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Post by 1480man on Feb 5, 2016 5:38:42 GMT
Dad had a CII that replaced his IH 151. I remember riding in the CII but was VERY little at the time, 1973?. He had an old threshing machine shed that it stayed in during the ND winters, he had dug trenches where the tires would go and had to deflate the tires to get it to fit. He traded it for a JD 105 (1975), then a IH 915(1978), then in 1987, a IH1480 and later ran a L with the 1480 from 1990 till 1996. Both the L and the 1480 where traded for a R60 in 1997 which was a low hour machine and had great capacity but spent much more time in the shop than the L or 1480 (or JD105). The CII was dads least favorite combine, It didn't have the capacity or the reliability the dealership claimed. The L was one of his favorites, it and the 1480 where near bulletproof and served our farm very well. It was a sad day for me when the L was traded. John  |
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Post by JasonB on Feb 5, 2016 13:49:34 GMT
Was your Gleaner "G" and "F" combines Diesel or gas? Curious to know if you went to a Diesel engine on the later combines.
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Post by JasonB on Feb 5, 2016 13:55:52 GMT
John,
How come you guys went with the R60 as a replacement for both combines instead of picking up an L2 or L3 to replace the "L" Gleaner. Judging from the picture, your L Gleaner must have been a 74-76 Gleaner L as it has the later decals? Sample wise, which put a cleaner sample in the Bin? The "L" or the R60 Gleaner?
Did you have any problems with the Duetz air cooled engine in the R60? Always heard the Duetz air cooled engine was a downfall on the R and R0 Gleaners.
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Post by 1480man on Feb 5, 2016 16:19:25 GMT
John, How come you guys went with the R60 as a replacement for both combines instead of picking up an L2 or L3 to replace the "L" Gleaner. Judging from the picture, your L Gleaner must have been a 74-76 Gleaner L as it has the later decals? Sample wise, which put a cleaner sample in the Bin? The "L" or the R60 Gleaner? Did you have any problems with the Duetz air cooled engine in the R60? Always heard the Duetz air cooled engine was a downfall on the R and R0 Gleaners. In 1993 I moved off the farm so dad was on his own quite a bit and had a hard time getting reliable help so that the reason he traded the 2 for the R60. I honestly don't think there was a measurable difference in sample quality between the L, 1480 or R60, You just had to set them right and drive the right speed. If anything I'd say both rotaries saved a bit more out the back than the L did but they where all good when set up right. As for the Deutz, that was a hell of a good engine. We blew it out every day and inspected for oil leaks that could cause hot spots on the cylinder walls. It was powerfull and had good torque. It was also good on fuel. If parts where more easy to get I'd have one for sure! |
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Post by JasonB on Feb 5, 2016 19:11:27 GMT
You don't remember what year your dad's R60 was? Did was it the "Hawke" version with the white/grey interior or the tan interior. Believe they changed the interior around 1989-90, so some of the Green Stripe R0's did have the white/grey cab interior.
Interesting about the Duetz engine, I know some guys liked them and others didn't because of it being an air cooled engine vs. liquid cooled.
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Post by samuelh on Feb 5, 2016 22:31:19 GMT
That is the key to Deutz engines. You got to keep them clean. Dad has a stump grinder with a small 4 cylinder Turbo Deutz. He blows it off each morning before heading out to the next job. And while doing it, looking it over for possible leaks.
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Post by Hershy on Feb 5, 2016 23:28:03 GMT
Was your Gleaner "G" and "F" combines Diesel or gas? Curious to know if you went to a Diesel engine on the later combines. The G was an LP and the F is a diesel. The F is still sitting in Dad's machine shed because I have not taken time to sell it. It probably had been sitting there for more than 15 years. |
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Post by Hershy on Feb 5, 2016 23:33:08 GMT
Another piece of equipment that was used on all harvest crews in the 60s that ran the whole route was the pickup attachment for picking up wind-rowed grain. I remember in Oklahoma using them on oats because they would tend to shatter when they were ripe enough to harvest and all the crops in the Dakotas, wheat, barley and oats were swathed as soon as the grain changed color.
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Post by JasonB on Feb 5, 2016 23:49:46 GMT
Was your Gleaner "G" and "F" combines Diesel or gas? Curious to know if you went to a Diesel engine on the later combines. The G was an LP and the F is a diesel. The F is still sitting in Dad's machine shed because I have not taken time to sell it. It probably had been sitting there for more than 15 years. A Gleaner "G" with LP gas, that must have also been a rare combine in its day as well. I have never seen an LP Combine of any make before, knew of tractors but wasn't aware of LP combines. The "G" and "F" must have been the last Gleaners with LP gas. Did they offer LP gas for the L & M? |
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Post by Hershy on Feb 6, 2016 11:10:11 GMT
The LP was difficult to handle but did have its advantages over gasoline in that it ran cooler and burnt clean. I am pretty sure that Dad's C was a gasoline combine until Dad bought it then he had the dealer convert it. When they did that they ground the valves in the head. That engine had many many hours on it when in the late 70s he had to redo the valves again and they had worn completely out pulling into the head. When we changed oil it always looked as clean as when we put it in.
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Post by JasonB on Feb 6, 2016 14:31:14 GMT
Horsepower wise, did the LP gain or loss HP compared to the gas engine when working in difficult crop conditions? I imagine the LP fuel lasted a bit longer in fuel compared to the gas engine. I can definitely seeing it burning more cleaner.
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Post by Hershy on Feb 6, 2016 23:34:03 GMT
If an engine is set up with the high compression pistons there is no loss of power. If you run LP into a gas engine then you do lose some power. I guess I have no idea how fuel consumption would compare. They C had a 60 gallon tank that we would fill to 85% and that would last a long day and maybe half of the next day.
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