45 Combine; hi lo?

[Anonymous-0]

I just purchased a 1962 45 combine. Was stored in a barn and in real nice shape. I was looking on ebay for an original OP Manual, and on some things it says 45 Hi Lo Combine. My question, what does hi lo mean?? Thanks

 

[msb]

Ther first production Deere self propelled combines were very tall. In 1960 Deere came out with a shorter version of combine which the designated as a Hi Lo model. The First model was the model 55 which was built in 1947.It was an angle iron framed combine. The 45 was the first unibody combine Deere built and in 1960 Deere began using their own engines.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Were all of them the Hi Lo model after '60 or just some, and how would one distinguish the two apart.

 

[Jim Knapp]

"Hi-Lo" meant Hi capacity, low profile. The HI-LO version had a wider, lower grain tank and I think the unloading auger folded back instead of up.

jim