[AT] Left or right combines?

[charlie hill]

In the case of my granddad, I think he did most of his stuff bulk but he 
bagged some beans for seed and some oats for animal feed to be used on his 
farm.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Waugh" <gwaugh at wowway.com>
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> This discussion of older combines begs a question from me...
>
> I grew up around pull-behind combines, pto driven, but they were not
> baggers; they simply dumped into a hopper which was augered into a wagon
> when needed.
>
> My question is:  Was the bagging - bulk thing a local/regional thing, or
> were there other reasons for the two methods?
>
> Yes, we were "big time".  We would put sides about 12" high on the hay 
> racks
> for grain transportation---had what??---maybe 125 bushels??  Of codurse, 
> as
> soon as the cousins and I headed out into the world, stupendous things 
> like
> gravity boxes started showing up.   WHAT???  You don't have to shovel alla
> that stuff??
>
> I do remember bagging and miller's knots (granddad tied em) --but that was
> when grinding feed with the belt-driven hammermill...
>
> Gene
> Gene Waugh
> Elgin, Illinois USA
>
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of carl gogol
> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 4:57 PM
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>
> Where I grew up, in central NY, there were almost certainly combines from
> the factory with bagging platforms and chutes that held the full bags. 
> maybe
>
> as many as 6 bags.  All of the bags were jettisoned at once with a trip
> lever at some convenient point for manual pickup onto a flat wagon for
> transport to the grainery.  Usually the dump was on a corner of the field
> closest to the barn.
>
> Remember the weed seed separator?  I pro bably kept the mustard seed in
> check a little
> Carl Gogol
> Manlius, NY
> (2) AC D-14, AC 914H
> Simplicity 3112 & 7116
> Kubota F-2400
>
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