Corn picker forum

Dan Robinson · Dan Robinson

Started mounting a 2MH on a MD lastnight. Was originally mounted on a 400 I believe. Took a bit of jacking here and there and ratchet straps but we finally got it. I have a feeling something isn't right. have a 3x8 cylinder as the book calls for. When picker is put in the down position the cylinder bottoms o...

Mike Aylward · Mike Aylward

The Antique Harvest Days show scheduled for this weekend (October 24 and 25) is ON. As dry as it's been around here we could get an inch of rain and still have a show. Come see us! Mike

grinder220 · grinder220

What are the wire cribs worth these days? 18 by 18 or 15 by 20, with and without roofs. I'm looking to buy some that's why I'm asking.

John Deere · John Deere

Hopefully these pictures uploaded. Couldn't get them to download on previous post.

John Deere · John Deere

Here is our John Deere 18 corn picker. My dad wanted to buy this exact picker was it was brand new and a neighbor out the other ridge actually bought it before he did. It was the last one that dealer could get for the season. About 30 years later my dad bought it at his auction sale. It has never picked much cor...

John Deere · John Deere

Here is our John Deere 18 corn picker. My dad wanted to buy this exact picker was it was brand new and a neighbor out the other ridge actually bought it before he did. It was the last one that dealer could get for the season. About 30 years later my dad bought it at his auction sale. It has never picked much cor...

John Deere · John Deere

Picked a few loads of corn for the first time in 3 years with the Avco New Idea. Late model picker with 12 roll husking bed. Pulling it with 1980 John Deere 4240 Quad-Range that just turned 7,000 hours and original paint that stills looks pretty good.

dhunter · dhunter

who out there has a good selection of used picker parts, 325, 324, etc, looking for some good used snouts for the pickup on the 325 wide row. thanks

Bartlettfarms1854 · Bartlettfarms1854

Is this scheduled again this year?

William Becker · William Becker

What is the easiest way to change the corn saver on a one row New Idea 323 corn picker? I took the bolts out of the old one and there is an angled piece of angle iron in the way. Do I have to remove it to change out the corn saver? Thanks for your help. -- Edited by William Becker on Monday 19th of October 2015 0...

KA656 · KA656

Today was a good day to pick some ear corn. I visited my friend, Josh Golombeski, at his place to shoot some pictures of him picking ear corn with his Farmall Super M and NI 319 picker. I even took a turn and picked a load. There was some good corn in this field. The crib will fill up fast!!

grinder220 · grinder220

Just curious at what moisture do you start pickin ear corn? I plan on doing a few acres this fall for the first time. Planning on filling a round wire crib and maybe keeping some on the wagons.

Mike Aylward · Mike Aylward

The 9th annual Antique Harvest Days show will be held once again on the north side of Ottumwa, IA on Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26. The show is just north of Ottumwa on Hwy. 149. If coming from the east or west take Hwy 63/163 to exit 40 and go north about a quarter mile to the show site. Come watch...

Dan Robinson · Dan Robinson

Went with my girlfriends dad to look at a 234 and a 105 IH combine. owners dad had passed away and was starting to sell his stuff. Items last ran in 1983. He ended up buying both. husking bed and sheller and mounts for a 756 rockshaft lift. combine has a 10ft head. Have to unmount girlfriends dads 234 on his...

Bartlettfarms1854 · Bartlettfarms1854

Well as the days passed, the forecasted temps for picking day climbed. I got the tractor n picker driven over the night before and planned on getting done early the next morning before it got REALLY hot. Great idea right? Well turns out the tractor n picker didn't want to start work that early... First...

danpatewi · danpatewi

Just curious on finding a narrow row picker, can the Deere husk as good as the New Idea? Any other thoughts?

EARL T · EARL T

Thought I would share a couple pictures of us shelling corn yesterday. Thought I would add a short video of it in action. -- Edited by EARL T on Monday 21st of September 2015 06:30:02 A -- Edited by EARL T on Wednesday 23rd of September 2015 05:43:37 AM

north mountain farms · north mountain farms

Trying to get some information on the turning radius of a farmall m. I can omly get about a quarter turn on the wheel before the front tires hit the picker. Thats with the picker fully rasied. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

RichsToys · RichsToys

Our group has a New Idea model 300 2 row picker. I plan to bring it home in the next few days and begin pulling out the husking rolls so we can take them to the gentleman in Iowa for rebuilding. Just wondering if anyone has ever done this, and how difficult a job it might be. I've never had one of these apart...

tjones · tjones

Would anyone know of mounting brackets for the 305 picker to fit a MM 670 Super.

case corn picker guy · case corn picker guy

I was wondering what you did to your IH 234 picker to make it run? Anything like what you did to the chains and gear boxes etc. Because I'm trying to bring back to life a Case 425 mounted picker. So any help would be great. Thank you.

grinder220 · grinder220

How are the gearboxes lubricated on a 305 picker? Is it just from the grease zerk or do they need to be taken apart and lubricated. I don't want to keep pumping grease in and blow the seals out. The manual doesn't give any information on this.

Bartlettfarms1854 · Bartlettfarms1854

Well my neighbor had his sale Saturday and I took the 237 down on the 60. I left it on to demonstrate it working and to help assist in loading it on any prospective buyers trailer. Sitting about 2 places down the line from my picker was a real nice 6x14 Heider barge box with a Midwest hoist on a 7 ton Brady gear...

Mike Aylward · Mike Aylward

The 10th annual Antique Harvest Days show at Ottumwa, IA will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both days. There will be all kinds of harvesting and grain handling done with antique machinery. Bring your machine or maybe you can run one of ours. From Ottu...

Dan Robinson · Dan Robinson

http://desmoines.craigslist.org/grd/5235970727.html

RichsToys · RichsToys

Is there a list of serial numbers and lot numbers for a New Idea no. 300 two row picker? I am trying to determine what year ours is. It is Lot no. P 193, and the serial no. is 110845. I know they published such a list for the No. 6 and 7 pickers, but I have not been able to locate one for this model. Any in...

MikeinKy · MikeinKy

Does anyone know if a Super Snoot from a Super M will fit a 400.

MikeinKy · MikeinKy

Anyone have a source for super snoot decals?

ford9000puller · ford9000puller

Finally found a picker for a 6000. It came out of Muscatine IA and has been in the shed the last 15 years. Got it mounted last week and gave it a quick test and it worked great. If has the larger 12 roll husking bed and running in 5th gear it didn't take but about 5 mins to get 1/3 of a wagon full. Gonna open the res...

StrangeFarmer · StrangeFarmer

I have a 323 I believe NI one row picker. It does no take all the husk off my corn, maybe half still have husk. So I have a few questions: Will the corn be ok in my corn crib with husk still on half of it? I took a couble cobs to Co/Op to be tested its @ 16.2% I do not have fingers on the picker. It has rubber paddl...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	2MH questions (Preview) Started mounting a 2MH on a MD lastnight. Was originally mounted on a 400 I believe. Took a bit of jacking here and there and ratchet straps but we finally got it. I have a feeling something isn't right. have a 3x8 cylinder as the book calls for. When picker is put in the down position the cylinder bottoms o...	Dan Robinson	4	1519	Thu Oct 29 14:09 2015 by TW
	Antique Harvest Days is ON (Preview) The Antique Harvest Days show scheduled for this weekend (October 24 and 25) is ON. As dry as it's been around here we could get an inch of rain and still have a show. Come see us! Mike	Mike Aylward	9	1869	Thu Oct 29 11:34 2015 by jdtom
	corn crib value (Preview) What are the wire cribs worth these days? 18 by 18 or 15 by 20, with and without roofs. I'm looking to buy some that's why I'm asking.	grinder220	6	1357	Sat Oct 24 21:47 2015 by pickertim
	Pics of JD 18 picker (Preview) Hopefully these pictures uploaded. Couldn't get them to download on previous post.	John Deere	1	1139	Sat Oct 24 21:36 2015 by jdtom
	John Deere 18 corn picker (Preview) Here is our John Deere 18 corn picker. My dad wanted to buy this exact picker was it was brand new and a neighbor out the other ridge actually bought it before he did. It was the last one that dealer could get for the season. About 30 years later my dad bought it at his auction sale. It has never picked much cor...	John Deere	2	1713	Sat Oct 24 21:26 2015 by John Deere
	John Deere 18 corn picker (Preview) Here is our John Deere 18 corn picker. My dad wanted to buy this exact picker was it was brand new and a neighbor out the other ridge actually bought it before he did. It was the last one that dealer could get for the season. About 30 years later my dad bought it at his auction sale. It has never picked much cor...	John Deere	0	918	Thu Oct 22 19:32 2015 by John Deere
	Starting to Pick Corn (Preview) Picked a few loads of corn for the first time in 3 years with the Avco New Idea. Late model picker with 12 roll husking bed. Pulling it with 1980 John Deere 4240 Quad-Range that just turned 7,000 hours and original paint that stills looks pretty good.	John Deere	0	1083	Wed Oct 21 12:06 2015 by John Deere
	corn picker parts (Preview) who out there has a good selection of used picker parts, 325, 324, etc, looking for some good used snouts for the pickup on the 325 wide row. thanks	dhunter	2	1144	Wed Oct 21 07:34 2015 by UNIFARMOR
	Collins, IA corn picking event (Preview) Is this scheduled again this year?	Bartlettfarms1854	13	2834	Tue Oct 20 07:10 2015 by DJ53
	New Idea 323 Corn Saver (Preview) What is the easiest way to change the corn saver on a one row New Idea 323 corn picker? I took the bolts out of the old one and there is an angled piece of angle iron in the way. Do I have to remove it to change out the corn saver? Thanks for your help. -- Edited by William Becker on Monday 19th of October 2015 0...	William Becker	1	1292	Mon Oct 19 18:14 2015 by John51
	South Central MN Ear Corn Picking 2015 (Preview) Today was a good day to pick some ear corn. I visited my friend, Josh Golombeski, at his place to shoot some pictures of him picking ear corn with his Farmall Super M and NI 319 picker. I even took a turn and picked a load. There was some good corn in this field. The crib will fill up fast!!	KA656	6	1548	Fri Oct 16 12:32 2015 by Tim in NJ
	when to start picking (Preview) Just curious at what moisture do you start pickin ear corn? I plan on doing a few acres this fall for the first time. Planning on filling a round wire crib and maybe keeping some on the wagons.	grinder220	14	2127	Fri Oct 16 12:28 2015 by Tim in NJ
	Antique Harvest Days Ottumwa, IA (Preview) The 9th annual Antique Harvest Days show will be held once again on the north side of Ottumwa, IA on Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26. The show is just north of Ottumwa on Hwy. 149. If coming from the east or west take Hwy 63/163 to exit 40 and go north about a quarter mile to the show site. Come watch...	Mike Aylward	8	2488	Thu Oct 15 14:39 2015 by farmerjbird
	Another 234 saved (Preview) Went with my girlfriends dad to look at a 234 and a 105 IH combine. owners dad had passed away and was starting to sell his stuff. Items last ran in 1983. He ended up buying both. husking bed and sheller and mounts for a 756 rockshaft lift. combine has a 10ft head. Have to unmount girlfriends dads 234 on his...	Dan Robinson	4	2088	Wed Oct 14 11:57 2015 by grinder220
	UPDATE: Yep, I was crazy... (Preview) Well as the days passed, the forecasted temps for picking day climbed. I got the tractor n picker driven over the night before and planned on getting done early the next morning before it got REALLY hot. Great idea right? Well turns out the tractor n picker didn't want to start work that early... First...	Bartlettfarms1854	12	2556	Wed Oct 14 11:41 2015 by NY 986
	Whats the better picker, NI 325 or JD 300? (Preview) Just curious on finding a narrow row picker, can the Deere husk as good as the New Idea? Any other thoughts?	danpatewi	2	1318	Wed Oct 14 11:36 2015 by NY 986
	Shelling Corn With IH Sheller (Preview) Thought I would share a couple pictures of us shelling corn yesterday. Thought I would add a short video of it in action. -- Edited by EARL T on Monday 21st of September 2015 06:30:02 A -- Edited by EARL T on Wednesday 23rd of September 2015 05:43:37 AM	EARL T	5	1305	Wed Oct 14 11:32 2015 by NY 986
	trouble with turning radius farmall m with new idea 319 (Preview) Trying to get some information on the turning radius of a farmall m. I can omly get about a quarter turn on the wheel before the front tires hit the picker. Thats with the picker fully rasied. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks	north mountain farms	5	1201	Wed Oct 14 11:30 2015 by NY 986
	Husking roll question (Preview) Our group has a New Idea model 300 2 row picker. I plan to bring it home in the next few days and begin pulling out the husking rolls so we can take them to the gentleman in Iowa for rebuilding. Just wondering if anyone has ever done this, and how difficult a job it might be. I've never had one of these apart...	RichsToys	2	1091	Wed Oct 14 11:29 2015 by NY 986
	New Idea Picker mounting brackets. (Preview) Would anyone know of mounting brackets for the 305 picker to fit a MM 670 Super.	tjones	1	1039	Wed Oct 14 11:28 2015 by NY 986
	Hey KA656 (Preview) I was wondering what you did to your IH 234 picker to make it run? Anything like what you did to the chains and gear boxes etc. Because I'm trying to bring back to life a Case 425 mounted picker. So any help would be great. Thank you.	case corn picker guy	6	1868	Wed Oct 14 11:27 2015 by NY 986
	new idea gearbox question (Preview) How are the gearboxes lubricated on a 305 picker? Is it just from the grease zerk or do they need to be taken apart and lubricated. I don't want to keep pumping grease in and blow the seals out. The manual doesn't give any information on this.	grinder220	3	898	Wed Oct 14 11:23 2015 by NY 986
	Bye, Bye 237. (Preview) Well my neighbor had his sale Saturday and I took the 237 down on the 60. I left it on to demonstrate it working and to help assist in loading it on any prospective buyers trailer. Sitting about 2 places down the line from my picker was a real nice 6x14 Heider barge box with a Midwest hoist on a 7 ton Brady gear...	Bartlettfarms1854	4	1620	Wed Oct 14 11:22 2015 by NY 986
	Antique Harvest Days at Ottumwa date (Preview) The 10th annual Antique Harvest Days show at Ottumwa, IA will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both days. There will be all kinds of harvesting and grain handling done with antique machinery. Bring your machine or maybe you can run one of ours. From Ottu...	Mike Aylward	2	1017	Wed Oct 14 11:21 2015 by NY 986
	Craigslist find (Preview) http://desmoines.craigslist.org/grd/5235970727.html	Dan Robinson	2	1202	Wed Oct 14 11:19 2015 by NY 986
	What year? (Preview) Is there a list of serial numbers and lot numbers for a New Idea no. 300 two row picker? I am trying to determine what year ours is. It is Lot no. P 193, and the serial no. is 110845. I know they published such a list for the No. 6 and 7 pickers, but I have not been able to locate one for this model. Any in...	RichsToys	1	838	Wed Oct 14 11:18 2015 by NY 986
	Super Snoot (Preview) Does anyone know if a Super Snoot from a Super M will fit a 400.	MikeinKy	2	1381	Wed Oct 14 11:17 2015 by NY 986
	super snoot decal (Preview) Anyone have a source for super snoot decals?	MikeinKy	4	1058	Wed Oct 14 11:13 2015 by NY 986
	Found a picker for a 6000 Ford (Preview) Finally found a picker for a 6000. It came out of Muscatine IA and has been in the shed the last 15 years. Got it mounted last week and gave it a quick test and it worked great. If has the larger 12 roll husking bed and running in 5th gear it didn't take but about 5 mins to get 1/3 of a wagon full. Gonna open the res...	ford9000puller	4	1001	Wed Oct 14 11:11 2015 by NY 986
	New Idea 323 One Row picker Husking issue (Preview) I have a 323 I believe NI one row picker. It does no take all the husk off my corn, maybe half still have husk. So I have a few questions: Will the corn be ok in my corn crib with husk still on half of it? I took a couble cobs to Co/Op to be tested its @ 16.2% I do not have fingers on the picker. It has rubber paddl...	StrangeFarmer	4	1946	Wed Oct 14 11:07 2015 by NY 986
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