Comments on: Jim Palmers AC-40 at Hutch

By: Tom Yaz

Tom Yaz — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:22:25 +0000

Thanks thouck,

Unfortunately, this blog is all there is. I could yammer on forever here but then my customers would never get their parts! This is a part time business and I have a “real” job, not to mention three girls to raise. So I think you can appreciate the time constraints. But you can find some good conversation regarding AC stuff at http://www.allischalmers.com

By: thouckNuscugh

thouckNuscugh — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:58:29 +0000

Amazing Article , I thought it was exceptional

I look ahead to more great postings like this one. Does This Blog have a subscription I can subscribe to for updates?

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:59:54 +0000

In my humble opinion, yes, a 66 would be easier on the beans–again, What Would Jimmy Say?(WWJS)

By: Mike McPeek

Mike McPeek — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:09:51 +0000

Thanks for your comments fellas, the seed I am after will be birdsfoot trefoil, and red clover seed mainly, but if next year-2008, is as weird as 2007 has been for me its hard telling what I might harvest. This year in my organic row crop I am doing corn,but in 09 it will be beans again, I have been using my 3300 on my eadible soys, but have a lot of splits using this combine do you think I could do a better job with the all crop 66? again thank you

By: yazallcrop

yazallcrop — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:12:18 +0000

Jimmy said this:

“With the grease lines I could see an advantage to using banks and not having the fun job of crawling under the combine and getting a fresh face of chaff, but I also have been around machines with them and the plastic tubes can crack and break causing another maintence item. I have thought about this myself but decided against it for the sake of the extra work it would cause if the lines malfunctioned.

As for a combine for small seed crops I would say a canvas machine like a 60 or 66 would be the best if you were harvesting delicate crops and were worried about damage. The auger head machines are more efficient but use a metal raddle to drag the material to the cylinder. I imagine if the crop is really delicate this could cause some damage.”

So its not a matter of SIZE that determines if drapers are better; but rather how delicate the seed is….

By: Tom Yaz

Tom Yaz — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:55:19 +0000

Happy New Year!

On the lines? Hmm would be awesome if you can pull it off. I have never heard of it being done, I got to think some of those zerks would be hard to get to with a hose (but of course if a grease gun can get to it, why could a hose?)

On the small seed, I got to think the drapers will be more gentle on the seed..But thats my hunch which is not worth much. Has anyone have experience with the two methods?

When I am given such thought provoking questions, I usually refer to my “shenshi” Jim Palmer..hopefully he will offer his two cents in……

By: Mike McPeek

Mike McPeek — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:19:19 +0000

Hey Yaz, Happy new year to you! I would like your opinion on this, their are so many grease zerks on my all crop I was wondering how practical it would be to run lines and have grease stations, also which all crop is best for small seed, one with drapers, or with an auger?