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Butch(OH) 
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 4:54pm |
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There is a never used M3 Gleaner combine fot sale over on YT photo ads. No price listed.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 5:11pm |
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Just checked the add out over there! From the picture provided that Gleaner M3 does appear to be brand New. Although is it possible that the combine was repainted and the hour meter was replaced? Seems odd that someone would have a Brand New Gleaner M3 with 3 hours on it and hardly used. See there is no price listed on the combine. I wonder what he is asking for it? If its legit, would love to hear the story behind that practically new M3 Gleaner.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 5:24pm |
I called the guy and talked to him. He wants $40K. Supposedly a neighbor of his bought it brand new from a dealership that was closing. The guy had five M2's already, and an L3, and he needed a new header for one of the M2's. He went to the dealer, and the dealer which was going out of business, cut him a good deal on an M3 with a grain head. $45,000 for the package. Only problem was something had busted the windshield out, but the dealer put in a new windshield. The guy kept the M3 in the shed all the time when he got it home, and put the grain head on one of his other M2's. He kept the M3 as a backup, but never needed it. He said he let it run for a few minutes twice a year, and that's all it ever did. It needs to go in a museum, if this is all true! He's going to send me more pics of it. I also heard of a NOS All-Crop Super 100 in a quonset hut in Nebraska somewhere, but I couldn't find it. I talked to the guy who owned it's grandson, and he didn't remember where it went. He said they still had a 40 and a 60 though. I don't remember if they were NOS or just slightly used.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 6:50pm |
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I called the guy and talked to him. He wants $40K. Supposedly a neighbor of his bought it brand new from a dealership that was closing. The guy had five M2's already, and an L3, and he needed a new header for one of the M2's. He went to the dealer, and the dealer which was going out of business, cut him a good deal on an M3 with a grain head. $45,000 for the package. Only problem was something had busted the windshield out, but the dealer put in a new windshield. The guy kept the M3 in the shed all the time when he got it home, and put the grain head on one of his other M2's. He kept the M3 as a backup, but never needed it. He said he let it run for a few minutes twice a year, and that's all it ever did. It needs to go in a museum, if this is all true! He's going to send me more pics of it. I also heard of a NOS All-Crop Super 100 in a quonset hut in Nebraska somewhere, but I couldn't find it. I talked to the guy who owned it's grandson, and he didn't remember where it went. He said they still had a 40 and a 60 though. I don't remember if they were NOS or just slightly used.
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If it all possible, please post the additional pictures of that Gleaner M3. Id like to know if it's still got the original plastic on seat. That is quite the find, and indeed that combine should go to a museum. $45,000 is not that bad of a price for that practically new Gleaner M3. I remember a few years ago, a low hour John Deere 7720 Titan Turbo with under 400 hours on it, sold at an auction for $50,000K and it looked practically new. It's amazing at these really low hour vintage machines showing up.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 6:56pm |
JasonB wrote:
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$45,000 is not that bad of a price for that practically new Gleaner M3. |
$45,000 was the price he got it for in 1983! He's asking $40,000 now. I'll post the pics when I get them.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 7:00pm |
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$45,000 is not that bad of a price for that practically new Gleaner M3. |
$45,000 was the price he got it for in 1983! He's asking $40,000 now. I'll post the pics when I get them. |
Wow! He is trying to get close to what he paid for it New! Hopefully the additional photo's show that this is the holly grail of M3 Gleaners. I saw that Gleaner in the Fanetti auction last Aug, and it was in darn nice shape as well.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 7:17pm |
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I think it's odd because in the pic on the ad, the combine is missing the swing out guard on the left side of the machine. Hm...
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 7:27pm |
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Holy sh*t!!!!!! That is a amazing find! We need many more pictures of this jewel!! It needs to be put in a museum at this point. Ryan
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 7:40pm |
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I think it's odd because in the pic on the ad, the combine is missing the swing out guard on the left side of the machine. Hm... |
I wonder if he might have taken the swing out guard off of this M3 Gleaner to put on one of his other Gleaners? Even if it turns out that this Gleaner M3 is not Brand new, it definitely still is one of the nicest Gleaner M3's I have seen. Given that the guy got a heck of a deal on the M3 Gleaner when it was New, What was the Original retail price with no discounts on an 83 L3/M3 Gleaner?
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 7:43pm |
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I believe list price for a '84 L3 w/ 24' header was $110,000.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 7:59pm |
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He called me a couple months ago and wanted $50k, he didn't have any pictures to send then
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 8:18pm |
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This is cool even if its new, slightly used or whatever. It looks to have been kept inside for sure.
I have a 1986 price book just for a small reference. Someone might have a older one but it says a M3 hydro corn-soy was $78,098 list price. L3 hydro corn-soy was $90,809 list. Thats standard equipment without options. Flex heads range from $10,139 for 13 ft to $12,835 for 22ft. Ridgids were $7,030 on 15 ft to $7,975 on 24 ft. Reel was another $662 on 24 ft. Just an idea of prices.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 8:19pm |
CrestonM wrote:
JasonB wrote:
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$45,000 is not that bad of a price for that practically new Gleaner M3. |
$45,000 was the price he got it for in 1983! He's asking $40,000 now. I'll post the pics when I get them. |
Think he'd of been better off financially to buy a CD with the money in 1983.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 8:38pm |
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Couldn't even buy a new head now days for the price of a complete package back then.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 10:13pm |
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Would it be one that was built in Mexico? MACK
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 10:21pm |
CrestonM wrote:
I called the guy and talked to him. He wants $40K. Supposedly a neighbor of his bought it brand new from a dealership that was closing. The guy had five M2's already, and an L3, and he needed a new header for one of the M2's. He went to the dealer, and the dealer which was going out of business, cut him a good deal on an M3 with a grain head. $45,000 for the package. Only problem was something had busted the windshield out, but the dealer put in a new windshield. The guy kept the M3 in the shed all the time when he got it home, and put the grain head on one of his other M2's. He kept the M3 as a backup, but never needed it. He said he let it run for a few minutes twice a year, and that's all it ever did. It needs to go in a museum, if this is all true! He's going to send me more pics of it. I also heard of a NOS All-Crop Super 100 in a quonset hut in Nebraska somewhere, but I couldn't find it. I talked to the guy who owned it's grandson, and he didn't remember where it went. He said they still had a 40 and a 60 though. I don't remember if they were NOS or just slightly used.
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Wells in Plymouth Nebraska ??? Or your talking about the guy in south east Nebraska,with the 100
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 10:21pm |
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Couldn't even buy a new head now days for the price of a complete package back then. |
Ain't that the truth !!!!
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 10:54pm |
 While I admit that from the picture the story seems plausible, I just have to wonder why one would use this one picture as the only photo to accompany this "for sale" ad. Wouldn't you include at least a couple of other pictures to advertise a new, never used 35 year old+ combine? Maybe they only allow one photo, but still.
Edited by DanD - 09 Feb 2017 at 10:57pm
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 12:48am |
Interesting barn find! It is amazing what is hidden in barns all around the country. So many times when a farmer dies the machinery is just left sitting. I know of at least three farms within five miles of my place where the old farmer who lived there when I was a kid back the 1970s has been dead for decades, and someone else is cash renting the place, but the machinery is still sitting in the sheds right where he parked it the last time it was used. A while back I saw saw where some widow lady in Kansas had these two old flat screen gas Deere 6600 combines that only had a few hours on them and had been sitting in a shed since they were practically new. http://blog.machinefinder.com/4747/1972-jd-6600-combinesThis one is pretty interesting too. I heard from the neighbors that the old farmer who owned our farm before my dad bought the place harvested over 200 acres a year with one of these back in the 1960s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrMNyGxOcUk
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 4:38am |
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Would it be one that was built in Mexico? MACK
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No, that would be the Gleaner L4 combine, built at the old AC plant before Gleaner and AGCO got involved and shut down production of the L4. For what I gather, the only differences between the L3 and L4, was the cab, and the Cummins engine. I am not entire sure the combine even said Gleaner on it. Id like to know how many L4's were actually built.
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 5:20am |
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JasonB. I have pictures of an L4 that was for sale near Elmira a few years ago. Made in Mexico. It did have GLEANER on it and the Cummins engine.
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 7:47am |
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Interesting barn find! It is amazing what is hidden in barns all around the country. So many times when a farmer dies the machinery is just left sitting. I know of at least three farms within five miles of my place where the old farmer who lived there when I was a kid back the 1970s has been dead for decades, and someone else is cash renting the place, but the machinery is still sitting in the sheds right where he parked it the last time it was used.
A while back I saw saw where some widow lady in Kansas had these two old flat screen gas Deere 6600 combines that only had a few hours on them and had been sitting in a shed since they were practically new.
http://blog.machinefinder.com/4747/1972-jd-6600-combines
This one is pretty interesting too. I heard from the neighbors that the old farmer who owned our farm before my dad bought the place harvested over 200 acres a year with one of these back in the 1960s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrMNyGxOcUk
Know what you mean,they had a sale down at Pete's auction in Madison VA
about 2 years ago some rich guy from DC was going to go into farming in the 1980's.
he bought a farm and a bunch of machinery parked the machinery in the sheds and for the most part never farmed any.I bought a brand new New Holland 847 baler for $900,only new piece of equipment I've ever owned(LOL).Some of the equipment was used that he bought but had very little use.
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 7:50am |
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Now that I think about it there is a brand new never assembled Snap Coupler 2 row
corn planter in one of my sheds and a set of brand new mounted planters to fit a C
in the barn.
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 11:28am |
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Wells in Plymouth Nebraska ??? Or your talking about the guy in south east Nebraska,with the 100 |
I honestly don't remember. It's not either of those though. His name will probably come to me here in a little bit. Terry Johnson told me about it originally. Who are the 2 you're talking about? I guess I'm unfamiliar with them.
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 11:36am |
VAfarmboy wrote:
This one is pretty interesting too. I heard from the neighbors that the old farmer who owned our farm before my dad bought the place harvested over 200 acres a year with one of these back in the 1960s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrMNyGxOcUk
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Reminds me of what everyone around our farm told me. Great-granddad harvested 200 acres a year with his All-Crop 60A, from 1950 till 83. He died then in 85. There's about 6,600 acres on that machine just from his work, plus his son told me he'd loan it out to neighbors who either didn't have a combine, or needed help getting done quick. But it's not going into retirement yet! Hopefully I'll double that number before I'm gone! The plan is to cut 40 acres of wheat with it this summer, providing I don't break down. Last summer was the first time it was used since 1983, and it ran good the whole time, and never broke down. (Knock on wood)
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An old family run IH dealer folded a few years back in central Saskatchewan. In one of the storage sheds they found a new in crate never assembled threshing machine. Story was that the farmer ordered it, it came but due to a large and late crop, he bought a combine off the lot. The threshing machine never got sent back or sold. Supposed to be late 40's. I think they gave it to a museum. Trev.
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 9:42pm |
From the piece about the pair of Deere's looks like $40,000 may still be a lot high. Or is Shameless getting in on this and going and digging some of the old mason jars up he has hid???????????
I have run some JD 6622's as well as about 6 MH ,or MH2.,Give me a Gleaner any time.A Deere would out climb a Gleaner and not side as easy. But thrashing a Gleaner is easier to set and keep grain in.
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Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 6:19am |
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Has anyone that close to this unit gone and looked at it .
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Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 7:48am |
Ray54 wrote:
From the piece about the pair of Deere's looks like $40,000 may still be a lot high. Or is Shameless getting in on this and going and digging some of the old mason jars up he has hid???????????
I have run some JD 6622's as well as about 6 MH ,or MH2.,Give me a Gleaner any time.A Deere would out clime a Gleaner and not side as easy. But thrashing a Gleaner is easier to set and keep grain in.
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I agree the Gleaners are much easier to set and retain grain, but....I do believe a low-houred machine (Or even NOS!), regardless of color, is always worth a lot! Yes, even a Deere. Plus, the flat screen Deere --00 series combines are rare as it is. Most of them burned up from overheating issues, due to the flat screen, if they weren't updated to the rotary screen.
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Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 10:10am |
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Wonder if the Factory ever got their money from the dealer that went out of business and sold the M3 for half price?
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