Gleaner L2 on Tracks
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Topic: Gleaner L2 on Tracks
Posted By: JasonB
Subject: Gleaner L2 on Tracks
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 7:47pm
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In Norm Swinford's AC book, "Allis Chalmers Farm Equipment 1914-1985" there is a photo of a Gleaner L2 on Metal tracks. Has anyone ever seen an L2 Gleaner on the Metal tracks other then in brochures and books? I take it, that it was not a popular option on these combines. Who built the optional Tracks for the L2 Gleaner? Gleaner themselves at Independence? Or were the tracks outsourced? If anyone has a picture of an L2/L3 on the metal tracks, Id love to see one outside of the brochures and books. |
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Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 8:40pm
| Arps supplied track attachments for many combine brands! thanks ; ac fleet |
Posted By: tbran
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 8:49pm
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they were out sourced , but worked w/Gleaner best I can remember, but AC bought them. Stocked them, and sold most for scrap iron. They were very heavy. Those who installed them found that unless the unit had RWA the tracks would go anywhere,,,, they wanted to.... one had to modify the header hook ups and drives as well. I can't say the most, but a few were sold as rice machines in LA and Ark..
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Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 9:02pm
| Might find 'em in rice country... |
Posted By: JasonB
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 4:32am
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Ok thanks guys. I was wondering about the tracks for the L2/M3. I figured you needed RWA to help move them as well, seeing as the photo's showed the L2 with tracks and RWA. Likely needed a special trailer to haul the combine down the road on Metal tracks, or at least avoid the paved roads. I have seen the combine trailers for combines with tracks, seemed popular in NY State. |
Posted By: Bret (OH)
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 9:58am
I've posted these before, but some may not have seen them. These tracks were installed on a local farmers G in the early 70's.  This is one of 2 GR Gleaners that Dad brought back from California that we used on our farm. Wish I had better photos of them. They actually had GR Rice Special decals on the grain tank. Both were Hydros.  Another of the GR  This is a KKS that Dad put tracks on that we also used on the farm.  Another of a K that he sold to a customer.  Another of a K. |
Posted By: JasonB
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 10:49am
Great pictures of the GR, G, and K combines on tracks. How did the combine steering with no rear wheel assist in muddy conditions? I am fairly new to the site, so I have not seen these pictures before. Very neat to see. Thanks. |
Bret (OH) wrote:Posted By: Bret (OH)
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 11:31am
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Right and Left steering brakes helped with the steering. On the GRs notice they have solid cast steering wheels which were quite heavy. The also had single rib tires that helped as well. |
Posted By: Craig/insoh
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 1:23pm
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I saw a set sell in Rainsboro, Ohio in 96 or 97 they brought 5$ tractor jockey last name Morris bought them! I bought a NI UNI SHELLER attachment for 5$ right beside of them! They were bolt pattern to fit a C2 Gleaner or a UNISYSTEM Power unit! They were the last items of the sale and I was not paying attention or I would have bought them too! It is just as well I didn't as I ended up with COPD never did make it back to get the sheller! Now all I'm able to do is set at the computer some on and off during the day! |
Posted By: JasonB
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 4:15pm
That would have been neat to see the tracks on the New Idea Uni System, and of course the C Gleaner, or the "CR" Rice Gleaner. |
Posted By: Craig/insoh
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 8:29pm
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A guy on the New Idea Uni System FB page has some mounted shows how he did it! |
Posted By: Craig/insoh
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 8:32pm
| Correction it is New Idea Uni-Harvesters FB page! |
Posted By: GM Guy
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2017 at 10:25am
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Dad is about 90 percent sure that the factory option tracks were made by Sweeco out of California. At least for the L2, but possibly not the older models.
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