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Jkasper123 Regular
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:36 am Post subject: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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Just for fun I thought it would be interesting to see the answers to this question. My father said his jd 45 round back was his. Have fun! |
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WayneLee Long Time User
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:39 am Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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A Gleaner C 2 |
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Tubacase47 Long Time User
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:06 am Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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I don;t know what was easiest but the Massey 26 was extremely hard. |
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paul Tractor Guru
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:27 am Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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Much of the conventional Gleaner line was pretty simple, they stopped at 2 or so belts on a shaft, etc. the bearings are in simple holders, not
pressed into cast....
We had a JD 45 early on, and it wasn't hard to work on, but the Gleaners were a little easier.
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Jkasper123 Regular
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:05 am Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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CVPost-paul wrote: | (quoted from post at 08:27:49 12/12/17) Much of the conventional Gleaner line was pretty simple, they stopped at 2 or so belts on a shaft, etc. the bearings are in simple holders, not
pressed into cast....
We had a JD 45 early on, and it wasn't hard to work on, but the Gleaners were a little easier.
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I've looed at some old cleaners and they do look like a dream compared to the million belts on one shaft jd out on their 00 combines lol! I've read massey is a nightmare to work on!!! |
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TNFARMKID Regular
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:34 am Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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Gleaner all the way |
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MN Scott Tractor Expert
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:15 am Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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Gleaners, they had to be since you had to work on them all the time. |
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8NKidd Regular
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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Any of the self propelled Gleaners, hands down.
I've always been around Gleaners, so I couldn't say anything for other brands, until I helped a guy at harvest once who had a 6600. When I got up close and looked
behind the shields, I about passed out from shock. I couldn't believe how many belts and chains there were, and how many were stacked on each shaft. |
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8NKidd Regular
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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I've read that part of the reason the Gleaners are so simple (bearings, drives, etc) is because they were designed initially for custom cutters, and knew excessive down time wouldn't be welcome on the big harvest runs. |
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casecollectorsc Tractor Guru
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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Any JI Case combine is easy to work on. Very few belts and chains to complicate the machine. |
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ajl Regular
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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Gleaner R2 series and newer hand down. All drives on the outside of the machine. Can pull rotor very quickly. |
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4520BW Tractor Guru
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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I have deere combines so never have to work
on them! I would say the old cleaners were
simple. The worse I ever touched was a
claas,the old green style. |
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Jkasper123 Regular
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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CVPost-casecollectorsc wrote: | (quoted from post at 14:59:53 12/12/17) Any JI Case combine is easy to work on. Very few belts and chains to complicate the machine. | this is good to know! I'm currently looking to buy a very nice ji casr case 600 combine in illionis. I was wondering about the number of belts and access to things on them! |
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tomstractorsandtoys Tractor Expert
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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I have no complaints working on my Deere 95 and 105 machines but most people say the older Gleaners were the easiest to work on. One neighbor says they are that way because you need to work on them often. Dad had an E, F and an E-III and never had any major problems with them. My vote for the hardest is many of the Massey's. Tom |
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casecollectorsc Tractor Guru
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:03 pm Post subject: Re: What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ? |
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This JI Case combine....
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