The year that these came out I was on a tour bus to Kansas where on of the first machines was custom harvesting. Subsequently, we had one operating on our farm at New Dayton as a demonstrator.
I often wondered about the Roto Thresh combines, how they worked and whether any were still around. On a side note I recognise the combine restorers names. I believe Calvin's dad, custom combined on the U.S. harvest run. I drove combine for him in the summer of 1973.- Stan
I believe these fellows that restored this machine, have a vintage harvest day at their farm where they use various vintage combines. The Roto thresh was a big deal for a very short time. I read a little about it in a book on harvesting milestones over the centuries. The book didn't get into the threshing mechanism of the thing. But this was the same time that IHC was developing their rotary machine and New Holland was a bit further along. For one thing, the builders didn't have money enough behind them to make much of a dent in the market. I think it's biggest failing was the lack of corn head capacity, at lest I never saw any reference to that crop. At best it wasn't any major improvement over conventional machines of the day. I think the Roto part of the machine was in the replacement of conventional straw walkers, with some sort of rolling screen. Similar to the old seed cleaners < Scour Klean> that were popular back then. We put them on the top of the clean grain delivery to the combine bin, to clean up the grain sample. Only on a much larger scale, the reason for the large box size of the back of the machine.
Good to see one running and saved from the scrappers!
The year that these came out I was on a tour bus to Kansas where on of the first machines was custom harvesting. Subsequently, we had one operating on our farm at New Dayton as a demonstrator.
Love the kid photo making their star appearance on the combone.😂😂
First time I've heard about of this combine.
Never heard of one nice job!!
Neat machine👍
Respect!
I often wondered about the Roto Thresh combines, how they worked and whether any were still around. On a side note I recognise the combine restorers names. I believe Calvin's dad, custom combined on the U.S. harvest run. I drove combine for him in the summer of 1973.- Stan
Been farming 40 years and never heard of these...must be a western thing.
I believe there is one just a couple of miles ne of swift current
I believe these fellows that restored this machine, have a vintage harvest day at their farm where they use various vintage combines. The Roto thresh was a big deal for a very short time. I read a little about it in a book on harvesting milestones over the centuries. The book didn't get into the threshing mechanism of the thing. But this was the same time that IHC was developing their rotary machine and New Holland was a bit further along. For one thing, the builders didn't have money enough behind them to make much of a dent in the market. I think it's biggest failing was the lack of corn head capacity, at lest I never saw any reference to that crop. At best it wasn't any major improvement over conventional machines of the day. I think the Roto part of the machine was in the replacement of conventional straw walkers, with some sort of rolling screen. Similar to the old seed cleaners < Scour Klean> that were popular back then. We put them on the top of the clean grain delivery to the combine bin, to clean up the grain sample. Only on a much larger scale, the reason for the large box size of the back of the machine.
ahead of their time, with the chaff spreader on it
Any information on these machines?
Check out this recent article from Scott Garvey on the Roto Thresh
www.grainews.ca/machinery/whats-different-about-the-roto-thresh/
Why the music?
Who's massey haying equipment?