Kenneth Slagell's antique Gleaner collection
Kenneth Slagell is a Gleaner man through and through. His collection includes five Gleaner L2’s, two Gleaner C2’s and six Gleaner A’s. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
(Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
One of the Slagell family’s original Gleaner combines. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
One of Kenneth’s Gleaner L2 combines. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
(Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
(Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
One of Kenneth’s Gleaner L2 combines. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
Kenneth Slagell with one of his operation Gleaner L2 combines. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
One of Kenneth’s Gleaner L2 combines. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
One of Kenneth’s Gleaner L2 combines. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
A close up of Elmer Slagell’s 1966 C2 Gleaner combine that Michael restored. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
(Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
Kenneth said his family often had to alter pieces of their Gleaner equipment to keep on using it through the years. This auger had to be extended so it would be long enough to dump grain from the combine to taller wheat trucks. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
(Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
(Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
(Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
(Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
(Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)
The 1966 C2 restored Gleaner combine cutting wheat. (Photo courtesy Slagell family.)
The 1966 C2 restored Gleaner combine cutting wheat. (Photo courtesy Slagell family.)
(Photo courtesy Slagell family.)
The 1966 Gleaner combine that was bought new by Elmer Slagell decades ago was back in the field for the 2019 and 2020 harvests with the Slagell family at the wheel. (Photo courtesy Slagell family.)
The 1966 restored Gleaner combine was used to cut 15 acres of wheat this past harvest. (Photo courtesy Slagell family.)
Michael Slagell monitors the wheat from his father’s restored 1966 Gleaner combine into a wheat truck. (Photo courtesy Slagell family.)
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