John Deere stationary elevator

[Mike Aylward]

A friend of mine just bought a John Deere stationary elevator from a gentleman that posted on this site. We looked at it the other day and it was a very nice piece. Does anyone have any information on this? I have a very small amount and would like to find more if available. Thanks. Mike

 

[Walt in Jaxn Tn.]

Post some photos please, we like photos.

--Walt--

 

[Stan - Florida]

Walt,

Are you totally snowed in?

Stan

 

[Mike Aylward]

Walt, I don't have any pics but if you go to the photo ads on here and look back a few days you will find it. It's a neat piece. Mike

 

[DScott]

(quoted from post at 13:28:58 03/02/09) Walt, I don't have any pics but if you go to the photo ads on here and look back a few days you will find it. It's a neat piece. Mike

Is this the one?

 

[Mike Aylward]

Thanks, DScott. That is the one. I think it could be used today if you wanted to. Mike

 

[johns48jdb]

just looking at the electric motor in the pic and was wondering if it was shielded against dust to keep down a dust elplosion or is the over head drive line powering the elevator.

 

[Walt in Jaxn Tn.]

This is a shed at the back of my lot about midnite Sat. nite.
It started about 7:30 pm and was still going at 1:40 am when I went to bed. The weather man said we'd get a couple of flakes but nothing to worry about, the day before. When I took that photo, we were already over 13 inches. I measured the depth on top of a flat top refrigerator with a yard stick.
Someone said it was on CNN.

--Walt--

 

[Walt in Jaxn Tn.]

Johns48jdb, It looks like in the photo that the electric motor is powering the lineshaft with a flat belt and the lineshaft is powering the elevator with a roller chain.

--Walt--

 

[Stan - Florida]

Walt,

Yeah, I saw it on TV or heard it without seeing it. I just remember they said Jackson, TN and I thought of you.

Hope it melts quick.

Stan
(Melbourne, FL but formerly from Iowa where it gets cold as well as snowy).

 

[johns48jdb]

my tractor club just had a field trip last sat and we went into a private indivuals shop and he had about this same set up with the electric motor and over head drive belts so it was fresh on my minds. i will never forget a demonstration that my 4h club guy put on for us one year when he put some flour in a bag with a shorted out electircal wire and when he shook the bag up and got the dust going and flipped the switch the bag exploded. i've nevere forgot that and when i had to clean out a big bin one time on a fram i was working on i was scared to death. i could see all that dust flying and that elctric motor arching and me going 100 foot in the air or what was left of me.

 

[pathand13]

Somewhere i have the original sales brochure that shows the design of the corn crib and grain bins and setup of the elevator.The fancy ones had a cross conveyor in the floor and a hoist to dump the wagons.
There was one close by but got tore down before I could take pictures. It really was neat and had to be expensive for its time. all the grain bins were tongue and grove on the second floor and large corn cribs below that all could be feed from the elevator leg.
It was just neat to crawl around inside and ffeel the craftmanship that went into building it, then one day it was gone forever for new homes. They just dont know what part of our heritage they destroy. Now 20% of those homes are being forclosed on. Life's waste

 

[38Gpuller]

Cat62C covers stationary and wood cup elevators. Ask JD publishing if in their archives.

 

[Mike Aylward]

Pathand, I would be very interested in what you have if you can find it. Let me know if you do. Mike

 

[Mike Aylward]

Thanks for the catalog information. That will be very helpful. Mike

 

[long green line man]

A setup & operating manaul, with repair list;sold on e-bay, just a day or so ago. NO.-2C effective NOV. 1935. you might be able to research it on e-bay ,item # 320343618636; or try that book # at JD publishing archives..