Combines Gleaner C2

[CII_man]

I have a CII that I have used for years. Has been a really good machine for me. Put a set of Trimpe bars in it and it really made an agressive machine for corn and beans. Trimpe bars in may opinion are not good for wheat or small seed. My CII has the gas engine and in good corn, high moisture, it is a little under powered but you can still put a lot of bushels through in a day. I do not know how a CII will compare to a G.

 

[John]

Owned a CII years ago and liked it, it was thirsty for gas. Easy machine to run and maintain. Not nearly as nice as the l2 but enough age difference to understand why. The G was developed on a CII base and design but wider. The G was not built heavy enough and had lots of failures throughout. Not a problem for the CII. The M replaced the G and was built heavier and was much more reliable. The CII was one of the earliest machines to handle a 6 row head, the G had more capacity yet, one walker wider but same walker crank size and bearings as the CII, the G's weakness.

 

[grassman]

Thanks for replying. How has it been for you to get parts etc. when you need themIJ Is it a Allis motor in the CII and what displacementIJ

 

[grassman]

Thanks for replying. Do you think the CII could handle a 14ft. straight cut head in small grainsIJ

 

[Ed_Boysun]

My dad's had a 16 foot on it when I ran it. It did pretty well in some 85 bu_acre spring wheat we ran through it once. The l2 that replaced it was really a leap forward but the C2 was king in it's day. like a typical Gleaner, it was simple and very easy to work on.

 

[John]

Gas or Diesel used the AC 262cid engine. Engine used also in the D17D,D19G and D. Diesels were known for some problems under lugging and improper cool downs, the gas was thirsty in both tractor and combine.