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Mark, What you have is probably a model A or B sheller from the 1930's. I have a 1938 calendar/year book and it has 3 pictures of these shellers at work, 2 on rubber and 1 on steel. I will quote the text for you. "All steel - Roller bearings - Enclosed gears. For three decades the Minneapolis Shellers have been the leaders and best sellers because they are the b est shellers. These new M-M shellers with all steel construction, enclosed cut gears and roller bearings, far outclass even the older models - called "the most satisfactory farm machines built." M-M cylinder shellers run lighter, shell faster and better, do a better cleaning job, and do not break the cobs to bits. Shell snapped or husked corn! Built to last for years! Model "A": 40-inch long cylinder. Capacity: From 200 to 600 bushels of snapped corn - 500 to 800 bushels of husked corn per hour. Power: 2 or 3-plow tractor. Model "B": 53 1/2 inch long cylinder and cage. Capacity: 300 to 900 bushels of snapped corn or 800 to 1400 bushels of husked corn per hour. Power: 3 or 4-plow tractor and up. In the book "Minneapolis-Moline U-Series Photo Archive" by P.A. Letourneau, on page 33 there is a very nice photo of a UDLX and one of these shellers on rubber sitting in front of the then new Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, NE. The photographer would have been standing about 20 feet from where I plop my chair and watch girls; er, ah, well, I mean listen to music on summer Thursday nights at Jazz on the Green, down there. Hope this helps. Jim
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