Bunch Old Combine Pictures From May Trip To Kansas

On May 28-31 I took a 2600 mile trip thru Kansas,Colorado,and Oklahoma taking pictures of small towns and old combines..

1-Derby combine in down town McCracken,KS..
2-Row of combines in McCracken,KS..
3-Old 123 McCormick near McCracken,KS.
4-Old 181 IH in the middle of no where south of Gove,KS.Notice the dogs..
5-Not far from the 181 was a huge Versatile tractor salvage yard with 50-75 of them.
6-Gleaner at Selkirk,KS..
7-Another Gleaner at Selkirk..
8- Model "S" MM combine at Marienthal,KS..
9-Gleaner near Marienthal,KS..
10-More MM's near Marienthal,KS..
11-A row of old Gleaners in what was once a large salvage yard near Beeler,KS..
12-Gleaners at Agco dealer in Kalvesta,KS..
13-Gleaners at old AC dealer in Walsh,CO
14-More from Walsh,CO..The huge wheat fields noth of Walsh are amazing..They go for miles and there are very few farmers..Drought had ruined the crop..
15-Nice "S" MM at museum in Johnson,KS..
16-Another shot of the S at Johnson..
17-Old 123 McCormick near Ryus,KS missing the grain bin..
18-The 123 still had the original drive tires..
19-Some old Gleaners west of Guymon,OK..
20-An old 55 JD near Pretty Prairie,KS..
21-Mushroom Rock state park SE of Kanopolis,KS.
22-Castle Rock south of Quinter,KS
23-Monument Rocks south of Oakley,KS.
24-On the way out of Castle Rock..

Nice pics Thanks for sharing. I like the old Gleaners.

Another big thank you Blain!! I really like those type of pictures. Those old combines really made life easier for the farmer in more ways than one. They eased the harvest and the farmer was able to do his own repairs.!
We have traveled in the eastern part of Co. , beautiful country, but very rain dependent. clint

Thanks for posting again! Someday I would love to drive out that way and not be in a hurry to go somewhere.....

Thanks for the trip, still a lot of old machinery out there yet. That versatile salvage yard would be interesting, between dad, brother and I we have we have 6 of them.

Very nice pictures, Thanks for sharing!

heard about those rocks in Kansas ... nice trip

Always enjoy your photos, and looking forward to the small town photos. Sure would love to travel through those states. I like the population density there a lot better than here. Bruce

Thanks for the pictures Blaine, haven"t been on here for a while. I worked on a project there in Johnson City and saw the MM sitting in the county museum there and thought of you at the time. Got some pictures of it myself. Lot of other neat stuff there too.

Mike

Thanks for the wonderful trip. Seems like I was along with you!!.

I always look at the old machinery with highly mixed emotions. I just hate to see the stuff sitting unused, but realize most of it, if not all, is worn beyond being useful to any farmer interested in making a profit.

But still it points to a huge waste too in that this metal could be put to good use in newer machines.

Certainly it"s a problem that isn"t easily solvable. I know others have said there may come a time when we will need to go back and make these old machines useable again.

Drop an email if interested in further chats.

Ron

enjoyed the photos. Wasn't too many years back those old gleaner A's and C's were still working in my part of Ne.