In the middle fifties, specialization of production enterprises was outlined in the national economy. Since August 1955, Rostselmash started to produce grain harvesters in accordance with the decision of the July Plenum of the Central Committee. Ploughs and corn harvesters had been withdrawn from production and the plant was gradually changing over to fabrication of grain harvesters exclusively.

At the end of 1955, an offer to initiate preparation to production of a new harvester «RSM-8» was made to Rostselmash. That model of harvester was designed by engineers of Rostselmash as well as «Stalinetz-1» and «Stalinetz». It had great header gripping capacity and grain separator capacity. The peg thresher was replaced with the beater drum. The harvester «RSM-8» was being turned out during a year (late 1956 — early 1958), only 50 thousand  harvesters of this model were produced.

In March 1958, the plant received a new responsible mission — to change over to delivery of self-propelled harvester «SK-3» within 5 months. On March 15 at 17.30, the last harvester «RSM-8» came off the assembly line. In 100 working days an inspector from the Ministry of Agriculture accepted the first 27 harvesters having been produced in Rostselmash in accordance with the plans of the Taganrog construction department under the guidance of Isakson. By January 24, 1961, the hundredth self-propelled harvester «SK-3» had already been produced.

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