Small pull-type combines

We'd like to plant about 5 acres in wheat - probably not every year, so I don't need a big, fast, wide, high reliability machine. Old, small, simple and fixable is what I like.

Can anyone reccomend some reference materials covering this sort of combine?

I read about machines on this forum selling for $500 - $1000 that could be OK, but without a good reference it's difficult to know.

I will ponder these suggestions over the weekend and try to produce a summary table for general distribution.

I"ve noticed that I"m not the only one looking for these things, but almost no-one is making new ones, since there isn"t any way to make a profit making them.

In the mean time, the more suggestions for small combine types to research the better!

Keep those cards and letters coming in!

Thanks;
JC

If possible, would prefer to keep the 9N and get a combine with it"s own motor, like Dearborn-Woods from late 40"s, but I realize that moves me into bigger stuff that is harder to move.

I"m in Vermont, and know that there will be a long drive in a flatbed involved here eventually.

Al