Gleaners are easier to work on than most models of other colors.
Parts are still available for such older models, tho dealers can be far apart. If you are within an hour of a good dealer you should be good.
Around here a combine like that would sell for $200 or so. With the return elevator busted apart, and it states 'other' issues, and the owner
never ran it so how long did it sit how old are the belts....... would sell for scrap under those conditions, sure you can restore it.
The owner doesn't even list the model, so the owner has no knowledge and will not be helpful on its history. It would look like an A, K, E, or that
size machine? Up here in corn country would be called a 2-row size, 2 row corn head.
Now, if it were in good working order, and price under $1000, that would make a fi resting 25-50 acres as you propose.
My concerns:
Too high priced for something that size, that old, even if it were in mint working condition.
Just how much stuff isn't working? Combine repairs end up being a money pit, no getting around that. The return elevator busted isn't such a
big deal, but it is time and effort.... How much other little repairs......
Age of the machine if it sat a while what shape are the belts in, belts cost a bunch to replace very many.
Header - what shape is the header in, those are really money pits to rehab the sickle drive, the sickle, etc. not that it isn't worth doing the work,
but it better be in good shape for $2000! Also does that header do all your crops, or will you need to add pans ot a floating cutter bar or.... I'm
not so familiar with some of your crops.
So, a good size and model combine, I'm concerned about the condition and price of it.
Paul
Paul