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WD45 Aaron 
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 Topic: Harvest 2023 pictures
Posted: 07 Sep 2024 at 9:20am |
I am a year late posting these. I had intended to upload them long ago, but here we are. It's not entirely clear what some of the pictures are, so I'll give some context. One picture is taken with the rock door open showing the plugged cylinder. This was mostly caused by some Sumac that had been picked up and made worse by a very dense section of green weeds. We also had some trouble with the auger clutch on the grain table, plugging the head. We had a few opportunities to back up the head with our 24" pipe wrench we call "The Reverser". It lives full-time in the toolbox on the side of the combine. There are two pictures of West MAC in Newaygo Michigan. I hadn't been there in years. It looked a lot different than when I was there as a kid.
Edited by WD45 Aaron - 07 Sep 2024 at 9:32am
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WD45 Aaron
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024 at 9:29am |
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Machinery rescue for all things rusty or broken. Current residents include 3-1/2 WD45s, Oliver Row 77 gas, 88 diesel, Farmall super C, parts C, two Cat D2's, Clark C500-80 forklift, and a sick Kubota.
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Cernunnos
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:02am |
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Classic pictures start to finish...thanks for sharing
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1951 CA, 1952 CA with cultivator, 20 Series 8' disc harrow, 2 bottom pick-up plow, forage blower, 2-row rear mounted drill corn planter, Allcrop grain drill, No. 80T sickle mower, MN No. 130 barge box
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thendrix
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024 at 3:32pm |
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What's the large "roof" in the middle of your yard?
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WD45 Aaron
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024 at 4:21pm |
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Do you mean the large cone-shaped one? That's grain storage. Prior to the steel roof it has now, it had an inflatable roof. I'm told that they bought it used from somewhere else. I'm not certain what the advantage is of that type of storage. It takes up a lot of ground compared to a typical grain bin.
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024 at 6:00pm |
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Yeah that's the one. I guess in a high wind situation it would be beneficial but, yeah it takes up a lot of space. What's the capacity compared to the other bins?
Edited by thendrix - 07 Sep 2024 at 6:01pm
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WD45 Aaron
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Posted: 07 Sep 2024 at 7:10pm |
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That's a good question. I am curious as well. Their website states that they have 4.24 million bushels of storage. When I was young I was told that the facility was previously a cement factory.
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