Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2017 December 24

= December 24 =

Abandoned combine


Can anyone ascertain any details about the deteriorating combine? It's at the abandoned Rich Neck Farm in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Nyttend (talk) 00:31, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Maybe combine demolition derby. It looks smashed as well as rusted. 00:45, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Maybe it just rolled several times down a slope. Akld guy (talk) 00:24, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
 * You wouldn't say that if you visited the area; it's the Atlantic Coastal Plain, with not much relief aside from streams, and nowhere to roll a combine :-)
 * The green paint still visible in places suggests John Deere. Edison (talk) 00:36, 26 December 2017 (UTC)=

Clarification
The answers above responded well to my question, but I asked the wrong question. Is there any way to identify the combine's make and model? I was trying to learn about the combine's original condition. Nyttend (talk) 18:32, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Just go there and look for markings of maker/model. 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:B8D8:3FE9:323E:5312 (talk) 19:17, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Nyttend took that picture. &#40;&#40;&#40;The Quixotic Potato&#41;&#41;&#41; (talk) 05:54, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Most combines where painted green in the past so that is no way of identifying. You can simply compare photos of this sample - you will of course need some that show more detail - with historic photos of combines that show or refer a model and/or brand. Given the state i would guess that this combine was working 30-40 years ago so its maybe a model from 1950-1980. Also very likely a combine build in USA since the target time period was befor the globalization, which narrows your search to a few brands. --Kharon (talk) 06:03, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I commented above that green suggested Deere. Do you hav a ref to support the notion that most brands of combines were painted green in the past?Edison (talk) 18:41, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

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Are there examples of national parliaments or state legislatures that use WikiMedia software on websites that present law and pending legislation?

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 * I would recommend archive.org. &#40;&#40;&#40;The Quixotic Potato&#41;&#41;&#41; (talk) 23:57, 24 December 2017 (UTC)