His First Combine Reborn As SP Sprayer
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"Our first combine ever was an AII Gleaner with a cab and M&W automatic header control. Now, some 30 years later, it has returned to the farm. It was given to us by a farmer who wanted to get rid of it," says Case Van Wyk, Pinetown, N.C.
"We decided to rebuild it as a self-propelled sprayer. We lowered the spindles on the rear to raise the chassis to get the same clearance as on the pulling axle. We left the original wheels on the drive axle but put 20-in. rims on the rear.
"The motor was rebuilt and moved lower, mounted crosswise on the frame about where the return augers were originally. I used the same belts and drives, and left the parts of the frame intact that originally housed the cylinder. The cab mounts on top of that section.
"I mounted a 700-gal. poly tank behind the cab and equipped it with a 3-pt. hitch on front that holds a 50-ft. spray boom. I also made an 8-row boom with skidding feet to sidedress nitrogen on corn."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Case Van Wyk, 503 Van Wyk Rd., Pinetown, N.C. 27865.
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His First Combine Reborn As SP Sprayer COMBINES Conversions 21-2-18 "Our first combine ever was an AII Gleaner with a cab and M&W automatic header control. Now, some 30 years later, it has returned to the farm. It was given to us by a farmer who wanted to get rid of it," says Case Van Wyk, Pinetown, N.C.
"We decided to rebuild it as a self-propelled sprayer. We lowered the spindles on the rear to raise the chassis to get the same clearance as on the pulling axle. We left the original wheels on the drive axle but put 20-in. rims on the rear.
"The motor was rebuilt and moved lower, mounted crosswise on the frame about where the return augers were originally. I used the same belts and drives, and left the parts of the frame intact that originally housed the cylinder. The cab mounts on top of that section.
"I mounted a 700-gal. poly tank behind the cab and equipped it with a 3-pt. hitch on front that holds a 50-ft. spray boom. I also made an 8-row boom with skidding feet to sidedress nitrogen on corn."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Case Van Wyk, 503 Van Wyk Rd., Pinetown, N.C. 27865.
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