Versatile in the Ozarks.

I spend a lot of time at Table Rock Lake in the Missouri Ozarks. It is rough rolling country. Most of the farmland in the creek bottoms has been planted back to grass hay. I was there this weekend doing some work and had to go to Shell Knob for lumber. I was surprised to see this Versatile combine in a farm yard. It occurred to me that the nearest farm implement dealer was several counties away, the nearest Versatile dealer was in the next state and the nearest place to get Versatile combine parts is in the next country north of here. Didn't get close enough to tell if it had cut recently.

1. This is one of the few fields that I remember being farmed, it is grass hay now.

2. Looked like a 13 foot header.

3. Versatile 5000 No Shift Hydrostatic is on the grain bin.

4. Not a bad looking machine, seems to be rigged up for mud.
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Roger, Hijacking your thread here, but what route do you take to Mo. I live a few miles north of 400 near Parsons. Tom
 
Roger,there was once a Versatile dealer near Golden City,MO that sold one new Versatile SP combine....I wonder if this is it..
A guy on Newagtalk lives at Shell Knob and farms some in that area plus 60 miles to the north..
 
Brings back many memories....Owned one of them for a short time many years ago. Not a bad machine, did a good job but built a little light.Used Gleaner style cylinder bars. 360 Ford V-8, hard on fuel and manifolds usually cracked. The really good thing about them was the Hydrostatic drive, heavy duty Sundstrands. I still use the drivetrain and powerplant in my 1500 gal SP sprayer.
Thanks for posting
 
I roll across 166 a little farther south of you. Been to Parsons many times. Gerald Elliot was the JD dealer there for many years, originally from Winfield.

No idea on the combine other than it is odd to see one in this area. Hardly ever see a tractor & swather or baler on the road so a combine is rare.
 

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