What was the easiest harvester combine to work on ?

[Jkasper123]

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!
 

[WayneLee]

A Gleaner C 2
 

[Tubacase47]

I don;t know what was easiest but the Massey 26 was extremely hard.
 

[paul]

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.

Paul
 

[Jkasper123]

[TNFARMKID]

Gleaner all the way
 

[MN Scott]

Gleaners, they had to be since you had to work on them all the time.
 

[8NKidd]

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.
 

[8NKidd]

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.
 

[casecollectorsc]

Any JI Case combine is easy to work on. Very few belts and chains to complicate the machine.
 

[ajl]

Gleaner R2 series and newer hand down. All drives on the outside of the machine. Can pull rotor very quickly.
 

[4520BW]

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.
 

[Jkasper123]

[tomstractorsandtoys]

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
 

[casecollectorsc]

This JI Case combine....