Corn picker forum

jdtom · jdtom

I was out today (10-10-10) working on picking my own corn here in SW Minnesota and thinking of you guys having your corn picking day today by Ottumwa. I was there in spirit! Anyway, my son rode in the wagon for 1 round and took a few pictures. It was a very nice day - actually too hot for sitting in a mounted pi...

KennyK · KennyK

What is the ideal moisture to pick corn at? I have a New Idea 324 and I tried it out this year. It ran great, however there seemed to be a lot of corn loss on the ground. We were thinking it was due to the corn being too dry and coming off the cob too easily. Moisture was down to 16%. Is that too dry, or is ther...

Mrcornpicker · Mrcornpicker

I picked Oct 10, 2010, for "Corn Picker Reunion II" for an easy date to remember and I know many of you are going to Antique Harvest days in Ottumwa, Iowa. I would be going too if I were not having my picker day. Tell the guys I will be there next year for sure. If you can make it to our place on 10-10-...

firefighter9208 · firefighter9208

Finally got the New Idea 323 to work pretty good picking the corn. It's still jamming under the snapping rollers, but I have to have that worked out tomorrow. The corn is really dry and probably should have been picked weeks ago. I bought the Haban PTO sheller last year for $100.00. It will shell cor...

BACON · BACON

I trying to find a universal cross for the stub shaft between the main drive shaft and the pto. The caps mic .995 dia. and over the caps mic 3.125.the retainer spring are on the inside of the yoke, the inside of the yoke mics 2.312. I thought about replacing the stub shaft but the spline on the drive shaft is...

FPTractorCo · FPTractorCo

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/grd/1977178077.html Found this on the St. Louis craigslist. I have never seen one around here. Looks to be in excellent shape! Let me know if someone picks it up!

Mike Aylward · Mike Aylward

Just a reminder about the Antique Harvest Days show that will be held October 9 and 10 just north of Ottumwa, IA off Exit 40 on Hwy. 149. It sounds like the weather is going to be good but as always the show is "weather permitting". For more information call 641-777-7202 or 641-680-2815. T...

Superpicker · Superpicker

I had my 325 picker out of the barn the other day to put some other equipment in. I took a few pics and thought I would post them. It is a 1966 model with a 326 8 roll bed. I bought it off a neighbor last year who had owned it 37 years. I used it last year, hope to clean it up and repaint it in the next year or two.

KA656 · KA656

After all of the fun of mounting the picker this weekend, my dad and I are stumped. We started the picker, very carefully and slowly, only to find out that the right gathering unit would not work. We looked the right side over, up and down to discover that the chain that connects the upper slip clutch was v...

josephine168 · josephine168

Hi everyone, I've been doing some research on early corn pickers and ran across this forum. What I have read here so far has been very helpful, and I was hoping to get a little more information. I am not a farmer, though my grandparents were, and never lived on a working farm, so I am very much a novice! In th...

picker man · picker man

Just about done with the corn this year. I have a new idea 302 one row, just to slow, looking for a uni system to snap corn with. But i dont know which units give me ear corn or shelled. Thanks for any advise.

chicken farmer · chicken farmer

I need any info on this subject I am wanting to buy one. -- Edited by chicken farmer on Tuesday 28th of September 2010 08:13:11 PM -- Edited by chicken farmer on Tuesday 28th of September 2010 08:15:39 PM

KA656 · KA656

My dad and I spent the weekend putting the NI 319 mounted picker on our IH 656. The picker has set in the shed for at least the past 15 years. We feel pretty good about remembering how to put the under carriage on, mounting and moving the husking bed, mounting the sheller unit on and finally tonight getting...

M_Hamrick · M_Hamrick

I have a chance to buy a 237 picker with all the screens, has a 50 sheller, everything!! I am just curious as to what the entire package is worth? The current owner said all parts are there. Appears to be in excellent shape and has been shed kept. Currently running a #10 NI. Can you pick corn plante...

Joe Hoover · Joe Hoover

lookin for some 62H gathering chain for my 18 John Deere picker does anyone know of where you can buy it new?

se iowa picker · se iowa picker

Well This weekend I picked up a John Deere 350 elevator with one bid ahead of the scrap man. The bearings were gone out of the back of the hubs so my Dad, a friend and I took it almost completely apart to get it home. Now for the job of repainting it and putting it back togeather. The main thing is it was saved fr...

Joe Hoover · Joe Hoover

Was wonderin if their was any demand for these shellers and if anyone had any spair parts for one

d282 · d282

Hello- I recently purchased a 2MH picker that was on a Farmall 450 standard hitch tractor. I currently have it on a M, but when I hook up the drive shaft, it is not straight, and when you lift the picker, it makes an awful sound. Are there different mounts between the two tractors? Thanks for your help.

Superpicker · Superpicker

Back in the fall, I bought a 1965 New Idea 701 Uni which, because of constant bad winter weather, I just got it home this past weekend. The former owner had quit picking corn with it two years ago and he was just ready to be rid of it and get more shed room. He had owned it for more than 30 years. It is an early one...

John Deere · John Deere

Need some advice on checking gear boxes levels on a 324 picker.

robie robinson · robie robinson

corn has been brown, most are combining now. I've a #11, in great shape to pick 10 acres of OP corn. I bet its close to 100 bushel corn. The problem is the morning glory vines and my #11 picker, do i wait till frost and the vines are stunted or go ahead and pick. Thanks, Robie( in Virginia)

John Deere · John Deere

I have a late model AVCO New Idea corn picker that is in need of some new tires.. What do you recommend as a replacement?? Talked with a local tire guy and he can get brand new ones, but I thought he said they were only a 4ply rating. Has the smooth tires on it now, but like the looks of the bar style tread. Thank...

big john · big john

Can you experienced picking men guide me? How tight should the husking rolls be on the New Idea? If too tight, will they wear out too fast? What do I use to gage or measure how tight? Thanks.

Pickin-Nick · Pickin-Nick

http://www.tractorshed.com/cgi-bin/photoads/classifieds.cgi?search_and_display_db_button=on&db_id=399907&query=retrieval

Tim in NJ · Tim in NJ

http://www.tractorshed.com/cgi-bin/photoads/classifieds....

Tim in NJ · Tim in NJ

http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttalk&th=919577

Deere4030 · Deere4030

Can you get stripper bars for a 325 New Idea to cut down on the shelling with the snapping rolls

Tim in NJ · Tim in NJ

Supposedly after White took over MM the 1210 shellmaster was offered to Oliver dealers with green paint . . . I've seen a toy based on one, but have never seen a picture of a real one, nor literature for one. There were also a few red White 1210 shellers near the very end (1973-74?).

Kerwin · Kerwin

Has anyone ever added the cylinder mounts to a New Idea 324 for having a hydraulic tongue? Seems like it would be a handy feature and my 324 doesn't have the mounts.

EARL T · EARL T

Hello I am putting up another Behlen wire crib and I want to put the slot thru it for sheller drags. Can anybody tell me a width and depth dimension that would work. We have a MM sheller now but now drags for it. Maybe some day another MM or JD sheller will show up with the drags. Anyway, any help in sizing this...

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	Picking ear corn in Minnesota - 2010 edition (Preview) I was out today (10-10-10) working on picking my own corn here in SW Minnesota and thinking of you guys having your corn picking day today by Ottumwa. I was there in spirit! Anyway, my son rode in the wagon for 1 round and took a few pictures. It was a very nice day - actually too hot for sitting in a mounted pi...	jdtom	3	2559	Mon Oct 11 22:15 2010 by KA656
	Corn Moisture (Preview) What is the ideal moisture to pick corn at? I have a New Idea 324 and I tried it out this year. It ran great, however there seemed to be a lot of corn loss on the ground. We were thinking it was due to the corn being too dry and coming off the cob too easily. Moisture was down to 16%. Is that too dry, or is ther...	KennyK	1	1883	Sun Oct 10 08:50 2010 by jdtom
	10-10-10 (Preview) I picked Oct 10, 2010, for "Corn Picker Reunion II" for an easy date to remember and I know many of you are going to Antique Harvest days in Ottumwa, Iowa. I would be going too if I were not having my picker day. Tell the guys I will be there next year for sure. If you can make it to our place on 10-10-...	Mrcornpicker	6	2633	Sat Oct 9 20:51 2010 by cdjdg
	Picking and shelling corn (Preview) Finally got the New Idea 323 to work pretty good picking the corn. It's still jamming under the snapping rollers, but I have to have that worked out tomorrow. The corn is really dry and probably should have been picked weeks ago. I bought the Haban PTO sheller last year for $100.00. It will shell cor...	firefighter9208	0	1502	Thu Oct 7 21:42 2010 by firefighter9208
	McCormick 1-PR Universal Joint (Preview) I trying to find a universal cross for the stub shaft between the main drive shaft and the pto. The caps mic .995 dia. and over the caps mic 3.125.the retainer spring are on the inside of the yoke, the inside of the yoke mics 2.312. I thought about replacing the stub shaft but the spline on the drive shaft is...	BACON	0	1103	Wed Oct 6 19:02 2010 by BACON
	Massey Harris Picker on Local CL (Preview) http://stlouis.craigslist.org/grd/1977178077.html Found this on the St. Louis craigslist. I have never seen one around here. Looks to be in excellent shape! Let me know if someone picks it up!	FPTractorCo	1	1917	Wed Oct 6 07:32 2010 by FPTractorCo
	Antique Harvest Days reminder (Preview) Just a reminder about the Antique Harvest Days show that will be held October 9 and 10 just north of Ottumwa, IA off Exit 40 on Hwy. 149. It sounds like the weather is going to be good but as always the show is "weather permitting". For more information call 641-777-7202 or 641-680-2815. T...	Mike Aylward	4	1787	Mon Oct 4 12:10 2010 by Mike Aylward
	NI 325 (Preview) I had my 325 picker out of the barn the other day to put some other equipment in. I took a few pics and thought I would post them. It is a 1966 model with a 326 8 roll bed. I bought it off a neighbor last year who had owned it 37 years. I used it last year, hope to clean it up and repaint it in the next year or two.	Superpicker	1	2050	Wed Sep 29 21:06 2010 by RFP
	HELP!! I need to pick your brains!! No pun intended (Preview) After all of the fun of mounting the picker this weekend, my dad and I are stumped. We started the picker, very carefully and slowly, only to find out that the right gathering unit would not work. We looked the right side over, up and down to discover that the chain that connects the upper slip clutch was v...	KA656	2	1588	Wed Sep 29 20:51 2010 by KA656
	Info about antique corn pickers (Preview) Hi everyone, I've been doing some research on early corn pickers and ran across this forum. What I have read here so far has been very helpful, and I was hoping to get a little more information. I am not a farmer, though my grandparents were, and never lived on a working farm, so I am very much a novice! In th...	josephine168	1	2576	Mon Sep 27 23:02 2010 by JimIa
	Need a new idea on a new idea (Preview) Just about done with the corn this year. I have a new idea 302 one row, just to slow, looking for a uni system to snap corn with. But i dont know which units give me ear corn or shelled. Thanks for any advise.	picker man	4	2606	Mon Sep 27 22:07 2010 by jdtom
	looking for info. on New Idea selfpropeled picker and prices? (Preview) I need any info on this subject I am wanting to buy one. -- Edited by chicken farmer on Tuesday 28th of September 2010 08:13:11 PM -- Edited by chicken farmer on Tuesday 28th of September 2010 08:15:39 PM	chicken farmer	0	1002	Mon Sep 27 17:28 2010 by chicken farmer
	We did it!! (Preview) My dad and I spent the weekend putting the NI 319 mounted picker on our IH 656. The picker has set in the shed for at least the past 15 years. We feel pretty good about remembering how to put the under carriage on, mounting and moving the husking bed, mounting the sheller unit on and finally tonight getting...	KA656	1	1471	Mon Sep 27 08:19 2010 by TW
	JD 237 Picker (Preview) I have a chance to buy a 237 picker with all the screens, has a 50 sheller, everything!! I am just curious as to what the entire package is worth? The current owner said all parts are there. Appears to be in excellent shape and has been shed kept. Currently running a #10 NI. Can you pick corn plante...	M_Hamrick	7	8471	Sat Sep 25 09:39 2010 by bud
	Gatherin chains (Preview) lookin for some 62H gathering chain for my 18 John Deere picker does anyone know of where you can buy it new?	Joe Hoover	1	2124	Thu Sep 23 21:33 2010 by jdtom
	John Deere 350 Elevator (Preview) Well This weekend I picked up a John Deere 350 elevator with one bid ahead of the scrap man. The bearings were gone out of the back of the hubs so my Dad, a friend and I took it almost completely apart to get it home. Now for the job of repainting it and putting it back togeather. The main thing is it was saved fr...	se iowa picker	5	3529	Thu Sep 23 20:03 2010 by Joe Hoover
	71 John Deere sheller (Preview) Was wonderin if their was any demand for these shellers and if anyone had any spair parts for one	Joe Hoover	0	2170	Thu Sep 23 20:00 2010 by Joe Hoover
	2MH on a Farmall M (Preview) Hello- I recently purchased a 2MH picker that was on a Farmall 450 standard hitch tractor. I currently have it on a M, but when I hook up the drive shaft, it is not straight, and when you lift the picker, it makes an awful sound. Are there different mounts between the two tractors? Thanks for your help.	d282	1	2739	Wed Sep 22 12:23 2010 by TW
	Uni found its way to my place (Preview) Back in the fall, I bought a 1965 New Idea 701 Uni which, because of constant bad winter weather, I just got it home this past weekend. The former owner had quit picking corn with it two years ago and he was just ready to be rid of it and get more shed room. He had owned it for more than 30 years. It is an early one...	Superpicker	3	2578	Tue Sep 21 22:11 2010 by picker man
	Gear boxes (Preview) Need some advice on checking gear boxes levels on a 324 picker.	John Deere	6	2928	Tue Sep 21 13:41 2010 by Bleeding Orange
	is it time? (Preview) corn has been brown, most are combining now. I've a #11, in great shape to pick 10 acres of OP corn. I bet its close to 100 bushel corn. The problem is the morning glory vines and my #11 picker, do i wait till frost and the vines are stunted or go ahead and pick. Thanks, Robie( in Virginia)	robie robinson	7	1406	Fri Sep 17 21:16 2010 by robie robinson
	NI 324 tires? (Preview) I have a late model AVCO New Idea corn picker that is in need of some new tires.. What do you recommend as a replacement?? Talked with a local tire guy and he can get brand new ones, but I thought he said they were only a 4ply rating. Has the smooth tires on it now, but like the looks of the bar style tread. Thank...	John Deere	0	1251	Fri Sep 17 18:52 2010 by John Deere
	Husking Rolls Adjustment for New Idea (Preview) Can you experienced picking men guide me? How tight should the husking rolls be on the New Idea? If too tight, will they wear out too fast? What do I use to gage or measure how tight? Thanks.	big john	4	5804	Fri Sep 17 14:33 2010 by big john
	nice ih picker 4-sale... (Preview) http://www.tractorshed.com/cgi-bin/photoads/classifieds.cgi?search_and_display_db_button=on&db_id=399907&query=retrieval	Pickin-Nick	0	1623	Fri Sep 17 14:31 2010 by Pickin-Nick
	I wish I could find stuff like this back east! (Preview) http://www.tractorshed.com/cgi-bin/photoads/classifieds....	Tim in NJ	0	1705	Fri Sep 17 09:55 2010 by Tim in NJ
	Link to YT mag for Universal mounted corn picker (Preview) http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttalk&th=919577	Tim in NJ	1	1385	Thu Sep 16 18:04 2010 by cdjdg
	New Idea 325 stripper bars (Preview) Can you get stripper bars for a 325 New Idea to cut down on the shelling with the snapping rolls	Deere4030	0	1380	Fri Sep 10 20:43 2010 by Deere4030
	Anybody ever see an OLIVER 1210 Shellmaster? (Preview) Supposedly after White took over MM the 1210 shellmaster was offered to Oliver dealers with green paint . . . I've seen a toy based on one, but have never seen a picture of a real one, nor literature for one. There were also a few red White 1210 shellers near the very end (1973-74?).	Tim in NJ	3	2608	Fri Sep 10 16:50 2010 by d282
	Adding a Hydraulic Tongue to NI 324 (Preview) Has anyone ever added the cylinder mounts to a New Idea 324 for having a hydraulic tongue? Seems like it would be a handy feature and my 324 doesn't have the mounts.	Kerwin	0	1146	Thu Sep 9 14:53 2010 by Kerwin
	Corn Drag Crib Demensions (Preview) Hello I am putting up another Behlen wire crib and I want to put the slot thru it for sheller drags. Can anybody tell me a width and depth dimension that would work. We have a MM sheller now but now drags for it. Maybe some day another MM or JD sheller will show up with the drags. Anyway, any help in sizing this...	EARL T	6	3783	Thu Sep 9 14:03 2010 by EARL T
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