Farm update

[Whistlin200]

Hello everyone,
I end up buying a cozy cab custom 90. I put it on the tractor and went and cut some hay with it. It’s way to load to not have earmuffs on. With them on it’s no different then in the open and it’s much cooler not being in the direct sunlight. It has a working fan that keeps the air moving so I’m pretty happy with it and for 100 dollars for the cab and 100 for the nice steps I think it was a good buy. Here so pics of the cab and from earlier this spring. The pics of the combine is my Oliver combine that I’m gonna combine my oats and beans with this fall. I was curious if any of guys have cut oats straight with these little combine. Does it work out ok or should I try to find a bolt on pickup head

 

[SkipperII]

Well, it wasn't an Oliver, but as a kid, I drug a little Case through oat, and wheat fields, and it did a great job, as long as everything was in good order.

 

[rrlund]

Nice 18 combine. Late model from the look of it. Does that one have a keystone or shield serial tag?

 

[Whistlin200]

Nice 18 combine. Late model from the look of it. Does that one have a keystone or shield serial tag?

It’s a early 58 model I can’t remember but I believe its a shield

 

[flying belgian]

Hello everyone,
I end up buying a cozy cab custom 90. I put it on the tractor and went and cut some hay with it. It’s way to load to not have earmuffs on. With them on it’s no different then in the open and it’s much cooler not being in the direct sunlight. It has a working fan that keeps the air moving so I’m pretty happy with it and for 100 dollars for the cab and 100 for the nice steps I think it was a good buy. Here so pics of the cab and from earlier this spring. The pics of the combine is my Oliver combine that I’m gonna combine my oats and beans with this fall. I was curious if any of guys have cut oats straight with these little combine. Does it work out ok or should I try to find a bolt on pickup head

Nice cab. You can buy a roll of 1" foam and glue it on the wheel wells, roof, under cowl and under hood. Then get some foam back carpet and cut a floor mat. That will keep engine heat from coming back at you and should make it much quieter.

 

[Whistlin200]

Nice cab. You can buy a roll of 1" foam and glue it on the wheel wells, roof, under cowl and under hood. Then get some foam back carpet and cut a floor mat. That will keep engine heat from coming back at you and should make it much quieter.

Ill have to try that its in really nice shape. its still has most of type foam and the original fire extinguisher and the working am fm radio

 

[Brown David]

Ill have to try that its in really nice shape. its still has most of type foam and the original fire extinguisher and the working am fm radio

That's a steal for 200 bucks I'd say.

 

[DanielW]

A chap on here - @tom upton - would probably be able to tell you all you need to know about combining oats with one of them. I believe he has a few 18's (and several other similar-era PT's) and I know he does oats.

 

[rrlund]

It’s a early 58 model I can’t remember but I believe its a shield

Ya, it'd have to be if it's a 58. They didn't use the sheild until 61 or so.

 

[tom upton]

Hello everyone,
I end up buying a cozy cab custom 90. I put it on the tractor and went and cut some hay with it. It’s way to load to not have earmuffs on. With them on it’s no different then in the open and it’s much cooler not being in the direct sunlight. It has a working fan that keeps the air moving so I’m pretty happy with it and for 100 dollars for the cab and 100 for the nice steps I think it was a good buy. Here so pics of the cab and from earlier this spring. The pics of the combine is my Oliver combine that I’m gonna combine my oats and beans with this fall. I was curious if any of guys have cut oats straight with these little combine. Does it work out ok or should I try to find a bolt on pickup head

I have straight cut oats with my 18, but put a pickup on it one year when oats had some green stuff in them and will not likely ever go back to straight cut. Seemed to feed thru machine much nicer when in the swath. However if you dont have a swather you will get along o/k if oats are ripe/dry, and whatever you are pulling it with has a fairly low gear. I have had 140 bushel oats and the 18 did the job, but had to put it on a tractor with a super low gear Also in the center of the feed auger there are serrated teeth that almost look like mower sections that feed the rattle chain. These need to be sharp to kind of grab the straw. I just used a right angle grinder to sharpen them up and it really helped the feeding situation. I have used Deere pull type,and Allis allcrops, and the Oliver 18 is superior machine in my opinion. To be honest though the fun wears off after about the first 10 acres! The other thing I should mention is you dont want a very high wagon/gravity box to dump into as the bin auger is pretty low like a lot of the older pull types. Your 18 appears to be in half decent shape, but looks like sat out for the winter? When you get to checking things over I could give you a bit of a checklist or some pics out of operators manual if you dont allready have one?

 

[Not db4600]

I have straight cut oats with my 18, but put a pickup on it one year when oats had some green stuff in them and will not likely ever go back to straight cut. Seemed to feed thru machine much nicer when in the swath. However if you dont have a swather you will get along o/k if oats are ripe/dry, and whatever you are pulling it with has a fairly low gear. I have had 140 bushel oats and the 18 did the job, but had to put it on a tractor with a super low gear Also in the center of the feed auger there are serrated teeth that almost look like mower sections that feed the rattle chain. These need to be sharp to kind of grab the straw. I just used a right angle grinder to sharpen them up and it really helped the feeding situation. I have used Deere pull type,and Allis allcrops, and the Oliver 18 is superior machine in my opinion. To be honest though the fun wears off after about the first 10 acres! The other thing I should mention is you dont want a very high wagon/gravity box to dump into as the bin auger is pretty low like a lot of the older pull types. Your 18 appears to be in half decent shape, but looks like sat out for the winter? When you get to checking things over I could give you a bit of a checklist or some pics out of operators manual if you dont allready have one?

We ran an 18 on the farm until the early 80s. I recall it doing a good job. It had the pickup header and what you say sounds familiar.

If W200 is committed to straight cutting this year and the field turns green with weeds one option would be to spray it. We typically do this about 1-2 weeks we cut with the binder. It takes the green away and in our case helps dry the shocks.
The 18’s header eventually went on the Uni-702. Dad added a MH finger pickup and knocked the wore Oliver tooth pickup off for more flexibility and ground speed.

 

[Whistlin200]

I have straight cut oats with my 18, but put a pickup on it one year when oats had some green stuff in them and will not likely ever go back to straight cut. Seemed to feed thru machine much nicer when in the swath. However if you dont have a swather you will get along o/k if oats are ripe/dry, and whatever you are pulling it with has a fairly low gear. I have had 140 bushel oats and the 18 did the job, but had to put it on a tractor with a super low gear Also in the center of the feed auger there are serrated teeth that almost look like mower sections that feed the rattle chain. These need to be sharp to kind of grab the straw. I just used a right angle grinder to sharpen them up and it really helped the feeding situation. I have used Deere pull type,and Allis allcrops, and the Oliver 18 is superior machine in my opinion. To be honest though the fun wears off after about the first 10 acres! The other thing I should mention is you dont want a very high wagon/gravity box to dump into as the bin auger is pretty low like a lot of the older pull types. Your 18 appears to be in half decent shape, but looks like sat out for the winter? When you get to checking things over I could give you a bit of a checklist or some pics out of operators manual if you dont allready have one?

It was in the shed all winter. But now sits in my equipment row in the pasture as I don’t have a shed but I put traps over it. I do have a manual. But a check list would be nice. Bought a really nice Anthony flare box that fits prefectly even with extensions my dad has a jd 800 but I believe a 12 foot head is going to make to big of a swath. The neighbor gave me an allis pull type sickle mower that also had the swather head to go on the end of the bar to make a narrower swath to combine. Grandpa talks about doing that way do if Find a pickup head ill swath it but otherwise ill have to straight cut

 

[Texasmark]

Hello everyone,
I end up buying a cozy cab custom 90. I put it on the tractor and went and cut some hay with it. It’s way to load to not have earmuffs on. With them on it’s no different then in the open and it’s much cooler not being in the direct sunlight. It has a working fan that keeps the air moving so I’m pretty happy with it and for 100 dollars for the cab and 100 for the nice steps I think it was a good buy. Here so pics of the cab and from earlier this spring. The pics of the combine is my Oliver combine that I’m gonna combine my oats and beans with this fall. I was curious if any of guys have cut oats straight with these little combine. Does it work out ok or should I try to find a bolt on pickup head

Looks good. I recently bought a CIH 895, 84 HP with a cab and the AC was kaput. To put AC back in it would be out of the question ($$$). I bought 3 12v 8" diameter fans and put one on either side of the console and one in front of the steering wheel. Unless I am tying a roll of hay and the wind is in the wrong direction, I have the back glass open. It works much better than sitting out in the hot sun and in the dust as compared to an open station. I know you will enjoy your conversion.

 

[flying belgian]

It was in the shed all winter. But now sits in my equipment row in the pasture as I don’t have a shed but I put traps over it. I do have a manual. But a check list would be nice. Bought a really nice Anthony flare box that fits prefectly even with extensions my dad has a jd 800 but I believe a 12 foot head is going to make to big of a swath. The neighbor gave me an allis pull type sickle mower that also had the swather head to go on the end of the bar to make a narrower swath to combine. Grandpa talks about doing that way do if Find a pickup head ill swath it but otherwise ill have to straight cut

After you make the first round with swather you do not have to make full width cuts. Neighbor wanted me to swath some sucatash for his all-crop with my 12 ft. I made swaths about 8'.

 

[flying belgian]

Looks good. I recently bought a CIH 895, 84 HP with a cab and the AC was kaput. To put AC back in it would be out of the question ($$$). I bought 3 12v 8" diameter fans and put one on either side of the console and one in front of the steering wheel. Unless I am tying a roll of hay and the wind is in the wrong direction, I have the back glass open. It works much better than sitting out in the hot sun and in the dust as compared to an open station. I know you will enjoy your conversion.

On my 410 combine I mounted one of those fans to blow on the back of my neck. Really helps.

 

[NDIHC]

Here's a solution for ac on a tractor on the local for sale site.

 

[Not db4600]

Here's a solution for ac on a tractor on the local for sale site.
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I wish I had a picture of the Moline sitting in the cow pasture at Welters. Memory has it as an after market cab on a 50 series. What appears to be a sort of swamp cooler is run by the PTO shaft through a series of jack shafts and idler pulleys.