1973 Oliver 7800 Combine overview

[@wesleyk4227]

Your dad did a great job painting the combine. It looks great and sounds even better. Speaking of tearing augers off, my dad tore the auger off on a power line pole one time with a TR 70 combine. Lol

[@jakeziegler599]

Wesley K thanks Wesley! He really did. Not good! I've never done it but several others in the family have lol

[@wesleyk4227]

Jake Ziegler I didn't think I'd make it to HCOP this year, but my FFA is taking a field trip there so hopefully I get to see the combine there! I just found out we were going today Lol

[@jakeziegler599]

Wesley K thats awesome man! What day are u goin

[@wesleyk4227]

I believe it's the 30th that we are going

[@jakeziegler599]

Wesley K ur goin to the farm progress show not HCOP

[@Elephant7800]

Hi Jake! Thanks for the awesome tour of your combine. I have a 1974 White 7800 and spent last summer overhauling the cylinder gearbox, rebuilding the unloader bushing, a new declutch belt, new sieves and a few other minor tune ups. Took her out to do beans the other day and she performed perfectly. The howling roar of the engine never fails to impress! Thanks for the inspiration.

[@jakeziegler599]

Elephant7800 thanks for watching! Sure is good to see someone else that still runs one! I’ve enjoyed ur videos

[@nathanryan3961]

Nice machine!

[@jakeziegler599]

Nathan Ryan thanks

[@kasmat2000]

My neighbor had a 7600 combine 40 some years ago, loved to hear that baby sing!

[@jakeziegler599]

kasmat2000 I bet! They sure sound good!

[@Fieldman12]

I really like that old combine. You guys have taken great care of her. I love the sound of her.

[@chuckstevenson2929]

Thanks for the walk around. That paint looks good for 30 years.

[@jakeziegler599]

Chuck Stevenson thanks for watching!

[@robert9510]

Jake you have some mighty fine equipment. I love how everything is so well taken care of. Great video as always.

[@jakeziegler599]

Robert Montgomery thanks man I appreciate the comment!

[@1995jug]

Slick old combine I bet it was a pain in the butt to paint but he did a good job I like the dual pipes sounds good.

[@jakeziegler599]

joe tiller thanks joe! I have suggested painting another combine but it was shot down lol

[@mattprater7184]

that is a neat old combine that paint is really nice it shows you guys knew what you were doing when you painted it those years ago

[@jakeziegler599]

Matt Prater thanks matt ya dad does really good at painting. It all in the prep work

[@gleanerk]

Thanks Jake !!!! Mighty fine machine friend!!!

[@jakeziegler599]

ScottyRockTrains thanks bud!

[@scottviers3794]

That combine is drop dead gorgeous. Your dad did a heck of a job on that paint job, it's really held up well. Seems to be very high tech for it's time. Appreciate the video, be well, See you next post.

[@jakeziegler599]

Scott Viers thanks for watching scott. Ya dad did an excellent job on it. It was definitely a step up over the previous models

[@rongrose3746]

Nice machine for that old !!!! Love the straight pipes.

[@jakeziegler599]

Ron Grose thanks Ron

[@VintageFarm1086]

That's a nice looking machine. Thanks for sharing.

[@jakeziegler599]

Monty Bussard thanks Monty!

[@timerfarms113]

Looking great all cleaned up. Id say that she is more like the size of my 750 Massey looks way bigger than a 510 or 550. Thanks for the walk around.

[@jakeziegler599]

Josh Timer thanks josh! I thought it might be bigger but I didn't think the 750 came out till late 70s?

[@crslyrn]

Thanks for posting the overview video. For a 30 year old paint job, it still looks good. It almost sounded like that 400 motor had the gear reduction starter on it that Dodge/Chrysler put on everything. I could've swore I heard the familiar starter laugh they were known for. You'll be lucky to have any hearing if you run that outfit very much. It's loud as heck on the video & I kinda like it. LOL Stay safe.

[@jakeziegler599]

crslyrn thanks for watching bud! Actually it doesn't have the gear reduction starter. Ya dad blames most his hearing lose on this combine lol. U might be able to even hear it if the wind is right lol

[@farming4g]

Man, really love seeing this machine!

[@jakeziegler599]

Farming 4 Generations thanks man!

[@interman7715]

Beautiful machine Jake ,thanks for taking the time to do the video , really enjoyed it , all the best to you and your family .

[@jakeziegler599]

interman 77 thanks man thanks for the patients with the video I wanted to have it cleaned up before I did it. U too!

[@markhertzog6636]

I really enjoy this combine. That engine sounds great.

[@jakeziegler599]

Mark Hertzog thanks mark!

[@JustinBierschenk]

Gawd, that thing is beautiful!!!

[@farmercole3246]

Great video, lots of great information.

[@jakeziegler599]

Farmer Cole thanks!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

That's a sweet combine, Jake.

[@jimpollock4061]

I have a 55 john deere combine that I would like to paint. Just wondering if your dad sanded this whole thing before painting or how is the best way to go about doing it.

[@jakeziegler599]

Jim Pollock I'd have to ask him again but I think once he had any sheet metal or easily removable parts off he sanded the more flat spots and just had to paint over what was in tight areas. I'll find out for sure tho. If u use good primer it will bite into the original paint ok

[@Ben-zh8bx]

I have a question for you Jake or from other corn growers (since I've never grown corn). I have noticed the last few years, guys planting corn 2 rows side by side then it looks like about a 30" spacing then 2 more rows of corn side by side then another 30" spacing, across the whole cornfield. Why and how do you harvest it?

[@jakeziegler599]

Ben that is called twin row corn. It's away to get the corn spaced apart more and not have to change corn heads. It's on 30" spacing and the rows are 8" apart. One 4" to the left of the 30" center and one to the right 4" of the center. And a 30" corn head will still harvest it

[@Ben-zh8bx]

Thanks Jake, I knew you would know.

[@NEAFarmKid4010]

It probably would've been a competitor to the gleaner L or M, I think our F wouldve been comparable to a 7600 but I'm not sure. Looking forward to seeing vids of both combines at HCOP. Chris

[@Heimerviewfarm]

NEAFarmKid I think they started making them in 71 or 72 but deffinitelly in competition

[@jakeziegler599]

NEAFarmKid ya I did some looking online and I'm thinking L would've been the competition

[@w056007568]

What a beauty Jake! Sounds gorgeous but mighty loud if you were driving it all day though.

[@jakeziegler599]

Dan Whiteford thanks dan one can't hear the pipes from the cab. But it is loud just because it's an old cab and they didn't have the cab on rubber mounts like they do now

[@muddysprings6233]

I love the 80s combines vintage good style ours is a 88' JD 7720 love it !

[@jakeziegler599]

Muddy Springs ya I do too there definitely easy to work on too. Thanks for watching

[@howardyounger5456]

the JD where right close to there. the gleaner had the K which would of been smaller then in 72 i think they went to the L which had a 53 inch cylinder but a lower horse motor unless you got the big motor which was 150 hp. diesel.that is in nice shape your dad did a lot of nice work. that sounds like it should be on the race track. that is so close to what my L is.great video Jake makes me want to go get the L going.

[@jakeziegler599]

Howard Younger yep I think ur right the L is real close to it. U ot to get urs goin before it sits to much longer. Maybe an upclose walk around of it??? U could plant some oats for ur wife's horse. Thanks for watching

[@howardyounger5456]

i should get it going. but the tires are all shot that is why i parked it. ya my wife isnt here any more lost battle to cancer last April. i give the horses to one of the little girls that use to hang around here more then home.she is using them alot. kind of miss them but there all in a better place. i will do walk around it that is a shame that machine has set most of its life. it has 1500 sep hours and 2000 eng hours and has only done wheat. which is very easy on a machine

[@jakeziegler599]

Howard Younger dang sorry to here that! I thought u still had a few horses. I bet that's girl liked getting them. That's a low hour machine! Prolly worth more out ur way to. Unfortunately walker machines don't do as well in corn so every one has gone rotary now. I'll be looking forward to the walk around

[@howardyounger5456]

yes the old walker machines where developed for small grains, there is a lot more corn combined now. i remember when a lot of farmer still picked there corn. i will do a walk around, might even get some batteries. i had one guy look at it to buy. i told him $2000. at the time it was worth that much for scrap. he helped himself to a couple of covers, and was gone. it set out side all its life the guy i bought it from bought it new he had two of them. i use to take a lot of picture years ago. i took pictures of that combine 15 year before i bought it. carma or somthing.ill show the pictures.

[@jakeziegler599]

Howard Younger ya that's true all people grow here is corn and beans hardly anything else. Hope u get er goin I'd like to see that. So was it sold out of a local dealer near u?

[@allancundiff8027]

that's a great looking combine looks like it's been well taken care of your Dad did a good job on it.

[@jakeziegler599]

Allan Cundiff thanks Allan! It's always been stored inside

[@grussingfarms]

Got to see both your combines at Rantoul and also got to see Ethan's tractors

[@AndersonCattleCo]

Pretty cool old girl. It's good that you bring it out and use it every year. My Grandpa's tractor hasn't been run for 20 years and parked outside I'm scared to check if it is seized.

[@jakeziegler599]

AndersonCattleCo. Thanks man! I really enjoy using it. What tractor is it?

[@canadianHAWK3]

WOW jake.

[@jakeziegler599]

Canadian HAWK thanks

[@jankotze1959]

Awesome, the V8 sounds so good

[@jakeziegler599]

Jan Kotze thanks Jan!

[@Masseydriver]

That's a beautiful machine Jake. Lots of similarities between Oliver and John Deere. Engine beside the cab and the hatch to the straw walkers are the same as my 6620. Boy that engine really screams, I'll have to bring some earplugs to Rantoul. Lol.

[@jakeziegler599]

Massey1105driver thanks man yes it does. Ah it's ear candy tho lol. There is a lot of similarities. Massey was pretty close too

[@Ben-zh8bx]

A lot of nice features on that combine for it's time. Does it have variable reel speed? We ran an IH 915 about the time this machine was built.

[@jakeziegler599]

Ben thanks ben and yes it has variable speed reel. We almost bought one of them back in 72 but then grandpa got a 7600 because of the new corn head they just came out with.

[@Ben-zh8bx]

I can understand that, when we got the IH-915, we went from 2 MM combines with the old round grain tanks it was like going from a GEO metro to a Cadillac. LOL

[@jakeziegler599]

Ben Hahahaha I bet that was a step up! Prolly felt like u just won the lotto

[@minnesotaoliveranddeere5919]

Dam that combine looks like it is brand new and ant that music with those pipes

[@jakeziegler599]

Minnesota oliver and deere thanks it sure does sound good

[@minnesotaoliveranddeere5919]

Jake Ziegler i love those old olivers. And yours is the best 7800 i have ever seen.

[@jimmybruce2639]

Thanks Jake nice Overview

[@jakeziegler599]

Jimmy Bruce thanks for watching

[@funkymonkey2448]

Saw you in bigtractorpower's video on the half century of progress!

[@jakeziegler599]

Gingerly cool he does a good job filming

[@Tractormanpj]

L2 combine would be the gleaner or M2 and F2 but I think F2 was 4 row head. The L2 could handle and 8 or a 6 row head

[@jakeziegler599]

Tractormanpj ok I was thinking L. L2 might be to new. What year did they come out with the M and how wide was the separater on it

[@Woodsfarms]

Jake Ziegler the L2 didn't come out until 1977 would be the L at the time like I just said above lol

[@jakeziegler599]

joey woods thanks

[@PAFarms]

I wonder what the deal was with Chrysler that they put engines in all types of farm equipment? I looked at a self propelled Heston haybine that had a slant 6 Chrysler. That combine looks comparable to the Massey 750 that I had.

[@jakeziegler599]

PA Farms what years did they build the 750? I know there the same size I was thinkin the 750 was late 70s tho. I guess Chrysler sold engines cheap lol. I think around this time for combines and such they needed higher rpm engines that's manufacturers didn't have at the time. By mid 70s they had phased the auto engines out. Thanks for watching

[@PAFarms]

Jake Ziegler I am thinking they were made from '76-'84? Mine was a '78 and was fully hydro, my neighbor has a '76 with variable drive. I think the gray cabs started in '80. They had more electric control like header height. All 750s had the 354 Perkins turbo, mine had a straight pipe and usually smoked like a train when shelling corn. It was hit by a train last year... still have to do the video on it.

[@PAFarms]

By the way, was that you in the oliver combine in the advertisement for half century of progress, was on this week in agribusinesses?

[@jakeziegler599]

PA Farms that's to bad did u get another combine to replace it? We had a white 8900 and it had a 354 in it stream of smoke from one end to the other lol. What's agribusiness? A tv show? Someone else said something about it

[@PAFarms]

Jake Ziegler it's called "This Week in Agribusiness" with max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson. I think it's based in Illinois. We get it Sunday morning at 5am. I'm sure it was you. Do you have a smaller oliver with a 2 or 3 row head?

[@dalecornelius4374]

We had a 73 model MF 750 (first year of production) hydro with the 6t.354 perkins. It would be a comparable machine to the 7800, 815 IH, 6600 JD, or L gleaner. The 915, M, 7700, and 760 MF were up to 8 row corn head/24' platform machines especially the 760. Looking forward to seeing you with it and the 525 at HCOP. We're coming up Friday and are planning on being there Saturday as well.

[@jakeziegler599]

Dale Cornelius ok cool! Ill see ya there! But didnt a 750 have a 50+ inch separater? At least that ms what I gauge the size of a walker machine by. I know a 7700 was around 52" also. Non of them can touch a rotary anymore in corn

[@dalecornelius4374]

Jake Ziegler I don't know for sure. Ours left long ago and I hope it never comes back lol

[@stevenv5390]

That is a thing of beauty

[@jakeziegler599]

Mike Honcho thanks man!

[@stevenv5390]

Jake Ziegler no problem hey I'm looking into buying a 2-135 ,is their any major stuff that goes wrong with them?

[@jakeziegler599]

Mike Honcho there really good tractors only things that kinda gave trouble at higher hours was the o/u and the steering system. U will just have to take it down the road and see how tight it is. And the o/u just is usually slow to shift or quits completely if they go out.

[@the_hillbillytransportatio3143]

It should be a 413 Chrysler engine that what was in ours factory and when it was restored it was repowered with Cummins v6 engine then it sold at the farm sell really do miss it im looking for the smallest white rotary combine to use on my little farm I just bought I don't what the numbers are of the white rotary combines any help will be appreciated thanks

[@jakeziegler599]

Either a 383 on the early ones or 400 industrial is what they had. Smaller white rotory was a 9320 and it became a massey 8560. Only 2 9320s built. Experimental ones

[@Heimerviewfarm]

Now your really famous just saw you on This week in agribusiness

[@jakeziegler599]

Midwest Allis Fan what's that? A tv show?

[@cjfarms2239]

haha love the olivers!!, we just are getting our 7600 ready to replace the variable speed belt, it broke, we have an electric fuel pump we put on our 76, it starts on a dime now, i asume your getting ready for HCOP?

[@jakeziegler599]

C&J FARMS dang right almost ready for the show just have to paint the corn head. Cool that electric fuel pump would be the way to go if it sits for any length of time. Thanks for watching

[@cjfarms2239]

ah okay lol, yes full choke and let the pump run it starts easy, but the throttle linkage is messed up cause it went runaway on us this spring

[@jakeziegler599]

C&J FARMS dang that ain't good. U get it fixed?

[@cjfarms2239]

mostly, the varible speed belt broke then the fan caught the screws in the housing, and jacked one of the fan blades up, and it bent the pan, but we fixed the pan, and we have spare fan, so that isnt an issue either, probably get it fixed here soon, cause it runs great, but cant move cause the vari belt is broke lol

[@jakeziegler599]

C&J FARMS man ur having a tough go of it!

[@justincase2830]

The 383 cubic inch Chrysler was a good motor at least in my roadrunner.

[@jakeziegler599]

keith sorensen they had the power for sure. 5qt oil pan and not an oversized radiator was a mistake in the combine tho

[@justincase2830]

I did not know this. Thanks.

[@michiganfarming1955]

dam that v8 sounds sexy af! lol thanks for the overview cant wait to see it in person!

[@jakeziegler599]

Michigan Farming haha thanks man. Ya u will get to hear it screaming away

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

loved the crank up and drive away at the end. since you mentioned your dad painting and not ever wanting to paint another combine, when you scratch the paint, do you get a look or a word from your dad? :) thanks for a great overview Jake.

[@jakeziegler599]

Soybean Farmer thanks man! I figured people would want to hear it run lol. No no looks since it was painted 30 years ago lol. And it's more or less my baby now. Thanks for watching

[@ssnydertrucking1121]

Thanks for the walk around on your combine. Looks like it would be a blast to run. Is there alot of engine noise in the cab?

[@jakeziegler599]

SSnyder Trucking thanks for watching and it is fun if it's not terribly hot out. And yes there's a LOT of noise lol

[@williamchambers7235]

That combine brings a tear to my eye every time i see it lol. Was that combine built in Brantford Ontario? Thanks for the video.

[@jakeziegler599]

William Chambers ya it's sad to think the factory is not even there anymore. Yes came out of branford

[@illinoissandfarmer4726]

I recon it time for some new jeans didn't you go to farmsafety as a kid haha. Do they harvest every day at that show or just one day

[@jakeziegler599]

Josh Fanter that's air flow in the summer time for those of us that HATE wearing shorts lol. And yes they harvest every day

[@danfike3016]

Nice machine. How far are you from the show.

[@jakeziegler599]

Dan Fike thanks dan! And it depends on the farm stead but any where from 10-35 miles. So not bad at all

[@Woodsfarms]

Would be the L GLEANER at the time

[@jakeziegler599]

joey woods ok thanks

[@mrbill4187]

Probably comparable to a gleaner L. Your dad could have just hot dip galvanized the whole unit if we're a gleaner lol

[@jakeziegler599]

mr Bill ya after some research I'm thinking L too. Yes lol but it probably wouldn't have needed refinished at all of it was galvanized

[@mrbill4187]

Jake Ziegler I know when the L and M came out they still offered the G for a couple years

[@jakeziegler599]

mr Bill was an L or M bigger? I assume M?

[@mrbill4187]

I've seen some m's with 350 chevys in them to

[@jakeziegler599]

mr Bill oh ok thanks. That always threw me a curve on there letters. Yep I think Massey had 350s too

[@joshbobbitt7990]

Muhs equipment sales in sumner il

[@jakeziegler599]

Josh Bobbitt yep that's the place. U near there?

[@joshbobbitt7990]

Yes about 45 minutes North and that was my uncle's combine

[@jakeziegler599]

Josh Bobbitt so ur uncle traded a 7800 in to muhs in the mid 80s??

[@joshbobbitt7990]

Yes sire were are you located I would love to see that combine in person.

[@jakeziegler599]

Josh Bobbitt did he buy it new? I'm gona have it at the half century of progress show in rantoul August 24-27