![]() Nonetheless the combine with its 12 foot head still attached was hauled from Minnesota to central Illinois where the work began. When Kevin told him that he hadn’t the man looked a little concerned. Kevin was a bit taken aback when the previous owner of the combine asked him if he also bought the other old 55 that was on the sale for parts. ![]() Take that modern technology! Yes it can be uncoupled for road travel. The reel on the head is transmission driven, which means it only turns when the combine is moving, though it also matches ground speed. ![]() Deere soon began using steel disk pulleys on their combines. Many of the pulleys are cast iron spoke harkening back to the time of threshing machines. The roller chain that turns the rear wheels looks like it came off a bicycle. Like other early 55s, number 827 has 9.5×24 dual drive tires and 6.00×16 steering. ![]() However the 55 that soon found its was on to Kevin’s trailer was not just any combine, showing serial number 827 it is the oldest known to still exist. Kevin Bos makes a living farming and repairing machinery for others near Geneseo, Illinois but one of his other interests is old harvesting equipment, both threshers, cornpickers ands combines.Ī few years ago Kevin attended a sale in Minnesota that included some early Deere model 55 combines and as can happen sometimes one of them followed him home.
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