Were the "E" s known for being light in the back? I got my Dad's old Gleaner "E" running again after the last use in about 1993. We sold it on an auction in 2001 but the scrapper left it behind after paying almost nothing. I have had it running a few time since then but about 3 years ago I was just ready to travel about 10 miles to another place when it quit and the weather was cold so I pulled it. Fresh gas-Gravity fed & clean points and it started right up.
I can drive it forward pretty good as long as I don't get close to anything but backing up puts it right up in back and on its nose. Some of the trouble may be the heavy flexible Love sickle bar and the addition of a heavy hydraulic to control the reel up& down on the 13" header.
The brakes aren't very good so using them is questionable. I do remember Dad bringing it right around at the end of the roll when he needed to.
Cleddy
I can drive it forward pretty good as long as I don't get close to anything but backing up puts it right up in back and on its nose. Some of the trouble may be the heavy flexible Love sickle bar and the addition of a heavy hydraulic to control the reel up& down on the 13" header.
The brakes aren't very good so using them is questionable. I do remember Dad bringing it right around at the end of the roll when he needed to.
Cleddy