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Eldon (WA) 
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 12:06am |
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There is a Gleaner MH for sale about 30 miles away for a good price. I would like to get it, but trucking would probably kill the deal. Bad news is the best route is I-90...so would be a job just to drive it home. Curious as to how fast they will go???
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 4:49am |
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Oh, I am sure it would do 20 MPH. Is it a hydro, or gear drive. ..? How about a header. ..? You be driving it with a header on it. .? My brother in laws M2 gets a little squirrely at top speed, and in between 12 and about 17 MPH, it'll get to hopping so bad you can't sit in it. Around here, on country roads, I always kept it just under 12. Once in a while, on a longer road trip, I'd take it up to full speed, but it would be a white knuckle grip on the steering wheel. Do you have to take it right through Spokane, or are you coming in from the Idaho side. ..? You should easily be able to get all of your harvest in in one day with a machine like that. Lol. Darrel
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 11:09am |
My book says a gear drive will do 20, and a hydro will do 25. I've never had an issue in road gear with a hydro.
30 miles in a Gleaner is nothing....I know guys who drive that far just between fields! Lol
Edited by CrestonM - 28 Jul 2017 at 11:10am
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 11:21am |
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Keep in mind that driving a combine on the road you do not know much about ,could be more then u ask for .Check out brakes real good ,but hydro should hold u back and slow u down .
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 3:37pm |
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Oh, I am sure it would do 20 MPH. Is it a hydro, or gear drive. ..? How about a header. ..? You be driving it with a header on it. .? My brother in laws M2 gets a little squirrely at top speed, and in between 12 and about 17 MPH, it'll get to hopping so bad you can't sit in it. Around here, on country roads, I always kept it just under 12. Once in a while, on a longer road trip, I'd take it up to full speed, but it would be a white knuckle grip on the steering wheel. Do you have to take it right through Spokane, or are you coming in from the Idaho side. ..? You should easily be able to get all of your harvest in in one day with a machine like that. Lol. Darrel |
This one is out west of the airport, so no good way to get it here. Thru town might take out some turn signals?? Don't think they would like me taking the interstate. Skirting Spokane would probably add 40 miles! Has header, but comes with a trailer. Might have to see if my trucker friend knows someone with a lowboy....
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 3:41pm |
Eldon (WA) wrote:
darrel in ND wrote:
Oh, I am sure it would do 20 MPH. Is it a hydro, or gear drive. ..? How about a header. ..? You be driving it with a header on it. .? My brother in laws M2 gets a little squirrely at top speed, and in between 12 and about 17 MPH, it'll get to hopping so bad you can't sit in it. Around here, on country roads, I always kept it just under 12. Once in a while, on a longer road trip, I'd take it up to full speed, but it would be a white knuckle grip on the steering wheel. Do you have to take it right through Spokane, or are you coming in from the Idaho side. ..? You should easily be able to get all of your harvest in in one day with a machine like that. Lol. Darrel |
This one is out west of the airport, so no good way to get it here. Thru town might take out some turn signals?? Don't think they would like me taking the interstate. Skirting Spokane would probably add 40 miles! Has header, but comes with a trailer. Might have to see if my trucker friend knows someone with a lowboy.... |
If it comes with a header, just have the person following you pull the header. Combines through town aren't too bad without the header, especially an M.
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 4:03pm |
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Drive it home right down the interstate. Be on the road with it at first light on a Sunday morning. Make sure both mirrors are on it and adjusted properly, make sure that you have an SMV sign on it, and make sure the flashers work. I wouldn't think that would cause too much havoc. Darrel
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 4:09pm |
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I'm with Darrel. But I like saturdays myself. Seems like church traffic starts early Sunday. It's less than legal height so traffic signals wouldn't be a problem either. Good luck
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 5:51pm |
darrel in ND wrote:
Drive it home right down the interstate. Be on the road with it at first light on a Sunday morning. Make sure both mirrors are on it and adjusted properly, make sure that you have an SMV sign on it, and make sure the flashers work. I wouldn't think that would cause too much havoc. Darrel |
What happens when it quits??
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 6:18pm |
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you have minimum speed limits on an interstate, and I pretty sure there are signs posted...no farm equipment. I've driven combines thru big cities before...it really is fun! you'll clear overhead stop lights. drove my last combine about 70 miles, couple hours, that included going thru 3 cities. no biggy! see if the radio works...that'll help ya!
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 7:07pm |
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Now that I've seen the picture of it Eldon, I am on to you. You just want it for the tires so that you can make more beach master tractors. Darrel
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 8:09pm |
shameless dude wrote:
you have minimum speed limits on an interstate, and I pretty sure there are signs posted...no farm equipment. I've driven combines thru big cities before...it really is fun! you'll clear overhead stop lights. drove my last combine about 70 miles, couple hours, that included going thru 3 cities. no biggy! see if the radio works...that'll help ya! |
Spokane roads are not very farmer friendly...between the hills and the rivers, no good route.
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 8:10pm |
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Now that I've seen the picture of it Eldon, I am on to you. You just want it for the tires so that you can make more beach master tractors. Darrel |
Yeah, you have me pegged lol!
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 8:45pm |
I have been out on the 101 highway with a 75 MH. We never could more than 22 mph out of any of them. It didn't seem to matter if they had 2900 or 3500 the speed was the same. I think the condition of the hydro makes more difference.
I think moving 4 at time was the most we ever had. Generally 2 or 3 ,always put the one with most hours in front. Then nobody ran off from anybody else.
One season they had a JD 6622 which would only do about 16 mph out on the road. Slows things down more than you would think going 10 to 30 miles.
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 9:16pm |
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they had to get them there, what routes did they take?
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 9:41pm |
darrel in ND wrote:
Now that I've seen the picture of it Eldon, I am on to you. You just want it for the tires so that you can make more beach master tractors. Darrel |
Oh no please don't say that!!  Lol
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 10:21pm |
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Back in the day Dealers drove them out of the Plant in Independence up to 100 miles. I don't know about interstate hiways but think I would notify cops along the way.
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 10:39pm |
That was my thought, they had to get it there somehow. Also, I always thought there was a 40 MPH minimum limit or something like that on an interstate. Maybe I'm wrong on that though. If all else fails, the next best thing is to get a few guys with helicopters to come pick it up, literally. Later, Brad
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 10:55pm |
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It is a hydro diesel...says he would drive it 40 miles. I wonder if the Hillsides are any taller than the regular combine? I'm tempted to drive it, but the best route has the bridge closed right now :-(
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 11:21pm |
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can he hold it til the bridge re-opens?
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Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 11:35pm |
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I could run it down to a friends place a few miles from there and leave it, but the whole idea was to get something to cut my rye, which is ready and going down....
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Posted: 29 Jul 2017 at 8:07pm |
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Say Eldon. Even if you do run it around the outside of Spokane, and it ends up being 60 to 80 miles, that isn't a huge road trip for that machine. To get the width of it, your best option would be to have the seller measure it for you. The ladder should fold up and make it a little narrower. My guess is that it's around 10 to 12 feet. Darrel
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Posted: 29 Jul 2017 at 9:25pm |
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Wow, he says just under 16' wide at the tires! Must be made for big hills!
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Posted: 29 Jul 2017 at 9:25pm |
The height is less than 13 feet unless the bin is higher than the cab. Rolling up to underpasses at 20 miles an hour they always looked to me like it was close,but knew the outfit I worked for had been up and down the highway for years. I went and put a tape to the 78 MH2 in the weeds out back about 13.5 wide and ladder is out another foot but can be folded up. I don't ever remember doing it so may be a little taller than cab when folded up.
Check with city or state patrol if you are wanting to drive it but are worrying about it.
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Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 10:22am |
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Wouldn't think twice about roading a combine 30 miles around here. I dont mind going on 4 lane as there is more room to pass than on 2 lane. Likely your 4 lane is busier though. I have done more miles than that with an 8570 Massey this year. Do find at speed the rear steering can get squirrely so usually only do 16-18 mph.
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Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 12:25pm |
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So Eldon, Where is this rye that you have to combine? Didn't remember seeing it when I stopped in. But then I can't remember what I did this morning, either. There's an SP100 allis combine for sale by Red Lodge MT, too. That would make a nice small acreage rye machine. Darrel
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Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 12:32pm |
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I just have a couple of acres across the road...probably not worth the hassle, plus it would have to sit outside. I'd like to find a 60, but the ones around here are pretty much worn out from doing dry beans.
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Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 12:43pm |
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In my opinion, the All-Crops are the simplest combine built. Not hard to overhaul one.
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Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 12:54pm |
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I have never seen an Interstate Highway that allowed any kind of farm equipment on it, unless it was on a trailer or mowing the grass median and shoulders.
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