kcm.MN
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Blackhole49
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Didn't know they had self leveling combines back then.
thehickdaddy
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I believe palouse is correct yes, I have seen the photo several times over the years in different museums and restaurants in Washington and Oregon but I dont remember any of the details at the moment. But the photo is usually described by a sign below it.
I like the background of harvested acres.
Sone of the details I do remember hearing from the palouse, Washington era was things like having to use well trained horses to pull the combine as sometimes the first 3 or 5 horses would be out of sight due to changing terrain so the horses needed to know what to do without instruction.
Also sometimes the hillside was steep enough, the bottom of the uphill combine wheel was ABOVE the top of the lower combine wheel.
As far as drilling, the drills needed many dividers added to keep the drill planting uniform. And the seat that was usually in the middle of the drill would be placed on a pole extending the seat completely uphill if the drill to keep down pressure on uphill wheel to keep it turning
I like the background of harvested acres.
Sone of the details I do remember hearing from the palouse, Washington era was things like having to use well trained horses to pull the combine as sometimes the first 3 or 5 horses would be out of sight due to changing terrain so the horses needed to know what to do without instruction.
Also sometimes the hillside was steep enough, the bottom of the uphill combine wheel was ABOVE the top of the lower combine wheel.
As far as drilling, the drills needed many dividers added to keep the drill planting uniform. And the seat that was usually in the middle of the drill would be placed on a pole extending the seat completely uphill if the drill to keep down pressure on uphill wheel to keep it turning
thehickdaddy
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Lots of steep ground out here on the west coast.
In addition to many home made and custom ordered machines, Holt of Stockton California was building hillside combines by 1890 and Harrington manufacturing of Washington was building engine powered, pull behind combines rated up to 40% slope by 1920. Both companies also building their own crawler tractors to conquer the hillside terrain.
And another side note is that when big international harvester set about to design their hillside combines of the 1980s, I believe the engineers were sent out to palouse, Washington to study the ground and also to work with the guys who had decades of experience making hillside machines and conversion kits.
Separately, I believe it was Adams tractor company made a few hillside wheel tractors that had adjustable rear final drives that could be adjusted per the hillside requirements
In addition to many home made and custom ordered machines, Holt of Stockton California was building hillside combines by 1890 and Harrington manufacturing of Washington was building engine powered, pull behind combines rated up to 40% slope by 1920. Both companies also building their own crawler tractors to conquer the hillside terrain.
And another side note is that when big international harvester set about to design their hillside combines of the 1980s, I believe the engineers were sent out to palouse, Washington to study the ground and also to work with the guys who had decades of experience making hillside machines and conversion kits.
Separately, I believe it was Adams tractor company made a few hillside wheel tractors that had adjustable rear final drives that could be adjusted per the hillside requirements
Brian G. NY
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What a great picture.....I bet it took a real man to drive a team like that!
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