Combine Snowblower
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My son Todd and I mounted an 8-ft. front-mount snowblower in place of the header on a stripped-down 1972 Gleaner K combine, which we bought for $560. We removed the grain-cleaning components and mounted a right angle gearbox in place of the threshing cylinder. Then we installed a Cat. II quick hitch on the feederhouse. The chain-driven snowblower is controlled by the clutch that originally operated the header.
"We chose the Gleaner model because its front wheels are the same width as the snowblower. We added 720 lbs. of weight in front of the combine's rear steering axle to counterbalance the added weight of the snowblower. It throws snow up to 40 ft. The only limitation is that the combine's Chevy 6-cyl. engine is underpowered. We plan to repower it with the diesel engine off a Gleaner F. During the summer we replace the snowblower with a round bale fork. The photo shows my son Todd and machinist Maurice Miller. (Don McKee, 805 Ware Rd., W. Alexandria, Ohio 45381 ph 937 839-4703)
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Combine Snowblower COMBINES Conversions 28-1-41 My son Todd and I mounted an 8-ft. front-mount snowblower in place of the header on a stripped-down 1972 Gleaner K combine, which we bought for $560. We removed the grain-cleaning components and mounted a right angle gearbox in place of the threshing cylinder. Then we installed a Cat. II quick hitch on the feederhouse. The chain-driven snowblower is controlled by the clutch that originally operated the header.
"We chose the Gleaner model because its front wheels are the same width as the snowblower. We added 720 lbs. of weight in front of the combine's rear steering axle to counterbalance the added weight of the snowblower. It throws snow up to 40 ft. The only limitation is that the combine's Chevy 6-cyl. engine is underpowered. We plan to repower it with the diesel engine off a Gleaner F. During the summer we replace the snowblower with a round bale fork. The photo shows my son Todd and machinist Maurice Miller. (Don McKee, 805 Ware Rd., W. Alexandria, Ohio 45381 ph 937 839-4703)
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