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Originally Posted by Chris is me

I think it is really unreasonable to assume that companies designed and released products tailored to this game based on information given to them only 2 months in advance. The Rhino tread kit and AM PTO were almost certainly in development before then, though it's possible their stock or small elements of the design were influenced by the game. More than anything I think the disclosure gives suppliers time to order more of their existing products, not time to create new specialized products for this years' game.

^ this