[AT] massey combines at portland

[Paul Waugh]

Thanks Ralph
I spent a nice 40 min with a cup of coffee, starting my day. The 
determination of those people ... not an over weight one in the bunch.  Very 
informative.

Paul-46555
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
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Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:42 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] massey combines at portland


>A internet friend has some good vintage video of hillside combining in the
> Palouse country back in the 1940s here.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qq0ou-4u5Y
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 6:27 PM
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>
>> Interesting, my lesson for the day, thanks
>> Paul-46555
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <toma at risingnet.net>
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>> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] massey combines at portland
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>>
>>> Quoting Paul Waugh <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> OK, what is a hillside vs. prairie  ..... shorter legs on one side :))
>>>> or
>>>> maybe it is longer legs on one side :))
>>>
>>> Both actually, one side goes up and the other side down. Hydraulically
>>> controlled with racks on each side geared to a pinion shaft so as one
>>> side goes up, the other goes down.
>>>
>>> The old 25 had a manual control valve but the later ones had a mercury
>>> filled level sensor with a switch on each end and electro-hydraulic
>>> control valves.
>
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