At least we don't have hills out here on the prairie.

You're welcome!

Sorry it took so long. The main drive belt on mine is a John Deere H2213241821. The elevator belt is a gates hi power B130. Good luck with your picker!

I've never run one of those, but I sure like my E!

Thanks!

It's a great tractor! And easy to work on too.

I want to. We've just had a lot going on lately. I was thinking of trying to do body work on it. It sure needs it!

They are the best!

I understand.

I would if I could. That grand am has all wheel disc brakes.

That's neat. I like it when the next generation appreciates things like that.

Yeah, I wish they were all greaseable. The parts guy has to make a living somehow.

Thanks

The H is a great tractor too!

No problem!

My manual says to use the same oil as the motor, so 15w 40. I think it's around 4 gallons capacity, but I'm not sure on that.

Is there a dipstick for it anywhere?

@@Jimmithdean Yes, it's on top of the hydraulic reservoir right in front of the cab under the hood. It's a round aluminum knob about the size of a quarter. Beside the hydraulic fill plug.

Thanks I appreciate it🤙🏻

@@Jimmithdean No problem!

It's a great tractor, even at 77 years old!

I think 100 acres would be a comfortable amount to do with one.

Dad ran about 300 acres with his E although some of that was seeded to alfalfa every year as the crops were rotated. But we always combined the cover crop of oats with each new seeding. Breakdowns were rare for the E.

@@SilverGleaner It's a great machine, good on fuel too. I haven't had many problems with it, and when I did I could fix it in the field without much trouble.

That's an idea. The elevator is really too short for anything but a flare box wagon.

Yes, at least my wagons. If they have extensions on them probably not.

Thank you!

Thanks!

It could use some.

I'm not sure what you are saying. Did it need adjusting?

Yes the combine needed adjusted. All the combines made around time that E gleaner was made were cylinder/concave combines. That is the same ideal the threshing machines used. Each company made little changes they thought made their machine better. The neighbor that told me the story run John Deer a few yrs then run gleaner a few yrs. I grew up around John Deere. Gleaner was referred to as a good combine. Cylinder/concave gap and speed. Fan speed. Gap on the sieves. Ground speed. We adjusted are combine different for each crop.

@williammatzek4660 The E is a very good and very simple combine. My dad used one from 1977 through 1997. I bought my E in 1988 and still use it for oats when I grow oats. It was the best soybean combine I ever owned. Real clean sample that was easy to achieve. My R52 gets the cleanest corn sample than any combine I've run.

We don't need rock traps in this area. Where is your farm at? Do you need rock traps?

@williammatzek4660 Yes we need rock traps or the rock ejection door that the Gleaners had. I live in MN in a township named Rock Dell. We have rocks. :)

I do not have the straw spreader, but I do have the chopper. Yes, it does a great job threshing!

@@turnindirtandwrenches are neighbor had a 550 massy ,he had a lot trouble with it.

Never been around a massy. Not many around here.

Thanks!

Your welcome! A 8N would run it fine, I just don't know about when the wagon is full.

That's interesting. I've picked in 4th gear with the M in 170 bu corn. Was it the picker or husking bed that slowed him down?

Husking bed. It may have been hybrid related, too. I remember a couple hybrids that yielded well but didn't husk nicely. The 323 never gave us any problems, but then again, maybe Dad swore off those hybrids. We graduated to a 325 with an 8 roll bed. We would have preferred a 12, but it was all we could find at the time.

My picker has rubber flaps on the husking bed augers, not sure if they are factory or not but they make everything keep moving.

Yep, it will take some work but it's worth it.

I'm always amazed at how the old stuff can keep going even with major parts not working on them.

@@turnindirtandwrenches Operator tolerance and attentiveness. New stuff needs to tell the operator everything because the operator is probably scrolling Tiktok while jamming out with earbuds in. Not knocking music, I live in my Worktunes.

Thanks!

Thank you!

I've seen those before, they do work. My problem is shelling at the stripper plates. I need a way to slow down the snapping rolls.

@@turnindirtandwrenches If you have a book or can get one, there SHOULD be slow-down sprockets available...

I'll check on that, thanks!

I haven't been around a 12A. Is that older?

@@turnindirtandwrenches A little older. Ours cut 5 foot onto a canvas and was powered by a V4 Wisconsin. It did a good job cleaning but much less productive than the 30.

I bet it was gentle on crops being a draper.

Thanks!

I believe the E is older then the K. The K replaced it I think.

What part of the steering gets worn?

It would probably work well for that.

You can throw more dirt with them.

Not a fan of the intro?

Yeah, just put a dinky sliding window..

That's a good idea! Are rv air conditioners 12v?

@@turnindirtandwrenches Some of the older models are definitely 12 volt and we were able to adapt the one wire GM style alternator for plenty of power to run air conditioning and lights for cutting at night!

I might have to look into that! Thanks!

Saw a guy in the Farm Show magazine out in Kansas who was telling how the A/C quit in his old Gleaner, was leaking freon and would lose it in a couple days or so, and that's too expensive to just put a puff in now all the time. SO instead of farting around with it, he just put a window unit A/C like you'd put in a house window, and bolted a little generator on the back of the combine by the fuel tank, and ran an extension cord to run it off the generator unit putting out 110 AC power. Said it works like a champ and will just about frost the windows on a 100 degree day, WAY better than the factory unit EVER could cool!

@@turnindirtandwrenches Saw a guy in the Farm Show magazine out in Kansas who was telling how the A/C quit in his old Gleaner, was leaking freon and would lose it in a couple days or so, and that's too expensive to just put a puff in now all the time. SO instead of farting around with it, he just put a window unit A/C like you'd put in a house window, and bolted a little generator on the back of the combine by the fuel tank, and ran an extension cord to run it off the generator unit putting out 110 AC power. Said it works like a champ and will just about frost the windows on a 100 degree day, WAY better than the factory unit EVER could cool!

No problem! I enjoy doing it, and am glad other people enjoy it too!