Yoosta B - 3/15/2019 20:25
The early Gleaners solved the problem by moving the cylinder in front of the axle, thus the line of processing could be at a lower angle. Oliver, Massy Harris, and Uni put the engine down below, which solved one problem but created another...
Gleaner put the cylinder down in the header long before they made self propelled combines. The Oliver, early IH, and Case layouts took advantage of off shelf components using tractor engines and transmissions but made for poor power transfer with the engine along side and parallel to the separator.
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