New Combine
Printed From: Unofficial Allis
Category: Allis Chalmers
Forum Name: Farm Equipment
Forum Description: everything about Allis-Chalmers farm equipment
URL: https://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=113456
Printed Date: 05 Aug 2025 at 1:52pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.10 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: New Combine
Posted By: DanD
Subject: New Combine
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 11:09pm
Well, this one kind of came up all of a sudden out of the blue. My
father saw it advertised in the farm paper on Friday and went and bought
it Saturday morning. It looks unbelievable in the pictures. My father
is picky about used equipment and he seemed impressed with this
combine. I guess the old E will probably be mostly retired now. For
the size of our farm an E/K/K2 would probably be the most appropriate size, but
F's seem a little more plentiful around the country. Since my father
doesn't have cows any more and thus no need to pick ear corn, he's been
hiring the corn combining for at least three years but just prefers to
not have to depend on a custom operator. (There is no corn head for the
E). I'll bet he'll plant more oats, beans and corn next year! LOL Anyone have any secret tips or advise for owning and operating an F3 when one is coming from many years of operating an E? We also never have done corn with the E.     |
Replies:
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 11:17pm
| Dang! that's one nice looking machine! congrats! |
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 11:20pm
My jaw kind of dropped when I saw the pictures. Haven't seen it in person yet. Supposedly still owned by the original owner...dealer selling it for him. |
SHAMELESS wrote:Posted By: Dipstick In
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 11:23pm
|
The transition from E to F3 will be easier than you think. By the second day you'll wonder why you were worried! ------------- You don't really have to be smart if you know who is! |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 11:25pm
| Wow!Worth whatever you paid I'd say.looks like well cared for.You will find it to work just like the E only easier.Same type of settings apply.I only do corn and soys (F2) and the fan is wide open.Operators manual will tell you everything you need to know.Check fan choke adjustment to be sure it's like the book says. |
Posted By: HaroldOmaha
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 11:42pm
|
Wow! It looks like it just came from the factory. The peddles aren't even worn nor are the tires
|
Posted By: Jordan(OH)
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 8:45am
|
Those front tires are not original. Looks great! |
Posted By: Lynn Marshall
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 8:56am
Super clean looking machine.  I'm kind of surprised that it isn't a hydro. Did you get a chopper with it? Also, it doesn't appear to have a floating cutter bar? Will you add one for soybeans? It may not have a header control system either.
|
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 12:19pm
Yes, tires were supposedly new two years ago. |
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 12:26pm
I've always wondered...what is the real advantage of a hydro over the gears and variable v belt drive? It didn't bother me that it wasn't a hydro. Seems that the gears and v belt may be more reliable than a hydro in a 31 year old machine...but I know nothing of the hydro tranny. An F3 has a 5 speed gear transmission instead of a 3 doesn't it? It is a rigid head. Soybeans are a very minor crop on our farm. Some years we have none. My dad mostly wanted a corn harvester and small grain too. How do I tell if it has the header control for a flex head if we ever looked for one? Don't believe there is a chopper. |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 2:19pm
| Advantage? Easier to change directions otherwise variable will do all the speed changing you need.Been running variables for 30yrs.No prob.It just ain't as COOL! |
Posted By: Dmpaul89
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 7:05pm
| Very nice. My F is in comparable condition. How many hours on it? I dont like my variable speed but it may just need adjusted. Its very jerky. And reverse is way too fast! |
Posted By: matador
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 7:18pm
|
We have an F2 that we bought before harvest. We love it, but if the F3 is like the F2, you'll want to come up with some way to make it easier to enter the grain tank. That is not an easy job for me to do! You'll love that machine though!
|
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 7:23pm
| Yeah,I've been threatening to build a ladder inside and out for my hopper.But then again,how often do I really need in there? |
Posted By: ctbowles58
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 8:04pm
|
I would love to find one like that. ------------- 190XT 2WD45 WF D15 D14 CA BIG10 302 & 303 bailers 77G rake 80R mower 6 plows and alot more |
Posted By: OrangeFever
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 8:08pm
| Grew up in the hills and always had a hydro. I remember sitting on an old hog water with mom all day long. We had a F then a F2. My question is what is a F3?????? |
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 8:39pm
That's what I was thinking. Why would one enter the grain tank. We've had a Gleaner E for nearly 40 years and I think I have yet to enter the grain tank! |
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 8:42pm
1670 hours on the engine meter. |
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 8:44pm
|
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 8:45pm
|
Posted By: ILGLEANER
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 9:00pm
|
Only reason you wouldn't want a hydro. Is you have never had one. That's a very nice looking combine. IG ------------- Education doesn't make you smart, it makes you educated. |
Posted By: Lynn Marshall
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 9:07pm
| The header control module, if it has one, would be by the gear shift levers on your right hand side. It should have a three position switch for low, medium, and high cut. It may also have a rocker switch for automatic or manual control. |
Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 9:13pm
You would fun crawling out of a R62 with Mauer big top extensions. ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 9:15pm
Well said a gear shift be hard to go back to. Plus with hydro you can make it a complete combine and have RWA. ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 9:22pm
|
A cleaner Gleaner you will not find. She looks great. LOL How much for the seat? I need the fabric for our 8070's. ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 9:48pm
Doesn't have it. Didn't think it did. Like I said, its main purpose will be a corn machine with some small grains. Never do many beans if any so I don't think it will be a problem. Can be a reason to get out the Gleaner E with the 10 foot head to do a few beans once every few years!  |
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 9:54pm
Well, you have to remember that this is a move up from a Gleaner E. My father is excited about having power steering! But seriously, I'm curious as to why exactly the hydro is so much more desirable to operate. Faster response? I'm not doubting, just curious. The only experience I have with a machine with a hydro on it is this one! LOL  |
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 9:55pm
I'm afraid it would be hard to stand in the cab and drive the combine!! LOL |
Posted By: matador
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 10:17pm
| On our F2, the 433I engine has the oil filter right up front, so you have to access it through the grain tank. I don't know about an F3, but for the filter change alone, a step would be worth it to me. |
Posted By: Jordan(OH)
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 6:36am
| I never had a problem just reaching over the engine to pull the filter. |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 10:31pm
| Change mine like Jordan says.Nice to put that access panel in bin but not going there unless some serious engine trouble. |
Posted By: VAfarmboy
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2015 at 1:55am
To clean out all the grain that is left in there at the end of the season with a shop vac so it won't attract hungry mice who will take up residence in your combine and eat the wiring, the sound proofing foam in the cab, the seat, not to mention pissing and s---ing all over everything in the cab. |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2015 at 5:07am
| with a hydro, don't hafta stop, clutch, change gears, clutch again and don't need to use the brakes |