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IH Horse Drawn Wheat Binder

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Tim (TN)

12-30-1998 06:55:28




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I was cleaning out an old corn crib shed and discovered this wheat binder underneath a pile of rubble. It needs restoration but because it was stored in a shed, the mechanicals still work. My grandfather used the machine with a team of horses many years ago. I have been told it was the only one around here at the time. It still has the original canvas belt but it is ripped and shreaded. Does anyone have any production information on these machines? Are they common or rare?

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Chris

05-08-2001 14:14:54




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 Re: IH Horse Drawn Wheat Binder in reply to Tim (TN), 12-30-1998 06:55:28  
I am a curator and we are restoring an IH M-45 grain binder - did you find any information?

thanks for any leads, Chris



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Matthew G. von Hobe

01-13-1999 08:56:43




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 Re: IH Horse Drawn Wheat Binder in reply to Tim (TN), 12-30-1998 06:55:28  
You never know where you'll stumble across these things - usually where there's a long history of farming and often they're parked in rows along some old boy's fence. Here in the south-central Rocky Mountains of Colorado they're frequently seen - in particular, I know on older gent who has two of these grain binders and I've been scheming to get him to sell me them after he agreed to sell me a grain drill in excellent condition. They'll also pop up at Draft Horse and Equipment Auctions around the country. With the growing resurgence of small horse-powered farms, these original machines are coming into demand and there are some entrepreneurs who are building NEW horse-powered machinery, including a ground driven square baler - it debuted at Horse Progress Days 1998 and really blew people away - it was in full spin after 2 steps of the team and worked like a champ.
If you're considering restoring it and need technical info., some states have historical societies with that data, and my favorite, Small Farmer's Journal, has manuals for lots of old rigs - they're located in Sisters, OR.
I always marvel at the mechanical genius behind making something as complicated as the grain binder work - how it evens the bundle, ties the knots, etc. And all that LONG before puters were dreamed of!

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none

01-06-1999 10:22:31




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 Re: IH Horse Drawn Wheat Binder in reply to Tim (TN), 12-30-1998 06:55:28  
They are not rare. Also "wheat" is not part of their name as they were made to bind many types of grain.



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What kind of name is None?

01-07-1999 18:42:36




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 Re: Re: IH Horse Drawn Wheat Binder in reply to none, 01-06-1999 10:22:31  
I think wheat is a grain.



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Norm

01-01-1999 12:14:50




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 Re: IH Horse Drawn Wheat Binder in reply to Tim (TN), 12-30-1998 06:55:28  
Hi, grain binders are not that rare in PA. The major forms are usually a form of IH, Deering, McCormick, IH, etc. There are some JD around and I know of MH and other brands. I have canvases for the newer IH for sale (new) or newer JDs but everything thing else would have to be custom made. If you find some major part numbers and E-mail me I can try to help. Norm

B.W. Macknair & Son (we advertise in "The Small Farmers Journal"

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Okie

12-31-1998 16:40:23




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 Re: IH Horse Drawn Wheat Binder in reply to Tim (TN), 12-30-1998 06:55:28  
Contact the Wisconson Historical Society, Archives Div., Madison Wis. 53706 Sorry, I've mislayed the phone number. If you call or write, ask for the International Harvester Archivist. There is a new person there now and I don't know his name. The Wisconson Historical Society is the respository for all the International Harvester papers. They are helpful and can sometimes help in Identifing equipment. You may be able to get a Parts catalog and operator's manual. They have been quite helpful to me when I have called them.

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Olaf

12-30-1998 19:10:14




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 Re: IH Horse Drawn Wheat Binder in reply to Tim (TN), 12-30-1998 06:55:28  
I would guess that they are rare. But I can't help you with anything else.



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