. I don't think the ag division was run as an entity where innovation was heavily encouraged. Getting back to tractors they should have jumped from the 200's to the 8000 series in theory. The powershifts probably would not have been ready that soon but they could have released the power director versions. The 301 diesel should have been a strictly sub-100 HP engine. The 426 was fine but something else should have been developed for 160 HP and greater. Most farmers here just did not get excited about the 7000 series tractors unless they were diehard AC or got the best deal. Hay and forage were good in the 1960's but lagged greatly in the 1970's. Since these products disappeared soon in the 1970's would seem to indicate AC had no long term plans past 1970 to stay in those lines. The combines through the L and M series were considered decent but not heavy built. The N series rotaries were a black when they did not need one as the ag recession of the 1980's set in.
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Today's Featured Article - George's Fordson Major - by Anthony West (UK). This is a bit of a technical info to add on to the article about George's Major in the "A Towny Goes Plowing" article. George bought his Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00. There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken by Harold alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that the major was produced late 19
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