The Threshing Page
Threshing with the Club's 28 X 46 Case Steel Machine
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J.I. Case, founder of the company that made this unit is credited with inventing and mass producing the first "modern" threshing machine
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The steel separators replaced
wooden units begining in the 1020's and were made as late as the
1940's. By then combines were perfected and were operated by one person
driving the machine through the field. This put an end to the steam and
gas powered stationary threshing operations.
Threshing with Dave Sniader's 42 X 70 Avery Yellow Fellow
Wooden Separator built in 1914 and the 40-80 Avery Gas & Oil Tractor
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The 42 X 70 Separator was the
largest that Avery built. It was made to be operated by a the 40-80
tractor , the largest one made as shown.
Bill Hahnfeldt at the throttle of the tractor.
This was the first load that this machine threshed in many years. We had just completed a total mechanical restoration of it that included making new straw racks, auger pans, canvas seals, tailing elevator sheet metal and many other patches and repairs. Racoons lovc threshing machines and lived inside this one for over 25 years making a mess and eating enormous amounts of wood inside. The exterior wood is in fine original shape and yes, all Avery Yellow Fellow separators were painted yellow!
Bill Hahnfeldt at the throttle of the tractor.
This was the first load that this machine threshed in many years. We had just completed a total mechanical restoration of it that included making new straw racks, auger pans, canvas seals, tailing elevator sheet metal and many other patches and repairs. Racoons lovc threshing machines and lived inside this one for over 25 years making a mess and eating enormous amounts of wood inside. The exterior wood is in fine original shape and yes, all Avery Yellow Fellow separators were painted yellow!
The long yellow duct (left) is the
blower or windstacker. It has it's own one gallon oil tank for the
bearings mounted on the side of the machine. It is also equipped with
power drive system that can manually rotate the blower or automatically
oscillate it from side to side to make a wider straw pile.
The red apparatus (right) is the
Hart Simplex elevator. It is an older style made of wood and metal and
brings the grain from the bottom of the machine up to the weigher
hopper up top. The bushel counter can be seen in green mounted up top.
Rhys Baker and Bob are pitching
bundles. Mike Polichnowki is atop the machine
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