[AT] Left or right combines?

[Ralph Goff]

Gene, my Uncle had that happen to him on his John Deere 95. I thought it was
a belt drive on that one but not sure now. Can't recall just how he managed
to get out of that but he had a pretty sore foot for a while. I'd never
climb into a hopper now when the auger is running.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

----- Original Message -----
From: Gene Waugh <gwaugh at wowway.com>
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group' <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 10:26 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] Left or right combines?


> And all this talk of combines has brought to mind the time I was kicking
> down the hopper one time when combining oats---they would, of course, not
> want to flow too well.  There was a broom stuck around the hopper, but us
> cousins (teenagers, you know) would tend to jump into the hopper, grab the
> sides, and kick the sides to dislodge the grain.  One time I slipped and
> caught my foot in the auger!!!  I will be forever grateful that IH just
used
> an idler pulley drive for the auger, rather than a chain & sprocket, like
> the "big bucks" John Deere did!!!  All that happened was that I lost the
> nail on my big toe.
>
> Gene Waugh
>
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