Ford Model 622 Self-Propelled Combine, circa 1972
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Artifact Overview
For centuries, manufacturers have worked to perfect machinery that combines the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Ford introduced its Model 622 combine around 1970. One selling feature? It took "only minutes" to change out the head for harvesting grain or corn.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1972
Subject Date
circa 1972
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.971
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 9 in
Inscriptions
press release:
It takes only minutes to change from grain head to corn head with Ford Motor Company's Model 622 self-propelled com-bine. The 622 features a universal feeder housing for quick attaching of heads, and 9,980 square inches of cleaning and seperating area. The new combine has a 90-bushel grain tank and an unloading capacity of 1.1 bushels per second -- tops in this combine class. Grain headers for the 622 are offered in 11-, 13-, and 15-foot widths. Two- and three-row corn heads are available. The 622's wider range of cylinder speeds -- as are hydraulically controlled, providing slower speeds -- as low as 233 rpm -- for top performance under virtually all dry crop conditions. New Ford straw walker deck materail reduces plugging in milo and corn and eliminates the falling of grain between the walkers. The operator can dump the stone trap from the operator's platform without loss of grain. #### 71472 Tractor and Implement Operations - North America Public Relations Department 2500 E. Maple Rd., Troy, Mich. 48084 (313) 644-5800, Ext. 215
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