Used red MN

[Fritz Maurer]

How do you find an old post? Looking for previous posts of gaston ruiz doing a certified rebuild of a 615 combine. Last time he posted, it was the old format , and does not appear in the 'similar posts' column at the bottom. Thanks

 

[RedMVa]

How do you find an old post? Looking for previous posts of gaston ruiz doing a certified rebuild of a 615 combine. Last time he posted, it was the old format , and does not appear in the 'similar posts' column at the bottom. Thanks

He posted in the combine forum the other day

 

[Jim.ME]

You can go to the Members heading and use his name to search for him. His avatar shows up and it shows he has posted 220 times. Click on the 220 to see a list of those messages. It is possible some made before the software change didn't transfer over correctly.

As RedMVa posted in the combine forum recently.

 

[used red MN]

How do you find an old post? Looking for previous posts of gaston ruiz doing a certified rebuild of a 615 combine. Last time he posted, it was the old format , and does not appear in the 'similar posts' column at the bottom. Thanks

Go to the “looking glass” search above right. In the member box start typing in Gaston and it will pop up to select. Then poke search. He has 200 some total posts they are listed on 12 pages. Shouldn’t take to long to go through them. It seems if you try to search both the member and then wording criteria like 615 the search doesn’t like it and returns no results. Maybe someone else has a better way. If he had a lot more posts it would be a bigger tasks. Sometimes an actual web search (Google) will bring them up, if you include the 615 combine, user name and yesterdays tractors.

 

[bc]

Go to the “looking glass” search above right. In the member box start typing in Gaston and it will pop up to select. Then poke search. He has 200 some total posts they are listed on 12 pages. Shouldn’t take to long to go through them. It seems if you try to search both the member and then wording criteria like 615 the search doesn’t like it and returns no results. Maybe someone else has a better way. If he had a lot more posts it would be a bigger tasks. Sometimes an actual web search (Google) will bring them up, if you include the 615 combine, user name and yesterdays tractors.

That would be much easier than trying to find an old post from old.

 

[Fritz Maurer]

To Jim and Red, yes, I did see that, is what renewed my interest in this project. He had a bunch of pictures and he really stripped that thing down as I remember.

 

[used red MN]

To Jim and Red, yes, I did see that, is what renewed my interest in this project. He had a bunch of pictures and he really stripped that thing down as I remember.

Did you find it? I didn’t look for it. I do remember seeing some of that at the time. We had a 403 Grandpa bought new in 67 and later a couple of 715s. My wife had eye surgery this morning to reattach her retina. I am going to be the man recovery nurse for a few days. She has to keep her head face down for 3 days during waking hours. Might have some time to look back for it later.

 

[Fritz Maurer]

Did you find it? I didn’t look for it. I do remember seeing some of that at the time. We had a 403 Grandpa bought new in 67 and later a couple of 715s. My wife had eye surgery this morning to reattach her retina. I am going to be the man recovery nurse for a few days. She has to keep her head face down for 3 days during waking hours. Might have some time to look back for it later.

That sounds awful. I'll be praying for her

 

[Fritz Maurer]

I actually did find it. It wasn't a 615 , it was a 403. Literally a skeleton and 4 wheels. Will have a new machine when he's done.

 

[used red MN]

I actually did find it. It wasn't a 615 , it was a 403. Literally a skeleton and 4 wheels. Will have a new machine when he's done.

Ya, my memory was telling me it was a 403 as well. Most likely in part because the association with grandpa’s machine. At 62 the grey matter is still somewhat reliable. Didn’t get time to look at it today nurse duty and a nap was priority. I also probably remember it because of the extent he went to. I doubt it will ever bring a return for his labor or investment. I guess it was a labor of love deal.

 

[jwal10]

I did a 123SP, Took the tires off and put new tubes in. Got the engine and what was left to run. Painted it. I have gutted the internals, pack rats had got in and wood was rotted. I had sewed sacks on it when I was 12. It came with a farm I bought, the shed rotted around it. I didn't even know the model at that time. It looked so different than any picture I had seen of a 123SP. I thought it was an older model. All before the internet. Being a sacker model, no tank and it has an 8' pickup head that I thought had been adapted. Later learned it was an option. Very low with single tires made it look so small. It was brought to Oregon to harvest red clover seed as a demonstration model in 1942 to help with harvest since so many men were in the military. Camp Adair was being established and all that farm land was being developed into a military complex. All the farmers were displaced. Even cemeteries were moved. The farm I grew up on was the north boundary, at the old military road to the coast. South was Cantonement, north was not. A lot of the old houses were used for target practice. Lots of munitions in the fields. Timber was riddled and later of no use because of metal in the trees. The power line to the military towers on the top of the Coast range went along that road. The neighbor had a pull type galvanized model. I thought it was the same parts just self propelled. With help here and from Red Power forum and 1206SWMO, I found out what it was.

Anyway, I never rebuilt the wood in the interior. It does run and I have had it in parades. I gave it to the local museum but they have no where to store it. A member there was going to rebuild it. I sold the farm with my storage so he took it on as a project but hasn't finished it either. I hope to see it finished before I leave this life....James

 

[bc]

I did a 123SP, Took the tires off and put new tubes in. Got the engine and what was left to run. Painted it. I have gutted the internals, pack rats had got in and wood was rotted. I had sewed sacks on it when I was 12. It came with a farm I bought, the shed rotted around it. I didn't even know the model at that time. It looked so different than any picture I had seen of a 123SP. I thought it was an older model. All before the internet. Being a sacker model, no tank and it has an 8' pickup head that I thought had been adapted. Later learned it was an option. Very low with single tires made it look so small. It was brought to Oregon to harvest red clover seed as a demonstration model in 1942 to help with harvest since so many men were in the military. Camp Adair was being established and all that farm land was being developed into a military complex. All the farmers were displaced. Even cemeteries were moved. The farm I grew up on was the north boundary, at the old military road to the coast. South was Cantonement, north was not. A lot of the old houses were used for target practice. Lots of munitions in the fields. Timber was riddled and later of no use because of metal in the trees. The power line to the military towers on the top of the Coast range went along that road. The neighbor had a pull type galvanized model. I thought it was the same parts just self propelled. With help here and from Red Power forum and 1206SWMO, I found out what it was.

Anyway, I never rebuilt the wood in the interior. It does run and I have had it in parades. I gave it to the local museum but they have no where to store it. A member there was going to rebuild it. I sold the farm with my storage so he took it on as a project but hasn't finished it either. I hope to see it finished before I leave this life....James

I think my dad and maybe an uncle were at Camp Adair. Basic plus combat engineer training on heavy equipment. Then made the landings at Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. Have a unit picture in a notebook.

What town is near there. I'd like to check it out sometime. We are near Camp Phillips near Salina, KS. Only there for a couple years but a neat old place plus a German POW Camp. All gone after a couple years. Have a map and book on the place. All the barracks were tar paper shacks.

 

[jwal10]

Between Monmouth and Corvallis to the south. The cross roads at Suver would be closest. When Highway 99west was opened back up, Suver was moved to the highway. It use to be east along the railroad tracks. Dad got lumber (cedar shingled roof sections mostly, with rafters) he cut them into sections that he could haul and built barns with Fir poles off the farm. A lot of the lumber went to the coast for summer cabins, to get away from the heat of summer. There is a town their now called Adair Village. They use part of the old water plant for city water. Camp Adair used a lot more water....James