By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

A rural Saline County man lost a combine to fire Monday evening south of Salina.

Saline County Sheriff's Captain Jim Hughes said this morning that deputies and personnel from Rural Fire District No. 2 were sent to the 8800 block of Centennial Road at approximately 6:36 p.m. Monday for the report of a combine on fire in a field. 

The combine's owner, David Persigehl, 57, of rural Saline County, told deputies he believed a U joint on the combine's PTO shaft sparked the blaze, Hughes said.

Some wheat stubble was burnt in the area of the combine, but no wheat was lost because Persigehl was just finishing up harvesting that particular field, Hughes said. The Case IH 2188 combine, valued at $55,000, was a total loss.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/6/1656516761314.jpeg" alt="A firefighter from Rural Fire District No. 2 finishes extinguishing a combine that caught fire south of Salina Monday evening. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>A firefighter from Rural Fire District No. 2 finishes extinguishing a combine that caught fire south of Salina Monday evening. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostA rural Saline County man lost a combine to fire Monday evening south of Salina.Saline County Sheriff's Captain Jim Hughes said this morning that deputies and personnel from Rural Fire District No. 2 were sent to the 8800 block of Centennial Road at approximately 6:36 p.m. Monday for the report of a combine on fire in a field. The combine's owner, David Persigehl, 57, of rural Saline County, told deputies he believed a U joint on the combine's PTO shaft sparked the blaze, Hughes said.Some wheat stubble was burnt in the area of the combine, but no wheat was lost because Persigehl was just finishing up harvesting that particular field, Hughes said. The Case IH 2188 combine, valued at $55,000, was a total loss.

Combine catches fire in field south of Salina