[AT] Case thresher elevator chain

[John Boehm]

The Heidrick Ag History Center has a Case threshing
machine (not sure right now what size it is) that
we've been using the last few years at the Family Farm
Festival that is cosponsored by the museum and our
Branch 158 of EDGE&TA. I have wanted to get my own
thresher to use at the show which will be on Father's
Day weekend. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll have it
operable by then. My machine came from Oregon and had
last been used about 12 or 15 years ago at the Oregon
State Fair. It is worn, but complete and everything
appears to be in operable condition once I get the
return elevator chain fixed.The bottom part was filled
with filbert nut shells (filberts are grown mainly in
Oregon), straw, and rat nest debris.

I am also working on buying a John Deere 8 foot pto
driven binder, which was last used two years ago. For
now, we are using  Fred Heidrick Jr.'s IHC binder. The
barley is ready to cut and we will start  cutting some
of the field  within the next week, then leave the
rest to be cut during the show.


John Boehm
Woodland, CA
Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com




--- Herbert Metz <metz-h.b at mindspring.com> wrote:

> John (& Others)
> Where has anyone seen operating Case threshing
> machines?  especially the 
> 22-36?   Mt. Pleasant, Iowa comes to mind, but that
> was over twenty years 
> ago?
> Antique Case enthusiasts have an "Abe?"
> organization?
> Herb
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Boehm" <rustyacres at yahoo.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 1:09 PM
> Subject: RE: [AT] Case thresher elevator chain
> 
> 
> > Thanks for the suggestions. I've uploaded several
> > photos of the best part of the elevator chain at
> > http://vintagetractors.com/whatsit.html . The
> links
> > are forged or cast. On one of them, I could make
> out
> > what I thought was the number "45". but my wife
> (who
> > is usually right) thinks it is a number "43". I
> also
> > found some steel detachable chain that I had
> around
> > here and it is included in the photos. It has a
> number
> > "45" stamped into it.
> >
> > Next, I 've gone onto both the Valu-bilt and the
> A&I
> > websites. They list #42 and #55 steel detachable
> > chain. Their #55 chain seems to be closer
> > dimensionally to what I have. I laid about two
> feet of
> > the #45 chain next to my elevator chain and  it
> was
> > about 1/4" longer than the elevator chain. Close
> > enough that I think it would work with my
> sprockets
> > (after all, this isn't a rocket ship, is it?) .
> Next
> > problem is that the cast links and the steel links
> > don't want to attach to each other. I probably
> could
> > mate them with a little grinding here and there. 
> One
> > of the Valu-bilt attachment links has a bracket
> that
> > sticks up in the center and a newly fabricated
> paddle
> > could be made to fit.
> >
> > I think what I would really like to find is some
> > original elevator chain from someone that has a
> "yard
> > art" thresher as about 2/3 of mine is still
> useable.
> > Failing that, I guess I will try to mate the cast
> > links with the stamped links and make a few new
> > paddles utilizing the available attachment links.
> It
> > would be nice to find the cast type links.  Does
> > anyone know if the cast type chain links are still
> > available new?
> >
> > Obviously, I am not very familiar with using
> > detachable chain and am getting a  start on my
> > education. If someone could explain the
> differences
> > and availablility of the various sizes of
> detachable
> > chain that would also be helpful. Does what I am
> > attempting to do seem feasible?
> >
> > John Boehm
> > Woodland, CA
> > Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Louis <louis at kellnet.com> wrote:
> >
> >> John,
> >>
> >> Can you post a picture of the link?  I can get
> >> different types of chain
> >> links from A&I and Tisco.  I will work with you
> on
> >> the price, if I can get
> >> the right type of links.
> >>
> >> Lou
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On
> >> Behalf Of John Boehm
> >> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 12:18 AM
> >> To: Antique Tractors
> >> Subject: [AT] Case thresher elevator chain
> >>
> >>
> >> I am trying to get my 22-36 Case threshing
> machine
> >> in
> >> operating condition and found outh that the rats
> >> that
> >> built nests in the elevator have caused about
> half
> >> of
> >> the elevator chain to be so badly rusted that it
> is
> >> unuseable. It is #40 or #45 detachable link
> chain,
> >> but
> >> every fourth link has a bracket to which the oval
> >> elevator paddles are riveted. Does anyone have
> some
> >> of
> >> this chain available? Thanks,
> >>
> >> John Boehm
> >> Woodland, CA
> >> Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
> 
> 
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