Original Cost of AC Pull Type Combines

What was the original cost of pull type AC combines in the 1930s?

My Dad and Uncle bought a Combine in 1946 after the war.  I have the orginal sales ticket for a 60 AC  combine which has a price of approx. $675 plus a pto shaft and draw bar for a WC which made a total price a little over $700.  I will dig out the invoice from my AC memorabilia so I can post cost from actual invoice.  They also had the dealer overhaul the motor on the WC.  If I remember correctly the invoice price was $75 for parts and labor.  My dad told me they had to sign a contract with AC that they had to combine 100 acres the first year or a farmer with more acres could buy the machine because machinery was not available after the war.  My dad and Uncle had 50 acres of wheat, some lespedeza and also custom combining to get the 100 acres to meet the contract for Allis Chalmers.  This was all done with the WC, steel wheels and hand brakes.  My brother who was older told me the combine came with out tires so they had to put on used car tires.  He said they had many flats per day, losing time on the combining the wheat crop.  Finally the ration board allowed them to purchase one tire so they put the tire on the bin side which eliminated most of the problems.  Soon after they were allowed to purchase the first tire the ration board allowed another tire and combining really went well the rest of the year.   

Thanks for all the replies.  I appreciate it.

How did the “waiting list for new equipment “ work ? I remember my father talking about having to be on a list to get a new tractor. Also I remember my father saying something about a freeze on prices. He said his brother brought a used Farmall M tractor and got it because new tractors was hard to get, but for what his brother gave for the M he should wait and try to get a new tractor. I just curious how the waiting list worked and who managed the list.

Thanks for that information and details. I wonder if there was one main list and if the town you live near had several tractor dealers you could take whatever was available first, instead of waiting for one brand of tractor to be available?

Ray54 wrote: On a side note, my friend says the reason we have company sponsored health insurance to this day is it was a way to give a raise to employes under the wage and price control boards. Once people have a perk very hard to take it away.