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Miscellaneous Forums => 'round the pot-bellied stove => Topic started by: RG8800 on January 14, 2008, 01:23:58 AM

Title: Harvest of 86
Post by: RG8800 on January 14, 2008, 01:23:58 AM

Things are a little slow here  on the forum lately. How about we take a look at a picture from the harvest of 1986 at which time my brother brought an old Massey Harris 26 out of retirement to thresh out a few bushels of oats one day. The 20 foot swath was heavy and made for slow forward motion.
(http://inlinethumb39.webshots.com/38502/2450992010032927439S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2450992010032927439TWTEwV)

Title: Harvest of 86
Post by: Mattias on January 17, 2008, 01:52:47 PM

thanks for sharing! You always have such nice photos. Must feel good to have thoose ordinary life photos of days passed.

Mattias

Title: Harvest of 86
Post by: John Hall on January 18, 2008, 09:42:10 PM

Got a soft spot for old combines so I got to ask, where is the combine today and when was it last used?

Title: Harvest of 86
Post by: RG8800 on January 19, 2008, 12:31:14 PM

Glad you like the photos as they are pretty special to me too. Both combines have sat for the past twenty years now at my brother's farm. Still all in one piece but I doubt you could just jump on and drive one away after all these years. Heres a picture of the crop being swathed before it was combined. Thats an old Versatile 103 , 20 foot cut powered by the Wisconsin V4. Versatile was a Canadian company based in Manitoba, eventually sold out and is now part of Buehler.
(http://inlinethumb05.webshots.com/41476/2828804420032927439S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2828804420032927439ygPviN)

Title: Harvest of 86
Post by: Mattias on January 19, 2008, 01:08:52 PM

Now I begin to understand a few things you guy's been talkin about. Never seen a piece of equipment like that one.

Mattias

Title: Harvest of 86
Post by: John Hall on January 27, 2008, 12:34:54 AM

The only swather I have ever seen is an IH--I think it was powered by a Wisconsin, but I am not certain. It looked to have been built in the 60's or 70's. Looks like running one would be fun!

Title: Harvest of 86
Post by: Pudding on June 28, 2008, 03:27:42 AM

wow, great pics, good to see the old ducks in action!

Title: Harvest of 86
Post by: Danny on June 28, 2008, 07:09:59 PM

Quote from: Pudding;293

wow, great pics, good to see the old ducks in action!

Great website you have. I'll be spendin' some time checkin' the links

:)Danny