I think you will like those rods.they strike verry easily.almost to easy at times lol.i cant speak for any other brand of ac specific rods other than the forney brand pictured as that's all I have run.but I'm sure there are other brands out there that are ac specific that will probably work well also.7018 is a good all around electrodes for repair and farm work and I keep 1/8 and 3/32 sizes on hand for different project thicknesses and applications.and of corse all your 60 series rods like 6011 and 6010 already work well on ac machines and don't haveto be ac specific rods.also a great rod for light small repairs is a 6013 in 3/32" size.they run great on the old ac machines

yessir that is right didnt think about mentioning that but like you said for farmers (me included) dont really care about that lol. nice to hear from somebody else in that trade I'm in welding school right now to get a degree in welding I know the degree doesn't rlly mean anything but to learn the other welding processes is my goal.
what job do you do?

I worked at a custom fabrication shop for years and also had my own welding business.welded red iron construction also and welded warranty work on sawmill equipment for high-tech engineering.currently I am in the United steelworkers union as a millwrite for Alcoa aluminum