Picture for today

[John B.]

Harvest Time
It was work but those who worked together is what they all talk about when they refer to the good old days. I think people had a better outlook back then.

 

[Brian G. NY]

Another GREAT picture.
Look at all those brand new Allis WCs and combines in the same field all at the same time.

 

[r aiken]

That looks like the tractor and combine that my dad bought new in 1937. He paid for it in a year or two combineing clover seed on the shears.

 

[John B.]

Beautiful isn't it. Just think if they seen what Today's equipment looks like.

 

[rrlund]

That's pretty darned modern. The combine doesn't have a bagger.

 

[MFPoor]

Dad had a (later model) WD. No picture of it would be complete unless it showed me getting the narrow front sunk to the frame in mud. I could be on a concrete parking lot in the middle of the worst drought in history and find mud with it.

 

[MFPoor]

We went to the National Farm Machinery Show last week. I made a point to watch the reaction of anyone who looked like they may be in their 70's or older when they walked up on some of the really modern stuff. Their expressions were priceless. Basically the same as the very little kids.

 

[Adirondack case guy]

That looks like an AC gathering. I never could figure out why AC always expected their cuatomers to look over their left sholder, and circling the field Counter clockwise while all their competion were looking right, and running Clockwise. WHAT were they thinking?????
Loren, the Acg.

 

[JMS/.MN]

WC seat was offset to the right- gave a better view without craning the neck. Binders were left hand cut- could be modified to make a windrow instead of bundles....by removing one bolt. Others back then were also left hand, including JD.

 

[Bob Bancroft]

I was just going to give you the answer but I see JMS beat me to it.
I will say that all the hours spent on a WD45 as a youth didn't seem to bother my walking, but I don't want to spend a lot of time on one now!

 

[Bob Bancroft]

And thinking more about it, seems that the old JD 12A was left cut wasn't it?
I know the Bidwell bean threshers we pulled around for years were too.

 

[Eric in IL]

I was thinking clutch location on the tractor may have dictated which shoulder was handier to look over.

Compared to todays machines, neither side seems real appealing to me.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Nice! Brings back memories of Grandpa and Dad with the WD 45 and first the 60 and later the 66. Kids had the pleasure of riding to pull out as many grasshoppers and small sticks out of the bin and also helping sack clover seed. Usually jumped in the creek several times during the day to try to get rid of the itch. Still make me wiggle in my chair thinking about it. Migraine

 

[al1933]

Thanks for the neat picture.Hard dirty work but I remember as soon as the day was finished,we all rushed to the Creek(Crick) and cooled off and washed all the dirt off.

 

[sd pete]

Good photo thanks for sharing

 

[Eric in IL]

I guess you had the option of looking straight ahead, even back then. Or this Gleaner may have been a prototype, I'm not sure.

 

[Mike (WA)]

Maybe they were just being kind- now, you can crick your neck the other way, for a change.

I count 13 on the crew- reminds me a little of when I had been working for a guy, building forms for a full basement house. On concrete day, I was figuring it was going to be a hard day with just the two of us- but I needn't have worried- he called everybody in the country, and we ended up with 10 guys tripping over each other.

 

[Dick]

Look like that's an All Crop 66. I still have one and it's a great machine for a small operator. I've used it on wheat, barley, oats and red clover, did an excellent job on all those grains.
Maybe someday as small farming becomes more "necessary" there will be machines like this produced again. I for one would like to see that happen.

 

[massey 333]

I have a little different take on the looks,more of disgust then little kid looks.When you can only buy 8-12 row (24&36 seems the new norm)sized equipment and the money it cost,then it gets or getting to the point,why even try anymore.That is just the way I feel.

 

[massey 333]

All companys had(still do)their own thoughts on how to do something.Most or all Binders were left hand,so some early combines were also.Wasn't any dumber then Cases engines on top of pull type and putting the operator platform on the right hand side with the unloading auger hidden on the left side.In the late 30s-mid-late 40s AC and MH had close to 80 to 90%of the small combine market.

 

[Adirondack case guy]

Don't you just love it, when you turn the "crank", and it fires, no matter which way you turn it!! LOL.
Loren the Acg.