[AT] massey combines at portland

[charlie hill]

I need to see one in person to understand exactly where it bends and what 
goes which way.  It's amazing the way they work.

Charlie

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From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 2:30 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] massey combines at portland

> Its not just the header Charlie. The entire body of the combine is 
> levelled
> by hydraulics. You can see it a bit in this photo from the modern day
> Palouse harvest.
> http://www.redpowermagazine.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22765&st=8340
>
> Ralph in Sask.
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> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] massey combines at portland
>
>
>> It seems to me that I read or saw where some of the new combines not only
>> tilt the head but also tilt the cab to keep it straight up for operator
>> comfort.  If not maybe I just gave some of them a good idea.   grins
>>
>> Charlie
>>
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>> From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:58 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [AT] massey combines at portland
>>
>>> I'd never even heard of hillside or sidehill combines until the early 
>>> 70s
>>> when there was a presentation in the local town hall by a fertilizer
>>> company
>>> showing farming practices in various parts of the world . For some 
>>> reason
>>> they were showing harvesting in the Palouse area. What an amazing
>>> contrast
>>> to Sask. Now we are not your typical flat land farming country where I
>>> live
>>> but in no way do we have the extreme hills that those farmers work with
>>> there. I actually have nightmares about trying to operate farm equipment
>>> on
>>> hills like those.
>>> The fellow that put that video on youtube has several other very
>>> interesting
>>> old videos there under the name 908harris.
>>>
>>> Ralph in Sask.
>
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