Gleaner L4 Video

1. it was Gleaner - used the threshing grate /accel rolls etc.

VAfarmboy wrote: FREEDGUY wrote: I've never had the opportunity to run wheat, does it take a lot of power to run wheat being clipped 4-5 inches down from the heads ? We run a 15' header on an F2 in 60 bushel beans, but perhaps this is not a fair comparison  . Thanks again for all of your replies !! Years ago I got into some 80-100 bushel wheat with dad's old Deere 4400 with a 13' header once and the biggest problem was elevator capacity.  It was just more wheat than that machine (designed when 40 bushels of wheat was a bumper crop) could handle.

 

AC -Deutz Allis or Agco  - timeline overlaps - had no way to control or obtain a security interest in a product that bore a name owned by them.  There were several forces at work. The company from AC to DA to the formation of AGCO had a export sales force that may have had something to do with the allowing of the L4 to be - but that cannot be substantiated by anyone I could find - just rumors.  The poor credit came from a reliable source.  As long as the machines were in Mexico there was nothing Agco could do - but when they crossed over into the US violation of trademarks and patents came into play but the young Agco had not an abundance of cash for legal battles..   

That is neat to know, Tim. Your stories and wealth of knowledge never disappoint!

We have a Mexican L2, Air conditioning and hydro, its a corn/soybean special and doesnt have a heater, imagine that. :) 301 engine. Tan interior,but a different foam/vinyl, and the seat is the same a L.

Much better rear deck, heavier and has a little added support. fit and finish is relatively poor, mixture of rivets,

Dad got to speak with the original owner, who bought it from Schmidt and sons in KS, IIRC save 20 grand over a US model. major hyd. problems, assumed tank wasnt cleaned after drilling and welding fittings. Schmidt stepped up and tore everything down and cleaned it up, put it back together, no issues after that. He traded it for a US model a few years later.

Its SN 008.

Ill try to add pics when I get time.

Calvin Schmidt wrote: FREEDGUY wrote: I've never had the opportunity to run wheat, does it take a lot of power to run wheat being clipped 4-5 inches down from the heads ? We run a 15' header on an F2 in 60 bushel beans, but perhaps this is not a fair comparison  . Thanks again for all of your replies !! Combine capacity in wheat is more about cleaning capacity. Corn it's power

With my 1981 L2 I never ran out of power doing corn or soybeans. That's running a 6 row corn head and only a 15 foot bean head. On corn I would always run out of sieve capacity before power. Beans it would be feeding issues if it was tough. I got the feeding mostly worked out within a couple years. If I ran a 20 foot bean head maybe horse power would be an issue, I don't know but in corn it was always cleaning capacity. On flat ground with 200 bu/acre and 18% moisture or less I could travel at 4-1/2 mph with the 6 row before I ran out of cleaning capacity. Wetter corn say over 20% or 22% I would lose 1 mph due to cleaning capacity. That's my experience anyhow.