Denhoff,ND right in the center of the State | The L3 was not behind the JD, I think JD actually copied Gleaner with the electric of hydralics. The L3 Gleaner were actually the simplest combine ever built, few moveing parts and easy to service and work on. Lots of custom cutters used them, and still are around here. A L3 in good shape will do as good or better than 9500, half of the cleaning is done 2 foot in the feeder house of the machine, the walkers and sieves do the rest, will get you the cleanest sample out there even on hard threshing varieties like Glenn. I had JD combine before the Gleaner would never go back. Terry |