Illini986 Posted September 23 Posted September 23 Hope folks don't mind some off color pics. We've been shelling here close to two weeks. Be switching to beans today or tomorrow. 15 Quote
IHandJDman Posted September 23 Posted September 23 Looks good, nice to see a Gleaner. There's a couple farms around here that still use newer ones. Quote
766 Man Posted September 23 Posted September 23 The corn is very green here at the moment. Very short season soybeans are close to being ready but most fields show definite green. 2 Quote
Illini986 Posted September 23 Author Posted September 23 24 minutes ago, IHandJDman said: Looks good, nice to see a Gleaner. There's a couple farms around here that still use newer ones. That side of my family has been running Gleaners since the late '50s/early '60s. This year they're campaigning a S98 for corn and a T81 for beans. 2 Quote
Farmall1066 Posted September 23 Posted September 23 Started beans yesterday, combine decided it wasn’t ready, so a few oil leaks fixed this morning and off to the races!! Corn isn’t far behind. We are located 75 miles north of the twin cities. 10 Quote
Big Bud guy Posted September 24 Posted September 24 9 hours ago, Illini986 said: S98 for corn and a T81 for beans. Do you know the difference between between the two? I only know one guy around here running Gleaner it’s a S series class 7. I had a other friend running a Gleaner S series but he traded it for a NH only because the NH was $90,000 cheaper Quote
Illini986 Posted September 28 Author Posted September 28 On 9/23/2026 at 7:04 PM, Big Bud guy said: Do you know the difference between between the two? I only know one guy around here running Gleaner it’s a S series class 7. I had a other friend running a Gleaner S series but he traded it for a NH only because the NH was $90,000 cheaper I think the biggest change is the T uses a CVT and the S has a normal hydro. Not sure if the Gleaner CVT is the same unit as what Agco uses on the large Massey tractors or not. The design of the side panels and the way they're hinged is different between the two, too. Some people have the said the rotor is bigger on the T but I'm not for sure on that. Other than that it's mainly minor differences as far as I can tell. Quote
Illini986 Posted September 28 Author Posted September 28 Didn't have much time for pics this past week. I think Saturday was the only day we didn't cut any beans because of rain. Been trying to get all of the furthest south stuff done so we can get moved closer to home. My aunt got a nice shot of my cousin unloading corn Saturday night. 10 Quote
Big Bud guy Posted September 28 Posted September 28 55 minutes ago, Illini986 said: I think the biggest change is the T uses a CVT and the S has a normal hydro. Not sure if the Gleaner CVT is the same unit as what Agco uses on the large Massey tractors or not. The design of the side panels and the way they're hinged is different between the two, too. Some people have the said the rotor is bigger on the T but I'm not for sure on that. Other than that it's mainly minor differences as far as I can tell. I went to the Gleaner Agco website and the rotor looks the same size between the two series. 1 Quote
Illini986 Posted October 7 Author Posted October 7 Ended up getting rained out last Thursday around 5 but we were back to shelling corn before noon the next day. Stayed on corn Friday and all day Saturday. Went back to beans on Sunday. Little bit of rain a few days before sure didn't wash any of the dust off. 7 Quote
IHandJDman Posted October 7 Posted October 7 Looks good, average yields? People really starting to get after it this week. I'm going to start tonight. 1 Quote
Illini986 Posted October 7 Author Posted October 7 Excellent yields. The corn in those middle pics made 264 on that farm. Didn't finish the beans in the last two pics Sunday night but that same variety on two other places made 80 and 81.5 respectively. 3 Quote
39farmalla Posted October 7 Posted October 7 On 9/23/2026 at 7:11 AM, Illini986 said: Hope folks don't mind some off color pics. We've been shelling here close to two weeks. Be switching to beans today or tomorrow. Always nice to see a Galvinized Gobler Sam 1 Quote
Illini986 Posted October 7 Author Posted October 7 1 hour ago, 39farmalla said: Always nice to see a Galvinized Gobler Sam Haven't heard that one before but I like it. Silver Seeder and The One Pass Farming System are the two I know. 1 3 Quote
marty966 Posted October 7 Posted October 7 28 minutes ago, Illini986 said: Haven't heard that one before but I like it. Silver Seeder and The One Pass Farming System are the two I know. Galvanized Pheasant Feeder? 1 2 Quote
39farmalla Posted October 7 Posted October 7 1 hour ago, marty966 said: Galvanized Pheasant Feeder? I have heard that one. Sam Quote
Sledgehammer Posted October 8 Posted October 8 Nice pics. We have a good dealer here for Gleaners. My Uncle always ran Gleaners. He closed out his farming career with an R62. "Silver Seeder" "Beer Can" "Hog Feeder" (because a lot of hog feeders were also galvanized back then) Grandpa bought a used #55? Gleaner after WW2. He described the used JD he bought when he got home from the service as "enough to make me red after that". He didn't have the JD very many years and wouldn't have another JD tractor the rest of his life. 6 Quote
Illini986 Posted October 8 Author Posted October 8 Great pics and story. Who's the dealer down there? Mt. Sterling is the closest dealer here; it was A.C. McCartney for a number of years but is now part of a dealer group called Parallel Ag. Grandpa had a few R62s over the years. 1 Quote
Sledgehammer Posted October 8 Posted October 8 1 hour ago, Illini986 said: Great pics and story. Who's the dealer down there? Mt. Sterling is the closest dealer here; it was A.C. McCartney for a number of years but is now part of a dealer group called Parallel Ag. Grandpa had a few R62s over the years. Herschel Johnson Implement. They were AC and still independently owned by Herschel's son. Sell Agco, Massey, New Holland, and Gleaner. Quote
Illini986 Posted October 27 Author Posted October 27 Been a few days since I've updated everyone. We finished beans on the 13th. Early morning of the 15th a storm blew up and knocked down the last 600 acres of corn to varying degrees. Finally finished up this past Sunday afternoon, the 25th. For better or worse Harvest '26 is in the books. We started opening fields up on September 8th or 9th and really started in on the 10th. 6.5 weeks from beginning to end which is just over our 40 day average. 8 Quote
Alan Dinan Posted October 27 Posted October 27 Wind damage is no fun to deal with in corn. Remember years ago when we had a wind storm that goosenecked most of a field. It was mid growing season and the corn was covering the 30” rows where it grew straight again. Thankfully it was only a 45 acre field, but still slow going. Had to get the snoots under the stalk to get the ears in the head and drive slow enough that it didn’t break the ears off the stalk before it got into the head. Quote
IHandJDman Posted October 27 Posted October 27 That corn looks terrible to combine. Thanks for the pictures. Quote
Sledgehammer Posted October 27 Posted October 27 Have to use a reel most likely. I made a trip to Keldermans in Iowa one fall years ago and picked up about 5 reels. Delivered them on my way home to customers. Hopefully you get most of it picked up. Down corn is no fun at all. Quote
Diesel Doctor Posted October 28 Posted October 28 On 9/23/2026 at 8:50 AM, IHandJDman said: Looks good, nice to see a Gleaner. There's a couple farms around here that still use newer ones. You don't see many, "Silver Seeders", anymore. There used to be a lot of them in our area. Depended a lot on the quality of the dealer, no matter the color? Quote
Illini986 Posted October 28 Author Posted October 28 We didn't use a reel but it was definitely thought about. Switching heads to one with roll a cones made a big difference. Quote
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