Gleaner A II

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I am getting ready to try and drive my A II home and I am gonna be trying to drive fifteen or so miles…I have a two row cornhead on it now and was thinking of locking the emergency head stop for the trip but this sticker says not for transport?  Any reason you wouldn’t want it locked for a longer road trip?  I am kinda concerned about a hose blow out or something like that and the header dropping on the ground.

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Oldoug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 1120	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oldoug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Gleaner A II Posted: 15 Apr 2024 at 12:16pm
	I am getting ready to try and drive my A II home and I am gonna be trying to drive fifteen or so miles…I have a two row cornhead on it now and was thinking of locking the emergency head stop for the trip but this sticker says not for transport? Any reason you wouldn’t want it locked for a longer road trip? I am kinda concerned about a hose blow out or something like that and the header dropping on the ground.
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SteveM C/IL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Shelbyville IL Points: 8247	Post Options Post Reply Quote SteveM C/IL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2024 at 12:21pm
	Put it in place and keep the head fully raised with hyd. If a hose pops it will keep it off the road. Holding only one ram has a tendency to twist the housing with a head on it.

AC7060IL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 19 Aug 2012 Location: central IL Points: 3343	Post Options Post Reply Quote AC7060IL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2024 at 12:56pm
	I’d replace its bad hydraulic hose(s) before driving it down the road. How good are its brakes? Most gleaners were nose heavy with a corn head mounted on them. That is usually an advantage for drive wheel traction while in the field operating in 1st or 2nd gear. On the road in high gear, it is not a good combination. If road drive contains any serious downhill grades, then rear steer wheel’s contact can be compromised. If in a dire situation and quickly dropping the head isn’t a choice to control its speed/direction, then what?