It made a Crop | I can't find patents filed by AC or Gleaner on Rotor design prior to 1970-late 60's. The blow is from the Combine Talk Show Gleaner Photo page,
"This picture, taken back in 1968, is of the first concept Axial Flow Combine which eventually turned into the N6. It was built on a C2 chassis. Note the down front rotor. The machine was being tested in soybeans; I can still remember it having the dirtiest bin sample I had ever seen as the C2 shoe was so overloaded. Unfortunately the only time I had my camera with me in the field was one evening and the flash wouldn't light up the whole machine so I only took the rotor. Two engines were needed not only for power to this massive rotor (compared to the C2 cylinder) but to counterbalance the rotor weight plus having to shift the header so far forward
Michael Enzmann"
Edited by Dan_wcIN 1/17/2011 17:44
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John Deere's Rotary Design work prior to 1962.
