Happy Birthday, Gleaner! So glad to see your marketing folks out and about, telling the story and history of the past 100 years. Not a lot of brands can do that. Congratulations!
I can't believe Jerry Schmitt at 6:14. He and I began as interns the same time in June 1967. I returned to college to finish my last term, then returned to Gleaner in January 1968. Jerry continued as he was going to Rockhurst College in Kansas City, near the plant in Independence. So much left out that I lived through - the 635 prototype that lead to the L (635 was one walker wider, too large for transport at the time), J Lyle Shaver, developer of the Gleaner Rotary, Gene Allen who was asked to develop a small combine for small farmers and came up with the E in a very short time. And most importantly Paul Ratliff who saved Gleaner from oblivion. Deutz told the SAE conference in Moline, IL, that Deutz hadn't realized how much money they could lose trying to buy into the North American market and wanted to do anything to get out, were looking for a sucker. Paul told us Deutz had no future, get our resumés up to date, so I left. Then Paul Ratliff got 4 colleagues together, bought out Deutz-Allis and the rest is history. We went from 161 people in engineering in 1981 and were down to 19 when I left in 1989.
100+ years of quality, commitment to exellence and most importanly, customer satisfaction. Thank you Gleaner, happy birthday. May the next 100 years be just the begining.
I have only just seen this video. We celebrated 100 year of Gleaner here in the UK last summer. We cut 10 acres of barley with 4 Gleaners. 1960 model A, 1962 C, 1964 A Super and 1966, Super A. All these machines are basically the same as American A, C or A2, C2 machines with slight modifications to suit our different crop conditions. Also they are Allis orange here. Just painted over the galvanised body work. Sold as Allis products. Unfortunately Allis pulled out of the Uk in 1970. Unfortunately Gleaners no longer sold here. They are my favourite combines for sure
Happy 100th birthday Gleaner!!! Congratulations on the outstanding documentary video .,. I loved it 😂. Aaron B, you are doing an outstanding job carrying forward the great traditions of being customer focused ... continue that VOC! It made me smile to see Jerry Schmitt again! Thank you to to the whole Gleaner team for all that you have accomplished and for all that you will continue to do to ensure another successful 100 years!! Gleaner has been and always will be a passion of mine!!!
Enzmann, great to hear from you. I think about my time there often and miss the people like you, the product and the customers! Would love to catch up with you but not sure how to do that outside of TH-cam. Any ideas?
@@garrybusboom9074 It's tough as everyone is spread around the country. Lyle Shaver still lives in the same home and I had coffee with him the day before Thanksgiving when we visited family in the area. He said only Dave Johnston and Dave Cook live in the area of the people we worked with. I've heard from a farmer putting together a Gleaner history who has talked to several of the engineers of our era. He found me through Facebook.
Hey Enzmann, have you seen the new TH-cam video "Introducing the T Series of Gleaner Combines"? Several more are available. Nice changes but certainly no revolution.
Gleaner has always been in our family, dad had a G with 4 row head when we were kids and when my brothers and I started farming, we had an L2 . Today, we are running an R87 with 12 row head. Robinson Implement (Irwin Iowa)is our dealer , and you will not find a better group of guys, owner Lenny and sons Lane and Luke are, simply the best!
5 generations have ran Gleaners on our farm. I sure hope that another 5 can do the same thing. Maybe work on getting the wheels to stay on them for 2024 though? 😂
Nice video with one exception, the interview with quote “gleaner combine under the massey ferguson umbrella” That made the hair stand up on my back. Massey went broke in the 80’s and for good reason. Its Agco, now bring back your corporate branded tractors!!
19:08 "Under the M-F umbrella"? "Gleaner by Massey" coming soon or something? Also is AGCO still mad at Independence Missouri? No mention of the fact they were made there for the majority of their production. I guess, like AGCO and dealers, I was expecting more, more of a documentary here.
Last time I drove by the plant, probably 2018, a decaying series of original plant with additions over the years. Very sad for me - 22 years of my career spent there. Would have liked to have stayed while Paul Ratliff bought but an outfit in red paint paid me double to leave.
Thank you for being dedicated to our great machine. There really isn't anywhere to purchase it at this point. If you like, I could send you a digital copy.
@@GleanerCombinesTVcould you post the full version? I would love to see it. We have had a few L models and many since. As long as we can still get parts we will keep running gleaners. No need to switch when every other harvester is getting harder and harder to work on with every new model that comes out. Simplicity and less down time is what keeps everyone coming back. Just wish there was more dealers but can’t complain
Want to see the "history" of Gleaner - i.e the 1970s and L2s and such - break out the carousel projector. Same goes with the NH, MF and IH competition. Want to see the "history" of the JD "competition" from the same era - i.e. Go drive back roads in "rural America" and eventually you'll find a 6600 or 7700 still running. And even a conventional 60-series is as "old school" as far as the machine's "guts". And of course EVERY rotary "innovation" from twin-rotor NHs to axial-rotor IHs to cross-rotor Gleaners was originally "innovated" by JD during "development" of the Titan (20-series) combines when Deere went actively looking for a "better way" than threshing machine technology and experimented with every rotor "configuration" imaginable including those "competitors" back when there WERE NO ROTARIES AND EVERY COMBINE WAS A "CONVENTIONAL" up to and including far out concepts like rotors in the header and feederhouse. And every configuration made it to the "proof of concept" stage before Deere determined the only legit iprovements possible were to the grain and residue handling systems. Turret unloading augers, straw choppers etc. Then Deere PUBLISHED all that "R&D" and all of a sudden almost all the "competition" had "innovative" and "new" rotaries. And every one of them lost "market share" to Deere because with the horsepower and technology available then conventionals were still the BEST "general purpose" combines. The problem was none of the "competition" had true heavy-duty off-highway engines and the hydraulic and hydrostatic and construction equipment and expertise to build true high-capacity - i.e. 8-12 row - "corn and soybean" combines to "compete".
Happy Birthday, Gleaner! So glad to see your marketing folks out and about, telling the story and history of the past 100 years. Not a lot of brands can do that. Congratulations!
I can't believe Jerry Schmitt at 6:14. He and I began as interns the same time in June 1967. I returned to college to finish my last term, then returned to Gleaner in January 1968. Jerry continued as he was going to Rockhurst College in Kansas City, near the plant in Independence. So much left out that I lived through - the 635 prototype that lead to the L (635 was one walker wider, too large for transport at the time), J Lyle Shaver, developer of the Gleaner Rotary, Gene Allen who was asked to develop a small combine for small farmers and came up with the E in a very short time. And most importantly Paul Ratliff who saved Gleaner from oblivion. Deutz told the SAE conference in Moline, IL, that Deutz hadn't realized how much money they could lose trying to buy into the North American market and wanted to do anything to get out, were looking for a sucker. Paul told us Deutz had no future, get our resumés up to date, so I left. Then Paul Ratliff got 4 colleagues together, bought out Deutz-Allis and the rest is history. We went from 161 people in engineering in 1981 and were down to 19 when I left in 1989.
The gleaner brand has always fascinated me. It’s my favorite brand of combine to see in the field.
100+ years of quality, commitment to exellence and most importanly, customer satisfaction. Thank you Gleaner, happy birthday. May the next 100 years be just the begining.
Great video. I had no idea there was so much communication between producers, engineering and those in the factory that brought the ideas together.
I have only just seen this video. We celebrated 100 year of Gleaner here in the UK last summer. We cut 10 acres of barley with 4 Gleaners. 1960 model A, 1962 C, 1964 A Super and 1966, Super A. All these machines are basically the same as American A, C or A2, C2 machines with slight modifications to suit our different crop conditions. Also they are Allis orange here. Just painted over the galvanised body work. Sold as Allis products. Unfortunately Allis pulled out of the Uk in 1970. Unfortunately Gleaners no longer sold here.
They are my favourite combines for sure
Happy 100th birthday Gleaner!!! Congratulations on the outstanding documentary video .,. I loved it 😂. Aaron B, you are doing an outstanding job carrying forward the great traditions of being customer focused ... continue that VOC! It made me smile to see Jerry Schmitt again! Thank you to to the whole Gleaner team for all that you have accomplished and for all that you will continue to do to ensure another successful 100 years!! Gleaner has been and always will be a passion of mine!!!
Hey Garry - Was just thinking of you while going through pictures testing spreaders on the N6 & N7 back in the early 1980's. MikeEnzmann
Enzmann, great to hear from you. I think about my time there often and miss the people like you, the product and the customers! Would love to catch up with you but not sure how to do that outside of TH-cam. Any ideas?
@@garrybusboom9074 It's tough as everyone is spread around the country. Lyle Shaver still lives in the same home and I had coffee with him the day before Thanksgiving when we visited family in the area. He said only Dave Johnston and Dave Cook live in the area of the people we worked with. I've heard from a farmer putting together a Gleaner history who has talked to several of the engineers of our era. He found me through Facebook.
Hey Enzmann, have you seen the new TH-cam video "Introducing the T Series of Gleaner Combines"? Several more are available. Nice changes but certainly no revolution.
Gleaner has always been in our family, dad had a G with 4 row head when we were kids and when my brothers and I started farming, we had an L2 . Today, we are running an R87 with 12 row head. Robinson Implement (Irwin Iowa)is our dealer , and you will not find a better group of guys, owner Lenny and sons Lane and Luke are, simply the best!
5 generations have ran Gleaners on our farm. I sure hope that another 5 can do the same thing. Maybe work on getting the wheels to stay on them for 2024 though? 😂
I worked on these combines and also owned a couple of them as a farmer. The 14 foot auger was to short. 😁
so interesting video you could sell more if there were more dealer
Nice video with one exception, the interview with quote “gleaner combine under the massey ferguson umbrella”
That made the hair stand up on my back.
Massey went broke in the 80’s and for good reason.
Its Agco, now bring back your corporate branded tractors!!
Grew up with an E, real clean cutting K and eventually had an F corn soybean special. Cut a lot of fescue with them.
Great video HAPPY BIRTHDAY GLEANER
Love this Video. Gleaner is the Best Brand on the Market.
Happy birthday to the best combines in the world happy birthday GLEANER
19:08 "Under the M-F umbrella"? "Gleaner by Massey" coming soon or something?
Also is AGCO still mad at Independence Missouri? No mention of the fact they were made there for the majority of their production.
I guess, like AGCO and dealers, I was expecting more, more of a documentary here.
Hope it doesnt become a gleaner by fendt or MF or i wont buy any more
@cummins595959 if they were smart they'd build off Gleaners success and drop the other two lines.
@@HeWhoRoamsAimlessly well massey domt make combine in NA but gleaner is only a NA brand so i see why they have ideal to sell globely
@@cummins595959 Gleaner SHOULD be globally
Last time I drove by the plant, probably 2018, a decaying series of original plant with additions over the years. Very sad for me - 22 years of my career spent there. Would have liked to have stayed while Paul Ratliff bought but an outfit in red paint paid me double to leave.
Where can I purchase the full video that was shown in Fargo at the theatre? My family ran Gleaners for 60+ years 🥰
Thank you for being dedicated to our great machine. There really isn't anywhere to purchase it at this point. If you like, I could send you a digital copy.
@@GleanerCombinesTVcould you post the full version? I would love to see it. We have had a few L models and many since. As long as we can still get parts we will keep running gleaners. No need to switch when every other harvester is getting harder and harder to work on with every new model that comes out. Simplicity and less down time is what keeps everyone coming back. Just wish there was more dealers but can’t complain
Want to see the "history" of Gleaner - i.e the 1970s and L2s and such - break out the carousel projector.
Same goes with the NH, MF and IH competition.
Want to see the "history" of the JD "competition" from the same era - i.e. Go drive back roads in "rural America" and eventually you'll find a 6600 or 7700 still running. And even a conventional 60-series is as "old school" as far as the machine's "guts".
And of course EVERY rotary "innovation" from twin-rotor NHs to axial-rotor IHs to cross-rotor Gleaners was originally "innovated" by JD during "development" of the Titan (20-series) combines when Deere went actively looking for a "better way" than threshing machine technology and experimented with every rotor "configuration" imaginable including those "competitors" back when there WERE NO ROTARIES AND EVERY COMBINE WAS A "CONVENTIONAL" up to and including far out concepts like rotors in the header and feederhouse.
And every configuration made it to the "proof of concept" stage before Deere determined the only legit iprovements possible were to the grain and residue handling systems. Turret unloading augers, straw choppers etc.
Then Deere PUBLISHED all that "R&D" and all of a sudden almost all the "competition" had "innovative" and "new" rotaries.
And every one of them lost "market share" to Deere because with the horsepower and technology available then conventionals were still the BEST "general purpose" combines.
The problem was none of the "competition" had true heavy-duty off-highway engines and the hydraulic and hydrostatic and construction equipment and expertise to build true high-capacity - i.e. 8-12 row - "corn and soybean" combines to "compete".
Could you maybe “use quotations” a little bit more in your next “comment” please?