Saying Goodbye to the Gleaner G Combine
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ย. 2021
- This is a video about my former 1968 Gleaner G combine that I filmed the day before I sold it. I talk about some of my experiences and opinions relating to this combine, as well as do a general walk around of the machine. I do have some footage from when I was able to harvest corn with it, and I plan to upload it at some point. Sorry about the wind noise!
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The Gleaners always struck me as a very well-built and decently-engineered combine, but I guess they weren't always designed with long-term wear and serviceability in mind. Cool to see that there are still a lot of them out there being used, though. Have to love the farmer repairs done to it too...I'm particularly a fan of the I-beams welded to the rear axle. lol.
All variable speeds on combines operate about the same. My R52 is similar with the variable speed corn head drive. If you are not using loc-tite and are making the pins rather than buying the right ones and you don't replace the bushings then you can expect trouble. It's like that with Deere, White, Case etc etc. Back in the G days Gleaner was number 1 in sales in the United States. There is a reason they were number 1. We've been running Gleaners since 1976. Dad ran 300 acres every year wit his E Gleaner from 1976 to 1997. The worst thing for a combine than to have some cobble artist who doesn't know what he is doing be the one doing all the repairs on it.
It is neat how simple many parts of a Gleaner combine are, but it’s such a pain to get parts for a G anymore. The reality is, this combine did a lot of work in its day, and it deserves recognition for it, but I was working on it more than I was working with it. The new owner is happy to have it and plans to fix the issues and keep using it!
They were monster machines when they came out. In my area every one had 20 foot headers. Easy to work on and you only had to carry 2 size bearings. Not counting the cylinder and the pitman. Loved these combines
Woooww😲that engine looks powerful💪💪💪💪
Engine is an old Buda 262 in line six
It's a 301 Allis
There is supposed to be fluid in the rear tires and there might be additional weights available that hang on the rear axle. Also that engine is the same as in a 190XT gas tractor not a D19. The G was IMO the best combine of its day. The maintenance on this combine looks horrid and is why you are having trouble like you have. Combines don't like to be cobbled together like that one has. I hope you never need to do any major work on that 4400 because you will learn to hate that combine. I've worked on many makes of old combines and the 3300 thru 7700 are about as hard to work on as it gets and the gleaner without question is the easiest. Go find a nice M2 and you won't be sorry, trust me.