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| John, back in the '50s into the early '60s we had two IH #62 pull type combines. They had 6' heads that were raised / lowered mechanically, canvases ( similar to today's Draper belts except made from canvas) instead of cross auger, & 28 bu grain tanks. Ours were poured by Continental (cub) engines though they were also available with PTO. Once you got the engine started you didnt want to kill it or shut it off as they were next to impossible to restart when hot. I remember we never shut the engine off when we stopped for lunch, just let it idle.
Also had a IH baler that used the same engine for power. It took 2 guys to operate, one on tractor & other rode on the side back by the bale chute to operate the knotter. Had a young guy working for us that got a finger cutoff in the knotter. They put the cutoff part of the finger in a bag of ice & took him & the finger to the hospital where they rowed it on. He had partial use of the finger until he passed away. This was early '50s, I was only 2-3 yrs old at the time but can still remember all the commotion when it happened. | |
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