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Post by BuckSkin on Jan 5, 2022 5:38:35 GMT
Bernard Ridge/KY Hwy 619 - Russell County - Kentucky
37° 01' 31.54" North Latitude
85° 02' 8.09" West Longitude
Elevation: 1,023'
Thursday_16-December-2021
Allis-Chalmers Gleaner N5 Combine Harvester harvesting soybeans in crawdaddy ground.
This ground is so wet that water fills your tracks with every step.
Although the beans were good and plentiful, we had to abandon a large portion for fear of sinking the combine; maybe we can get them once the ground freezes hard.
Back before food stamps and welfare, real genuine gleaners would get them before we could get back in there; think Ruth and Naomi.
Years of Manufacture: 1978-1985
Grain Capacity: 200 bushels
Class: 5
Engine: Allis-Chalmers 426ci 190hp Inline Six-cylinder Turbocharged Diesel
On the top of the door frame is "KS-L.T.D." ; I have no idea as to the significance of that.    
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Post by BuckSkin on Jan 5, 2022 6:02:04 GMT
Transferring the soybeans onto the truck. The road-tile is barely as wide as the wheels on the truck. I was told to get the nose out of the road and come no further; I just laid it to it and went back as far as it would go; when the truck spun out, the bumper was barely off the blacktop; mission accomplished. Once the truck was loaded, the weight gave me a tiny bit of traction. When I pulled back onto the road, the wheels were spinning about 20-mph and I was creeping forward about an inch-a-minute; anyone coming had better stop as I had no intentions of ceasing what forward momentum I had. She finally made it to the blacktop and lurched onto solid ground; if you have never been there, you just don't know what a good feeling that is. People who are not helplessly hung take for granted not being hung and don't really appreciate it; when you are hopeless and forlorn, in debt up to your eyeballs, sick and aching all over, with no hope for things to get better, if your wheels are not spinning helplessly and you are on solid footing, you still have something to be thankful for; of course, you could still have all of the aforementioned problems and also be stuck in the mud. 1984 Ford F750 8.2 Detroit Diesel with a 5 and 2 Full Air Brakes (the kind that goes "CCHHHH")   |
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Post by BuckSkin on Jan 8, 2022 19:57:15 GMT
Same combine in a different, much solider/drier field. John Street Russell County Kentucky Wednesday_15-December-2021 37° 01' 4.83" North Latitude 85° 00' 57.37" West Longitude Elevation: 1007'   |
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Post by BuckSkin on Aug 30, 2022 1:55:14 GMT
Manntown Road West - Russell County - KentuckyWednesday_10-June-2020
This Allis-Chalmers Combine Harvester is on the South side of Manntown Road, just West of B Mann Road, between Rock Lick Creek and Salt Lick Creek.
It is sitting on the East side of THIS BARN.
It is missing the transmission.
Allis-Chalmers_Gleaner Model "K" Combine Harvester_1969-1976
In 1969, Gleaner was finally ready to replace the "EIII" Gleaner, and in its place came the new "K" Gleaner, built and marketed towards smaller farming operations.
It could run a 14-foot grain head; and, for corn harvesting, had the option of a two or three row corn head.
The majority of the specs between the "EIII" and the "K" Gleaner remained the same, including cylinder width, threshing and separating area, and the same bin capacity at 66 bushels.
The "K" Gleaner received the same updated styling as the bigger "G" and "F" combine, plus had the option of a better factory cab or open platform.
The Hydro- traction drive was not available on the "K" Gleaner; instead, the "K" Gleaner had a gear drive transmission with three forward and one reverse.
The "K" was powered by a Chevrolet 6-cylinder 250ci 78hp gasoline engine; the Diesel engine option was not available.
The "K" Gleaner was a good fit for smaller operations.
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Post by BuckSkin on Sept 11, 2022 8:04:49 GMT
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