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Up North Louie
02-10-2008 04:08:30
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I finally got a day free to go about 40 miles to see what was going on with this All Crop that I've been driving by for about 10 years now. It has a little tree growing up through it. I pulled over and was greeted by a young fellow, Brian, I think. He seemed about 16 or so.
I asked him if it might be for sale. He said,"I can ask my Dad. Nobody has gone near it in years. If he sells it, I'll cut the tree out for you."
So who wants to jump in? What are we looking at here? Sorry these pictures aren't the greatest. I couldn't see the stupid LCD and the light wasn't good.
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From what I can see under the snow, there isn't a lot of rust. The belts are pretty checked, but it looks like the tires might hold air, at least enough to get it home.
Based on illustrations I saw elsewhere, it appears to have the optional Scour-Clean attachment above the bin, which would be great where I'm working.
Can anybody tell me anything about this combine? There seem to be about six or seven models in existence. The header seemed to be about six feet wide. Are there lots of things to be wary of? Pitfalls, etc.? The reason I would like to go after this old girl is more than just nostalgia, although I freely admit that it's a factor :) About all the combining I would ever need to do would be 5-10 acres of oats as a cover for a hay crop. We can use the oats, obviously, and I'm told these old ACs rendered them cleanly, that they're simple to operate, and in my humble set up, it would be one less engine to maintain.
I hope the guy calls. We'll see. Keep your fingers crossed.
Don
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