[AT] Demolition (combines)

[charliehill]

Ralph I don't fault the guys for playing with old worn out combines.  I just 
wish I'd had one of them in 1968.

Charlie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
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Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Demolition (combines)


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
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>>I know those combine demo derbies are all in good fun but I can't stand to
>> watch them.  Everytime I see folks tearing up combines all I can think is
>> that
>> some small farmer somewhere needs that combine.  Even if it's worn slam
>> out
>> there are some parts on it that some guy needs.
>>
>> Charlie
>
> Charlie, I can understand your feelings on that subject and I had to admit
> that the old Oliver looked way too good to be smashed up that way. But a
> little background on those machines is in order.
> The two red ones were "donated" by a local combine salvage operator and 
> had
> already been stripped of some of the parts. Also keep in mind that in 1987
> they were of a size that was in the minority as there were many more of 
> the
> bigger machines in use by then.
> I did hear one guy commenting on how he hated to see the straw walkers in
> that Case being destroyed as he knew what it cost to replace the walkers 
> in
> his own Case.
> The Oliver belonged to a local farmer who had it parked in retirement and 
> I
> guess no plans to use it again. I figured that low mounted engine would 
> have
> been the first target to go but surprisingly it survived.
> That green IH S160 winch truck that my brother is driving in the video is
> the same one that I use for a water truck now. Its had an interesting 
> life.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
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