It's true that not everybody was going to make it to 2016. The thing with AC was that although they were not on the level that JD and IH were in terms of dealer popularity they were just below on the next tier. They had quite a number of popular dealers here at one time before 1980. It seems to me the "letdown" factor was greatest with AC in terms of short changing their dealers. Ford kind of made moves early in the post WWII machinery market to let dealers know that Ford was not concerned about being a full line company. AC may not have had the top product in every category but for more than a few farmers their AC dealer was a one stop shop for most products. Further, companies such as Oliver and IH had financial issues so their dealers could somewhat brace for difficulties but as stated before AC had the hard part licked in terms of having money for R & D and then gearing up a factory for a new product. It was understandable for a while to chase the economy portion of the machinery market and maximize return on investment but it was obvious for most manufacturers about 1970 that a company could not rest on its laurels and that rapid change in products was going to be needed to stay competitive.
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