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Abelsron
Posted 11/10/2014 22:43 (#4170668)
Subject: Looking for someone to restore old combine


NC Iowa Thompson		Looking for someone in North Central ,ia to restore and Old McCormick self propelled combine.?



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Steiger Man
Posted 11/10/2014 22:47 (#4170670 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Sunburst Montana

Sorry I can't help you but that is a good combine to preserve.  Not many of those left. 

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fjlip
Posted 11/10/2014 23:05 (#4170688 - in reply to #4170670)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine



N East Sask, Canada		Is that a #123? Gravity dump grain tank, rear tires together like row crop tractor . Grandfather drove a #125, 1953 vintage, larger single tires, had an unload auger, non folding.
3 forward gears, slow, too fast and slow road gear. Always thought Deere was light years ahead with the #55.





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Steiger Man
Posted 11/11/2014 09:15 (#4171074 - in reply to #4170688)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Sunburst Montana

I'm thinking its a 123. 

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tomosakis
Posted 11/10/2014 22:53 (#4170677 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Osakis, MN		I bet you only fill the auxiliary grain tank too full one time on that model. Corn shower down the back!
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7720gas
Posted 11/10/2014 23:28 (#4170702 - in reply to #4170677)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


you need to ride that doing oats when it is 100 degrees ......... been there

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QuAppelle
Posted 11/11/2014 00:33 (#4170717 - in reply to #4170702)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Sask		Try cutting wheat in December of 1959. Not much heat from the engine got up to the operator's platform. I wanted a spinner knob for the steering wheel but Dad would't buy one. After the steering wheel got ripped out of my hands a few times when those tricycle rear wheel hit a frozen gopher mound I decided I wanted to keep my thumbs.
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John Smith
Posted 11/11/2014 04:43 (#4170748 - in reply to #4170677)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


South Central Illinois

Where is the full grain tank light?

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Haleiwa
Posted 11/10/2014 23:10 (#4170690 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine



West Chazy, New York

Ask around at dealerships if they know of a retired mechanic who would like a project like that.  It's a neat machine.  It looks like it is all there.

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Clay SEIA
Posted 11/10/2014 23:45 (#4170708 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine



Wish I could help on the restoration- I sure would love to, if I had the space and spare time to do so.  If it would be of any help, I DO have a parts catalog for the 123-SP that I got with some other stuff on an ebay purchase.  

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JohnW
Posted 11/11/2014 01:15 (#4170720 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


NW Washington		Wow, I remember that one of our neighbors had one of those IH combines back in the 1950's when self-propelled combines were first coming to that neck of the woods in Indiana.
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garvo
Posted 11/11/2014 04:23 (#4170743 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


western iowa,by Denison		I like the duals!
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keving
Posted 11/11/2014 04:33 (#4170745 - in reply to #4170743)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Michigan		Too many parts missing!! (Cab,AC,radio,RWA,GPS,etc) :)
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Funacres
Posted 11/11/2014 05:03 (#4170755 - in reply to #4170745)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Texas

You forgot the missing gas cap.  Someone left it off and probably has caused the fuel system to get chaff in it.  It's gonna need a new fuel filter!

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trakman
Posted 11/11/2014 06:43 (#4170824 - in reply to #4170755)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Central Kansas		Don't forget the Beacon!
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BHTN
Posted 11/11/2014 09:24 (#4171091 - in reply to #4170824)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine



West Tennessee
trakman - 11/11/2014 05:43

Don't forget the Beacon!


HaHa. I was waiting on that. LOL
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Kickapoogian
Posted 11/11/2014 09:49 (#4171126 - in reply to #4170824)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine



Soldiers Grove Wi. 54655
trakman - 11/11/2014 06:43

Don't forget the Beacon!



And the auto steer~
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TORQUE
Posted 11/11/2014 06:49 (#4170832 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


SC Iowa		There is one just like that in an old salvage yard here, it may be a 125 or 151.
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Farmerjonathan
Posted 11/11/2014 07:25 (#4170899 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


NorthWest Indiana		Check with your surrounding FFA chapters. Might be an ag class willing to take this on. Put everything in writing, offer them incentives, so much money when 1/4 of the way, 1/2 way and then completed. Find when they are working on it in the evenings and take them a bunch of pizzas. Could be a win win situation for all involved.
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Illinois Farmer Jim
Posted 11/11/2014 08:50 (#4171033 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine



N.W. Illinois		If you don't find anyone I can restore it, but unfortunately it will be nearly two years before I have an opening. This is the one I finished last year...





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Clay SEIA
Posted 11/11/2014 08:58 (#4171044 - in reply to #4171033)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine



Very, very nice old Titan!

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Illinois John
Posted 11/11/2014 09:22 (#4171086 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Crawford County, Robinson, Illinois

Dad lived in Edwards County, Illinois  when that IH 123 sp came out.  He bought the first one available after the war years, drove it around the race track for the local dealer to show off during the County Fair.  I spent many an hour on that machine eating dirt.  Not a bad combine at the time, I recall the very long bent rod that shifted the transmission deep in the combine. 

Dad painted his in 1950, sold in 1957.  Neighbor bought it, probably still has it but I haven't seen it in 40 years. 

Someone said something about corn, I don't believe a corn head was ever available for that model.  For years the farmers in the area believed a corn head would tear up a combine, and stayed with pickers long after everybody else was combining corn.  We were surprised the corn in the combine caused less damage and power loss than weedy beans before herbicides.



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Steiger Man
Posted 11/11/2014 09:58 (#4171137 - in reply to #4171086)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Sunburst Montana

Nice pics.  Hesston made several attachments to turn them into a more user friendly combine.  These are from over at Redpowermagazine.



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QuAppelle
Posted 11/11/2014 10:40 (#4171182 - in reply to #4171086)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Sask

Those pictures brought back memories! Thanks for posting them.

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Jacob Bolson
Posted 11/11/2014 10:05 (#4171141 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


Iowa		Logan Below in Hubbard does excellent ag equipment restoration work. Shoot me an e-mail for his phone number.
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Flash515
Posted 11/11/2014 21:39 (#4172351 - in reply to #4170668)
Subject: RE: Looking for someone to restore old combine


NC IA		There is someone by Latimer that does tractors not sure if he does more. If you want I can dig up his number, email me at [email protected] if you want me to find his number.
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