Combine production comparison

You may try this book, "Allis Chalmers Farm Equipment 1914-1985" by Norm Swinford.  On page 333, Norm listed all of the gleaner beginning serial numbers per year for combine from the model A to the N7.  That covers years from 1951 - 1986. 

Lonn, I posted a question similar to yours about a year ago. I'm also interested in comparing production numbers of the big companies through out the last 25 to 30 years. It would be interesting to look over. Can someone help out?? Ryan

I think Massey was world wide but I'm sure, at least I think I'm sure, that Gleaner held the top spot for several years in NA. Could be wrong. That's why I'm asking I guess.

In the 70's it seems to me that no other company was even close to a Gleaner in terms of features and ease of service! What happened after the conventional combines ended production is pretty much knowledge to use all. Ryan

 Allis Chalmers had a big part of sales when they were selling the 66 combine. Around here it didnt matter what color tractor you had ,there was always an orange combine behind it

                                                IG

IG is right on the pull types.  At least in my grandpas neck of the woods and from what I remember AC all-crop combines lead the market by a large margin.  Not sure on the gleaners.  There are a few older ones around now but I don't know of they ever were #1 here.  From what I read International was about out of the combine business until they came out with the rotary which saved them in that line. 

You know AC went out of business and they were huge.  For all practical purposes IH is gone even though it's still red.  IBM is a fraction of what it was.  It just seems a lot of big companies die eventually.  I call it the dinosaur theory.  When whatever happened the big boys died first.  I don't think there is any shame in being a small company or a small farmer.