Grain Cart Made From Old Combine

Grain Cart Made from Old Combine COMBINES Conversions 10-1-11 Old combines make great "go anywhere" grain carts according to Paul Romaniuk, Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, who converted an old 1950's vintage International 127 into a grain-hauling workhorse. His first step was to completely dismantle the machine. Then he combined the engine, drive line and front axle assembly with the frame off an old Dodge truck. For the grain cart's rear axle he used the front axle from the Dodge as well as the heavy-duty overload springs. Then he fitted the rear axle with the biggest truck tires he could find. Romaniuk built the 300 bu. grain box from scratch and fitted it with a hydraulic dump hoist driven by a motor off the combine 6-cyl. gas engine. The front of the grain hauler is still fitted with the original combine front wheels so the truck slopes toward the back. "It'll do 15-mph down the road and 4-mph in low gear. The big advantage to using an old combine is that it'll go almost anywhere. When grain trucks bog down in soft ground, this machine keeps on going," notes Romaniuk. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Paul Romaniuk, P.O. Box 324, 223 Heath Street, Gilbert Plains, Manitoba R0L 0X0 (ph 204 548-2026).

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