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tbran 
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 Topic: K2 Gleaner Plot combine
Posted: 11 Feb 2025 at 9:08am |
We got in a unique combine that was used in Pioneer Seed as a plot test unit. It has the unique cab addition, a plot weighing system, and a hydro drive. There is a hydro pump directly attached to the flywheel then a motor attached in lieu of the unput shaft VS drive. The grain bin has been moved to the right and the clean grain auger dumps into the scales in the cab extension then when dumped is conveyed back to the grain bin and still unloads with the swivel tube. There is a radiator and cooler behind the grain bin. A lot of the chains have been rerouted to accommodate all this as well as a toothed belt for the bin fil auger. They moved the AC core to the RH side and had a blower sucking through a L air filter blowing into the cab intake. One of our interns installed all the new weighing system as a masters thesis as he finished up at Murray State. Pioneer had removed all their instrumentation when it left their facility. Thought it was unique that pioneer chose the Gleaner K2 and F2/3 as test units. EZ to haul simple to modify. See a few pictures https://www.facebook.com/bgequipmentinc/ |
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DrAllis
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Posted: 11 Feb 2025 at 9:21am |
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We had two in our trade area. One was Pioneer and the other was Funks G Hybrids. I remember a double wide cab for two passengers. Three-30 inch rows corn head. Travel was 17.5 feet, stop, let the machine empty out, record all the info and then go another 17.5 feet.......and another 17.5 feet........
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Posted: 11 Feb 2025 at 11:28am |
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YUP, thus the mandatory hydro....Today the plot planters seed comes in little zip lock baggies, the locations of what seed are planted is noted by GPS and then that communicates to the harvester - all done by sat uplinks. The issue is dealing with the clean out spots -grrr have to bush hog low then disc.. The only thing this one does not have is the tie bar between the final drives to bolt them for structure when using 4 row corn head.
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Posted: 11 Feb 2025 at 12:32pm |
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I was told many years ago about a New Holland TR combine that carried a 6-30 corn head and was split down the middle. The cornhead fed 3 rows on the left half and 3 rows on the right half. Feederhouse has a divider wall down the middle. Rotors were separated right and left. Cleaning shoe was also divided. A second clean grain elevator to take care of one half of the machine.
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tbran
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Posted: 11 Feb 2025 at 12:53pm |
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Yes, we have had one on the farm for the last few years. They use a 4 row head. Yes the unit is split and is in fact 2 combines. They have 2 weighing systems and it doubles the plot work. In the past plots were planted in blocks. Now they plant 2 rows of a variety that maybe replicated in 20 places in the field to allow for a fair test and not yield better or worse due to a better soil area. They use large air tubes that are not NH items to blow seed and that is the biggest issue on downtime besides the usual brgs and belts on our farm.
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BillinAlberta
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Posted: 11 Feb 2025 at 1:18pm |
This is making me smile.I spent 18 years as a research tech at Agriculture Canada. I was responsible for 10-12000 individual plots mostly 2 by 4 metres in size. Early on our plot combines were small special ones from Kincaid that were essentially self propelled All-Crop 40's.I wish I had pictures. Wisconson engines and custom made drivelines.To clean up after the plots were harvested there was an E gleaner with a straight cut grain header that later got swapped out for a Cockshutt 525. In later years we used Hegie and Wintersteigers from europe. That K looks like it would work well on larger sized plots.
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SteveM C/IL
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Posted: 11 Feb 2025 at 3:46pm |
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Hard to believe it's still got the rock door bar hanging on the elevator......
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tbran
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Posted: 11 Feb 2025 at 4:35pm |
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The last guys that used it would not have know how to use it - the tool - I know...
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CrestonM
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Posted: 12 Feb 2025 at 8:57pm |
That's very interesting to see, definitely not common anymore now that Kincaid and Wintersteiger are on the scene with plot combines. Oklahoma State University used many Gleaners at their research stations across the state over the years, they had a lot A's, and also K, F, and L series. They still have at least one A they run, but most others have been sold off over the last decade and replaced with newer brands.
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Posted: 12 Feb 2025 at 9:15pm |
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Test plot combines are pretty neat. I have seen one of those NH split down the middle that were mentioned. A big name seed company owned it.
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