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Richard G.
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That took a lot of multi-tasking.
Great photo.
Great photo.
Goose
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I spent many an hour on a John Deere binder identical to that. My dad pulled it with a Fordson.
Before my sister and I were big enough to ride the binder, Dad had rigged a system of ropes to operate the tractor from the binder seat. One day one of the
steering ropes broke, and then the clutch rope followed. He went around in circles in the field until he could jump off the binder and onto the tractor to get
the whole thing stopped.
Current OSHA inspectors would probably have nightmares over some of the stuff that was done as a matter of routine back then.
Before my sister and I were big enough to ride the binder, Dad had rigged a system of ropes to operate the tractor from the binder seat. One day one of the
steering ropes broke, and then the clutch rope followed. He went around in circles in the field until he could jump off the binder and onto the tractor to get
the whole thing stopped.
Current OSHA inspectors would probably have nightmares over some of the stuff that was done as a matter of routine back then.
Any idea of where that picture was taken?
Lots of action for the operator - steer, dump the bundle carrier at regular intervals, raise or lower the platform cutting height, move the reel higher or lower, move the reel forward or back, move the adjuster board (and the binder platform) shifting of the bundle tying area to accommodate different lengths of the crop.
There are 5 levers for the operator: one moves the tying table area forward or back (adjuster board), another moves the reel forward or back (reel shifting), another moves the reel up or down (reel lifting), another changes the platform cutting height (tilting), another moves the entire tying platform (binder shifting) forward or back.
I have the Operator Manual (includes the parts list) OM-W5-152 with all the pictures and names of the levers which I included in the above description. A very detailed manual even including the assembly (set-up) from the factory shipment.
Lots of action for the operator - steer, dump the bundle carrier at regular intervals, raise or lower the platform cutting height, move the reel higher or lower, move the reel forward or back, move the adjuster board (and the binder platform) shifting of the bundle tying area to accommodate different lengths of the crop.
There are 5 levers for the operator: one moves the tying table area forward or back (adjuster board), another moves the reel forward or back (reel shifting), another moves the reel up or down (reel lifting), another changes the platform cutting height (tilting), another moves the entire tying platform (binder shifting) forward or back.
I have the Operator Manual (includes the parts list) OM-W5-152 with all the pictures and names of the levers which I included in the above description. A very detailed manual even including the assembly (set-up) from the factory shipment.
My Grandpa talked about a farmer that bought a new Farmall ( regular, F 20, F14, F12 ?? ) (steel wheels front and rear )and binder the
tractor had cables from the front pedistal to run the brakes . came to the end, turned, brakes grabed hard front wheels ended up on the
binder platform . I seem to remember a young kid was driving , don't know if he was on the tractor or if he was driving from the binder
Grampa died in 1980 so its been awhile since I heard the story. Bryan
tractor had cables from the front pedistal to run the brakes . came to the end, turned, brakes grabed hard front wheels ended up on the
binder platform . I seem to remember a young kid was driving , don't know if he was on the tractor or if he was driving from the binder
Grampa died in 1980 so its been awhile since I heard the story. Bryan
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