Posted by Glenn FitzGerald on November 07, 2007 at 15:46:02 from (216.56.24.226):
In Reply to: Re: Tamin' The Beast posted by Allan In NE on November 07, 2007 at 14:47:25:
Very interesting experience/testimony!
My memories of an Allis Chalmers combine aren't so favorable. As a kid growing up in the 60's we had a pto driven A/C 66 direct cut. The machine was in excellent condition as we maintained it well and always kept it shedded when not in use. However the two most distinct memories I have of it are: unplugging it and greasing it. The unplugging was an ongoing and frequent occurance. As I remember it, greasing was an endless task best suited for a monkey. The contortions one had to get into to access grease fittings remain etched in my mind forever. Dripping with sweet in Wisconsin's hot August weather with chaff dropping in your face only adds to the memories. None of us four boys nor my 90+ year old father have any idea where that peice of family history currently resides and hopefully we never will. Let's just say, we're not looking for it.
In fairness, I'm sure a couple significant factors contributing to our negative experience were the fact that the only tractors we had to pull it with for most of its years were simply not geared low enough and lacked live pto. Combine that with a little too much greenery in the standing oats crop and the stage was fully set for a three-ringed-circus.
On the other hand, years later we had an F Gleaner which served us very well. The Gleaner is a good machine.
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