I'm harvesting...WooHoo!

finally got the second oil filter off, I grabbed the new ones that I had carried up with me a few days ago, went to wipe sum oil on the gasket and a whole bunch of shelled corn fell out of one of the new ones! I spose a mouse carried them up and put them inside the filter overnight! It went to a lot of work last night! got them all cleaned out and got both of them on, I love combining corn! filled with oil, then got the new batteries installed, the combine started right up, checked for any leaks and found none! WooHoo! lifted the head up and tried to latch it to the combine, but that is a no go for now. It's heavy nuff, it'll stay down, I just won't drop/run the snoots on the ground. went out and combined a wagon load and filled the combine again, no issues, just did end rows today/tonight. appears all the lights still work. Old Glory is wav'in in the breeze above the combine. I'm happy so far, I love combining corn, it's the reward of the work all year! a friend came out and helped me some on this machine, he has one like it in his shed...said they do great on crops and give great samples. not bad for a 42 year old machine! I'll resume tomarrow after I hook up the Dodge to the wagon. Thanks to you all too for the helpful hints while I was getting this machine ready!

Get a buddy to help get that head latched on. That could cause an ugly problem.

NEVER crawl under any cornhead or header on a combine without the safety ram or a big olestrong something under it! (I use the safety ram and an unused combine wheel under it) 

Not trying to scare anyone but there are encounters out there about this subject.  Matt Griggs who is a you-tuber from TN is an example and his video may still be available.  He was on the road in a pretty new CIH combine.  Head either wasn't properly secured or became unfastened if that's possible.  He hit a dip, head came loose and combine attempted to leap-frog over the head.  Matt was ejected out the front of the cab into the carnage.  He probably wouldn't be alive except the hydrostat line was severed & the combine stopped.  Combine was rebuilt & in use today.  He is also a believer in seatbelts when on the road.  It's a miracle he survived. 

Glad you got it going. Now you can play with it instead of that darn machine. Right about now I would take some pretty just to get some moisture though.

Wayne...it's an IH 1440 rotary.I hauled about a semi load into town today behind the Dodge in a gravity flow wagon. it's faster with the pickup cuz the wagon will trail straight and smooth up to 45 MPH empty. on;y ggo about 15 when full. was told today that the elevators will all be closed over the weekend, so a buddy of mine will bring 2 of his semi's to me to fill over the weekend. that will help BIG TIME! still gonna fill the gravity flow too.

Wait till daylight, the corn will still be there. If you are itching for something to do, go chop corn stalks, or start fall plowing.

almost done....cept another gathering chain jammed and locked the head up! PfffffT! looking at it tonight, appears them gathering chains are just wore out! this one the chain pulled apart after the chain pin came out! next link shows alot of stretch wear...I only gots about 4-5 acres left, i'll replace this one with new and worry about the others next fall since the corn head hasta sit outside all year. don't want new chains out in the weather all year. oh...and I gots a grain leak somewhere on the combine, can hear the grain dropping, but can't see it. I leave a little pile when I stop to unload. it isn't much, be good food for the wildlife! lol

I 2nd what Jerry said. No pictures? = It didn’t happen!

Edited by Lars(wi) - 12 Nov 2023 at 11:26pm

You might have it half seeded already!!

I'M DONE!!!!! finished up this afternoon. took the last load in behind the Dodge, but stopped at a gas station and grabbed a 12-pack...shared it with the elevator manager and employees after dumping out the wagon. The manager told me he liked the way I think! lol now i'll gits the combine cleaned out, open the trap doors, take down Old Glory, and hopefully park it where it won't be in the way for a year! It feels good to be done, but will miss it out there at night combining, I love combining corn at night, cept my light quit on the unload auger, had to hold a flashlight out there to see when to move and not run any grain out over the side. I sold all the corn I have at the elevator for $4.90 a bu. what are the prices where you are at? the Cargill plant pays more than that, but don't know how much yet. the prices change about every 10 mins there. I also saw the longest semi grain trailer i've ever seen while at the elevator, long sucker...triple axle with a another lift tag on the back, I asked how long that thing was and the driver told me 50 ft....BS....I have a 53 ft at home and this one is way longer than mine! he just smiled and walked off. had nice weather all thru harvest, only 2 breakdowns and both were the gathering chains on the new to me corn head...no biggy! combine ran great, always started, thought that was pretty good after sitting outside 8 years in the weather. everything electrical worked, no mouse damage that I could see, just had the trouble with the filters, but can't really count that as a breakdown. well I did hafta gits a new tire before starting out. I feel fortunute on the holding up of the combine since I watched the big servive/repair trucks from the green stores go by every day and sometimes more than once...them are all newer and some real new and are broke.  

all together 72

Always a good feeling to be done with harvest!