Very true, See that around here. One of AC's selling point was price. They were cheaper by about 100 dollars or so over Farmalls of about the same HP class.Back it that day 100 bucks was a lot of money. By the time the 70's and 80's rolled around the problems were well known and used they went down in value. One problem was the tranny. If you had a hot rod kid running one and slamming gears they developed a tendency to pop out of gear going down hill (the B'c, C's and CA's did it too). Try that with a loaded hay wagon! The PTO also gave farmers problems if they tried pushing the HP limits. Because of the reduced value homeowners looking for a snow pusher found them a little cheaper. When collecting came along all the old tractors went up in value. The 2 most popular for collecting by brand is JD and IH/Farmall. So the AC's are still a little cheaper. Don't see any in the fields earning a living here. But you do see some old popping Johnies in the 60/70's and 100 series and a few SMTA 300 and 400's on the Farmall side still farming. I do know a guy who got 40 acres and decided he wanted to hay it. He found a WD. Found out that the PTO has a stripped gear. SO he got a 930 case. They sit side by side in his shed and have been there for the last 10 years......he has yet to make a bale. Been trying to talk him into selling that 930 but he still thinks he's going to farm. He's a 76 year old retired mechanical engineer.
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