Re: How far would you drive It?

Posted by JWC in MS on March 09, 2007 at 16:50:21 from (199.133.90.83):

In Reply to: How far would you drive It? posted by BrianRM on March 09, 2007 at 12:42:22:

In 1986 I bought a CII Gleaner from its original owner. It had been shedded since new and was in excellent shape. He had changed over to larger JD machines for his soybeans in the 70"s and had just used the gleaner for small wheat fields for the previous 15 years. My trip was 200 miles and crossed from one state into another. We did not have any local haulers for combines and my largest truck at the time was a 3/4 ton pickup. After checking with some of the various authorities in the areas I would have to pass through I found there were little or on restrictions on driving the unit, but many rules on hauling it (permits etc.). The end result was I changed all the fluids and filters, made sure all of the factory lights worked, added two additional flashing lights along with front and rear reflectors at the widest points, dropped the header on a flatbed trailer, filled the combine up with gas and set out first thing the next morning. The gleaner was 10" wide outside to outside of the drive wheels with the ladder pulled up and its top speed was 12 miles per hour. At 30 minutes before sundown I was 60 miles from home and contemplated spending the night at the nearest motel. I called the local state troopers post (the rest of the trip was on four-lane US highway) and they said they had no regulations against driving it if all of the factory lights worked, but you could not haul one after dark. I stopped bought some gas, ate a sandwich and then through the throttle open headed for home. I could say I made the trip in a day, but not between sunrise and sunset. 7:30 the next morning I got up ate breakfast then put the header back on and greased everything again. I was cutting wheat by lunch time. The neighbors around the farm asked how many tickets did I get and looked surprised when I told them none. The key is to make sure you have a good plan, that your equipment is in safe condition and don"t look like you are doing something stupid. Good luck if you decide to drive it. I would not have done it if there had been any doubt about the condition of the equipment. Also you would never know those 40 year old Rice and Cane tires had made a 200 mile road trip as they still have 70% or more tread.

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