Roger-Kansas
Member
In Feb. 2012 I posted that I was 90 % sure I would own this combine. Over the next 2 ½ years I overcame many obstacles. I am unsure of the time or money I spent on this and it doesn’t matter. In that time I have become friends with the owner’s family, friends and neighbors. Several of them have checked up on me and have convinced the owner that I am an honest person. When the money changed hands today the deal was made with a handshake. This ends a 15 year quest to find and buy a 5297 Moline Combine. Now the work begins. Trees will need to be removed, tires aired up and ????????
There is another 5297 in another location that you cannot see. Getting it out will be a SOB. It has set for a long time. A tree between the header and front right drive tire almost touches the header and tire. 80% of the tree hangs over the combine. All four tires are flat. The biggest problem is the land has washed away and a crossing will have to be built. It will then need to be pulled 3/8 of a mile through a hairpin curve to get it on the road to load it. Like my father, I am German stubborn and will figure it out. I have not made the deal on it yet.
Shout out to Erik-Kansas Farmer for finding this for me. I owe him.
Through all of this my adopted daughter Cynthia has stood beside me, always positive and pressing me on. When I called and told her I bought the combine today she said; don’t you mean - you bought “ME” a combine today. It is hers.
I took these pictures today, she is still a good looking machine to me.
If you think I ain’t proud of this, set down and I’ll tell you all about it.
It has been a long day, I am tired and beat. I am going to my beloved deck and have an “adult beverage”, maybe even two.
There is another 5297 in another location that you cannot see. Getting it out will be a SOB. It has set for a long time. A tree between the header and front right drive tire almost touches the header and tire. 80% of the tree hangs over the combine. All four tires are flat. The biggest problem is the land has washed away and a crossing will have to be built. It will then need to be pulled 3/8 of a mile through a hairpin curve to get it on the road to load it. Like my father, I am German stubborn and will figure it out. I have not made the deal on it yet.
Shout out to Erik-Kansas Farmer for finding this for me. I owe him.
Through all of this my adopted daughter Cynthia has stood beside me, always positive and pressing me on. When I called and told her I bought the combine today she said; don’t you mean - you bought “ME” a combine today. It is hers.
I took these pictures today, she is still a good looking machine to me.
If you think I ain’t proud of this, set down and I’ll tell you all about it.
It has been a long day, I am tired and beat. I am going to my beloved deck and have an “adult beverage”, maybe even two.