1st Gen pulling huge combine

[johnls]

This is not my truck but a guy that used to custom combine for me. He custom built the trailer and sometimes pulled the 30 foot head behind the trailer also. I have never posted a picture before so we will see if this works...

 

[AKaiser]

Talk about exceeding GCWR. A combine like that weighs upwards of 30,000 lbs. http://www.caseih.com/files/tbl_s46IVDGalleryItems/DocumentVideo303/1039/AF_Combine_020207.pdf

 

[JCasper]

Holy cow, that is a big load. It couldn't even be legal on normal roads, is it? It's too wide. How about speed, he couldn't of gone very fast and still have it be stable.

 

[johnls]

It was only hauled within 20 miles or so of the home farm, 20-25 mph with a slow moving vehicle sign. It was quicker than driving it from farm to farm.

 

[jkalchik]

Faster and probably saved a ton of money by not damaging those tractor tires on pavement.

 

[AKaiser]

I suppose as long as the trailer is balanced properly and tongue weight isn't an issue, 20-25 MPH shouldn't be a problem with proper braking on the trailer.

 

[AKaiser]

Faster and probably saved a ton of money by not damaging those tractor tires on pavement.

Corn Borer resistant corn stalks do more damage to combine tires.

 

[jkalchik]

Corn Borer resistant corn stalks do more damage to combine tires.

Sure, if you're driving on the rows, and not using stalk stompers.

 

[SHobbs]

Talk about having a gorilla on your back.

 

[bmoeller]

It was only hauled within 20 miles or so of the home farm, 20-25 mph with a slow moving vehicle sign. It was quicker than driving it from farm to farm.

Must be a slow combine, if he is only going 20-25mph. Our '95 9500 Deere combine did 20. The newer 60 series combines run ~22-23mph. Sure isn't gaining much.

 

[SAndreasen]

that even makes my loads look small i guess i better buy a bigger trailer !

 

[johnls]

They did a lot of custom work so it saved a lot of wear and tear on the machine.

 

[MMiller]

That's not a combine. Real combines are painted yellow, have tracks, and say "Cat" on the side!:-{}



I thought them red machines ran down the road pretty quick, especially if you figure out how to stroke the hydro up, by making it think its in AWD. Our track machines only run about 17 down the road.



Michael

 

[TWilkening]

That's not a combine. Real combines are painted yellow, have tracks, and say "Cat" on the side!:-{}



Michael

Here we go again, bashing the red stuff. I think listening to that straight pipe on your service truck bellow has "affected" you:-laf



RED POWER!

 

[AKaiser]

That's not a combine. Real combines are painted yellow, have tracks, and say "Cat" on the side!:-{}



I thought them red machines ran down the road pretty quick, especially if you figure out how to stroke the hydro up, by making it think its in AWD. Our track machines only run about 17 down the road.



Michael

Hmmm... and just how long has Cat been manufacturing Combines? Oh, wait a minute, THEY DON'T. Klaas builds them. CaseIH and IHC before has been manufacturing combines since 1915. McCormick and Deering merged in 1902 to form International Harvester Corp.



Actually, they run faster when you shut off the Mud Hog. Mud Hog - Home Page It puts more fluid into the main hydrostats, instead of siphoning some off to the rear hydros.

 

[MMiller]

Hmmm... and just how long has Cat been manufacturing Combines? Oh, wait a minute, THEY DON'T. Klaas builds them. CaseIH and IHC before has been manufacturing combines since 1915. McCormick and Deering merged in 1902 to form International Harvester Corp.



Actually, they run faster when you shut off the Mud Hog. Mud Hog - Home Page It puts more fluid into the main hydrostats, instead of siphoning some off to the rear hydros.

Yep, I know alot about yellow combines, I've been working on them since they came across the ocean. They are "built" by Claas. They are powered by Cat and are repaired by Cat technicians and sold by Cat salesmen. They are now being put together for the most part on American soil in Nebraska. If you travel overseas, you will see that Claas is the largest seller of Hay, Forage, and Harvesting equipment, and the "prized" JD and Case IH are considered junk, by Europeans. I never said Cat made combines, I just said real combines are yellow, have tracks and say "Cat" on the side.



Now, on at least some Case IH's, if equipped with a "Mud Hog" the IH hydro will stroke twice as far in 4X4 to keep ground speed the same. JD and Cat for the most part travel speed will be cut in half in 4X4. Now, if you trick the electronics on a Case IH to make it "think" its in 4X4, the hydro will stroke farther, only powering one hydro motor, making ground speed in high gear fast enough to be scary.



I did no intend this to be any argument. Enough guys (Twilkening and Bmoeller) on here know I work on Cats, and I'm not out to make anybody mad, just funnin'. My father has went away from Case, Deere, and has a machine shed full of yellow Iron. The first one was bought way back in 94, and is still our large tillage tractor. Claas has been around for a LONG time, since the early 1900's too, I could look up the exact date if you want.





Wow, this topic got off track quickly, I'm sorry for being the cause of it. It's nice to see I'm not the only one working the crap out of my first gen. I'd say, I'd be intemidated by that load. I'm sure my truck would pull it, but I'd rather not.



Michael

 

[NIsaacs]

This new (huge) modern farm equipment amazes me! Row stompers??



When I was a kid, we had an AC pull type combine with 6' header and 11 bushel hopper. Then we upgraded to one with a power unit, 7' header and 17 bushel hopper:-laf





"NICK"

 

[jkalchik]

Nick, Dad sold an ancient open top Minneapolis-Moline combine in 1967 to buy a New Idea Uni-System, with a 2 row husking bed, 2 row chopper, and a 13' head on the combine. He's probably driven it over to the scrap yard by now, he was going to do that some time this summer.