[AT] massey combines at portland

[Ralph Goff]

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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>> 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.