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  • February 14, 2009 at 6:04 pm #40098
    Horsepower
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    There was a previous post here which asked about using older combine harvestors, PTO driven or powered with a separate motor, for cutting grain. I plant my oats using a team of Suffolks with a six foot wide MCD double disc grain drill. The oats are harvested with a PTO driven All Crop 66 pull behind harvestor. I rebuilt the All Crop 66 a few years ago and it does a good job of combining the oats. Main problem I encounter is cutting areas where the weeds get into the crop. Also on heavy yields, the bin sure seems to fill up fast. Anyone else here use an older pull behind combine for grain harvesting?

    February 14, 2009 at 10:37 pm #49248
    Donn Hewes
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    Horse power, What do you pull the All Crop 66 with? Horses? Donn

    February 15, 2009 at 12:37 am #49249
    near horse
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    Hi horsepower,

    As I mentioned somewhere previously, I have an AC AllCrop 60 in my now collapsed shed. It needed a bit of work BEFORE it started wearing the shed. Not sure yet how bad it got munched. The original problem was power unit was gone – whether motor or PTO – nothing left. I sure would like to get it going. They seemed to be pretty popular and versatile units (like you say pretty small grain bin but the bigger the bin the more grain your horses get to pull around the field w/ them – :D). I assume you are using a powered forecart to run the AC 66. Is that right?

    If you ever need parts, check out yaz [HTML]http://www.yazallcrop.com[/HTML]. That’s the place!

    Keep us informed on how you’re doing it – how many head if you use horses.

    Regarding the drill – you use 2 on a six foot drill? I’ve got a 12′ Superior drill that I need to get going as well. How easily does a 6 footer pull w/ 2 head? I was thinking 4 on the 12′. Donn, any thoughts from your end as well?

    Thanks.

    February 16, 2009 at 1:23 am #49252
    Richard
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    Was talking to an Amish guy about pulling a grain drill not long ago. He has a 12 footer too. Said 2 of his horses can pull it but prefers to use four. The reason being they can can drill longer between rest breaks. This guy has 15-1800? pound Begians. Hope this helps.

    February 16, 2009 at 1:39 am #49253
    Eboy
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    @Horsepower 5956 wrote:

    There was a previous post here which asked about using older combine harvestors, PTO driven or powered with a separate motor, for cutting grain. I plant my oats using a team of Suffolks with a six foot wide MCD double disc grain drill. The oats are harvested with a PTO driven All Crop 66 pull behind harvestor. I rebuilt the All Crop 66 a few years ago and it does a good job of combining the oats. Main problem I encounter is cutting areas where the weeds get into the crop. Also on heavy yields, the bin sure seems to fill up fast. Anyone else here use an older pull behind combine for grain harvesting?

    Hi H.P. I have a 60 and some 66’s. And have intentions of putting a 4 cylinder wisconsin with gear reduction to pull it. There is a chap in my neck of the woods who has done this and it appears to work admirably. I think he was using 3 abreast.
    Of course this would ruin the view to be had while sitting on the binder!
    There were 2 different models of 66’s one had a much larger bin.

    Cheers

    February 16, 2009 at 3:09 pm #49251
    Horsepower
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    The horsepower I use to pull the All Crop Harvestor is not four-footed but comes from a 45 year old tractor. The All Crop is the 66 model that has the smaller bin size. Also have a 60 that is not operational.

    Most of my fields are fairly flat and planting oats with the 6 foot MCD grain drill is an easy pull for the team. I wouldn’t expect it would be much different with them on an 8 foot drill. Using three on a 12 foot drill would probably work okay too if the ground is fairly level. Using four would just be another extra gear available. It is usually cooler weather when the oats are planted here but the team hardly even works up a sweat.

    February 27, 2009 at 7:22 pm #49250
    near horse
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    FYI-
    An interesting dilemma is how to get the combine home. Once again, the enthusiasts at Yaz AllCrop have a description of some options. The dang things are too long and wide to easily get on to a trailer.

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