Old School Gleaner M

[Southern]

Here is my neighbor's Gleaner M. If you notice the decals, it is the early version of this combine model. However this combine is different than most as well. For one it has a Chevy 350 for the engine. The combine also don't have your usual extensions for additional bin capacity. Other thing is the steering wheel/column. It isn't mounted through the floor like your usual combine. This one mounts on the side. Where Gleaner experimented with hydraulic steering wheel. In an attempt to get rid of the mount in the floor. It didn't do well and the idea was scrapped.

[hoss]

that looks like it was a lot longer than most gleaners, the farm i work on now runs an f3 its in pretty decent shape, the gleaners are some interesting machines.

thanks for the pics

[Quinton DeDecker]

now thats an intresting combine, nice pics

[mnjosh]

Must be about a 73 or 74. The L's used that style of steering column also. Even though the steering column comes up from the floor on all the later M's and L's, it is still a hydraulic system. The Gleaner conventional is very much a unique threshing system. The threshing cylinder is down front in the throat instead of behind it. Then the material transitions to the rattle chains to the straw walkers. The hopper is centrally mounted and provides a nice balance of weight along with the engine in back.

[HuskerGLEANER]

Nice pictures. Saw an L at a sale last year with the same side mount steering wheel, they couldn't hardly give the thing away though. Not much of a market for the old conventionals anymore.

[nctobfarmer]

Used to have a Gleaner F3 on the farm here as well. Now all grain & cotton are hire picked.

[Southern]

Jan 15, 2012 23:20:35 GMT -5 HuskerGLEANER said:

Nice pictures. Saw an L at a sale last year with the same side mount steering wheel, they couldn't hardly give the thing away though. Not much of a market for the old conventionals anymore.

Some here still buys conventional, as they make a good quality of straw to bale. With out a dealer in the area for over a decade. I'm noticing more Deeres being used where Gleaner was working. One farmer couldn't wait to get rid of that used Gleaner he bought. After it stayed in the shop for a season.