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rrr iiili f* ;<4 : T EJÏE •« ' *? S ^ I MODERN MACHINERY .? ■ • >; :'-V'N^s|:5i ■ lU HHII ® ■ ; - ^Ç-,w vîp. , - I %£ «'* % s • •; VH:. v -K] « O ;■ O' Hi Jk ii t •p . fü» t ill * A ■ ii OSr t - -I * u'*' -< \ « t . life o •Jl I % • ' J , ; _ , ; « ■ 0, •J!f 1 •1 ! « m GROUND SPEED OF THE MM SELF-PROPELLED HARVESTOR IS EASILY VARIED BY POWERFLOW HYDRAULIC DRIVE AND IS INDEPENDENT OF THE SPEED OF THE CUTTING AND THRESHING MECHANISM. -- - ----- , MODERN r « ; tomorrow GET All YOUR CROP ON TIME WITH FEWER MAN-H0U1S At Lowest Cost Per Bushel Under ALL Harvesting Conditions! • • • • • • From the high, cushioned seat of the MM Self-Propelled Harvestor you can hydraulically vary the cutting height from 2-inches to 41-inches while on the go! Tall grain, short grain, average grain, down grain or tangled grain is cleanly cut -by the fast, smooth running sickle which cuts on 2-inch centers to prevent shattering in the field. The. 18-inch diameter twin augers carry the cut grain to the drum beaters. Stripper plates, beater, and beater fingers deposit the grain uniformly on the feeder conveyor. The rasp-bar cylinder and the one-piece all welded steel concave and grate of the famous MM threshing mechanism sepa rate the grain ... without breaking the straw and weeds to bits! Cylinder speed may be varied from 280 to 1200 rpm for maximum efficiency under all crop conditions. AS A PRACTICAL MECHANIC, YOU WILL APPRECIATE THESE FEATURES * MM POWER-TAKE-OFF OPERATED WINDROWERS ARE LIGHT WEIGHT AND OF STURDY DESIGN. CUTTING HEIGHT ON 12- AND 14-FOOT MODELS MAY BE VARIED FROM 2 to 2$ INCHES. AVAILABLE ALSO IN S-FOOT MODEL. shafts turn on high-quality anti-friction ball and roller bearings »Easy accessibility for minor servicing and pressure gun lubrication • Cleaning shoe and fan are easily adjusted to meet all field conditions. At the end of your first day of operating an Auger-type unlqader empties 45-bushel grain MM Self-Propelled Harvestor, you will be bin in approximately one minute . . . standing pleasantly surprised at the acreage harvested or on the go! • 'The MM Self-Propelled ... at the ease with which it was done ... at Harvestor opens fields without running over the small amount of fuel consumed ... at the grain . . ; or harvests ANY part of a field when savings in man-hours . . and at the extra the grain is just right • Heavy-duty, bridge- amount of clean, uncracked grain you have trussed, structural steel frame withstands harvested. The MM Self-Propelled Har most severe strain and properly distributes vestor is Built To Get All The Crop! load • Large-diameter pneumatic tired wheels To make sure that you get all the grain of carry the MM Self-Propelled Harvestor your golden harvest, see your friendly MM gently over rough fields. Powerflow Hydraulic Dealer about delivery on the prairie gold Drive makes ANY speed (up to 14.0 mph) MM Self-Propelled Harvestor. It's built to instantly available, without affecting speed save you money ... to make you money .. . of threshing and cleaning mechanism • In- NOW and LATER! And remember, an invest dependently operating brakes permit quick, ment in an MM Harvestor now, is assurance sharp turns • AU high-speed or heavy-duty of good harvesting for years to come. ■ V % I ■ * ... ■ : — 1 ' ___ i..A..Æalfe, _...... PICKUP ATTACHMENT OF THE MM SELF-PROPELLED HARVESTOR GENTLY HANDLES THE WINDROWED CROP TO PREVENT LOSS OF GRAIN IN THE FIELD. SACKING MODELS ARE AVAILABLE. MlNNEAPOLIS-MOLINE ZLuaCctif (Zentral IN MIVI ASSURES DEPENDABLE PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD FACTORIES MINNEAPOLIS 1, MINNESOTA