Corn picker forum

KA656 · KA656

Well, after many trips to the field, moisture testing, and days passing by, I had to put away the tractor and picker this season. Here in our part of southeast Minnesota, there is still some corn in the fields and there are fields with fall tillage done. On our farm, the corn just didn't dry down sufficie...

Bartlettfarms1854 · Bartlettfarms1854

Today I decided to take the new picker off the 60 and put it away for the winter. I backed out of the shed and took the rear elevator off. I had to pull out my plow and Uncle's drill before I could put the picker in the very back of the shed. I backed in and hooked up to the plow. My plan was to drive a loop out into t...

dozerman · dozerman

Just want to share a few pics from saturday. my son and i bought this field of corn after the guy had a corn maze. They had cut a lot of trails through it, had knocked alot of it down,and the wind had blowed alot downafter all that it still made 50 bushels per acre.

Todd Pruss · Todd Pruss

How do you get the chain out of under the husking rollers?? HELP!!!!

JimIa · JimIa

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Mike Aylward · Mike Aylward

Antique Harvest Days will be held once again this year just north of Ottumwa, IA on October 26 and 27 (Saturday and Sunday) from 10 to 4. The date is later than normal due to the late planting and maturing of the crops. Come watch us harvest or bring your own outfit and join in the fun. For more informati...

grinder220 · grinder220

Does anybody know approximately what these units would weigh I'm going to purchase one for scrap metal price from a neighbor so I can use it for parts but neither of us know what it would weigh off hand. Thanks

966Tractor · 966Tractor

I am looking for help locating a mounting bracket for an IH No. 20 corn picker. I am told the picker is very similar to the No. 24 picker. I think they call it a Lift all and I am not sure if it was used on other implements too. I recently brought back home my Great Grandfathers No. 20 picker which was sold to nei...

Deer Farmer · Deer Farmer

Had corn tested it's at 20.5 should I wait couple more weeks to pick it? What would you do?

Cactus West · Cactus West

I am thinking about buying a (Pull Type) New Idea Corn picker with sheller. We have narrow rows so was thinking a single row might provide the best flexibility regarding adjustment to various row widths. Thoughts/Comments? I was also wondering what would be the best model to purchase. Can one stil...

870boy · 870boy

Hi All, I have been lurking around here for awhile. I have a NI 323 that I use to pick as much as 20 acres per year with. Always has worked fairly well except this year. Based on what I have read here, I get the feeling that a lot of my troubles are related to the snapping rolls are worn. Some of my trou...

Tom B · Tom B

Well, I found one today! Was able to pick it up at an auction in Johnstowns, OH. Now all I need is a 602 corn picker to put it on. The sheller is actually in pretty good shape. This is the first one that I've seen.

Nadia SIMION · Nadia SIMION

Hi guys, Somebody could help me with some plans of how to build a metallic circular corn crib? I am from Belgium, Europe, my parents in law are small farmers in the country side of Romania and would like to help them finding a better solution for stocking corn. In Europe corn cribs are only used in the Sout...

cdjdg · cdjdg

Saturday I attended the Harvest Days at Geneseo Illinois. It was a beautiful day to be outside. I thought that I would share some photos of the show.

OldJD2Cyls · OldJD2Cyls

First post, been reading for awhile, love all the great posts! We just got our JD 227 in the field today, and it was working awesome...then after one row, the one side got to plugging up. Got to investigating, and the side that is plugging up, the snapping rolls are a bit wider than the other (good working...

treekiller · treekiller

I guess today was my unlucky day... I saw a guy I knew and happened to mention I was looking for an old corn picker, ended up going over to his place to look at a John Deere 101 Quik-Tach in his shed. Turned out he had this one, plus 2 more "parts pickers". The only bad thing is the wagon elevators a...

Dave Morlock · Dave Morlock

I just bought a new idea 313 picker. It is in a barn and has two flat tires that are dry rotted pretty bad. I could not see the tire size in the dark, what size do they have on them?? Thanks Dave

mccline · mccline

Got done picking. Corn better then what we expected. The 706 worked great. The 737 husking bed doesn't have the metal cleats in the husking rolls. That's why the corn isn't as clean as it should be. I have them just thought I would try it with out them. I'm going to grind all the ear corn for my heifers this w...

Cumminssmoke48 · Cumminssmoke48

I have a New Idea 324 picker. In moderate corn (150 bu.), how many acres per hour would you be able to pick? It would be run by a 95hp. tractor.

gary in neb · gary in neb

what would some of you recommend for brand and variety of corn for ear picking? this past year i just planted some left over Golden Harvest my neighbor had. dont know if one brand is better or worse than another. heavy ground dryland Gary

hammermill79 · hammermill79

Here is a photo of my Cowin Cornsaver crib that we set on the pillars today (10/4). Would have like to gotten pictures of it getting moved on to the pillars with 2 payloaders and 2 FWA loader tractors but there was too much going on to take any.

hammermill79 · hammermill79

Poured pillars today to set a Cowin Cornsaver crib on. Hope to have crib set on pillars Friday morning. Don't know much about the manufacturer other than they were built in Minneapolis, MN. Find it hard to believe they were not more common on account of their sloped bottom making them easy to empty. At...

Picker forum member in magazine article · JimIa

I was reading through the August 2013 Farm Collector magazine and saw some Minnesota wagons that looked familiar. Low and behold it was fellow forum member KA656s wagons. Great article, a must read. Congrats Kirk! Jim

millstream · millstream

How can I tell when my ear corn is dry enough to pick so it will keep in my crib? The first year I picked it too early and got a bit of mold on it, last year I picked it too late and the birds and deer ate most of it in the field. Short of a moisture meter, I read somewhere where you can weigh a few ears then dry them in a...

EARL T · EARL T

I have seen some pictures of a ear corn spreader that Behlen made for there cribs. I wanting to add that to mine. It looks to be a round disk with three rods bent to match the angle of the support ring for the roof. My question is would any of you take couple of measurements for me? I would like to know what...

newidea324 · newidea324

Hey guys i got a new idea 324 picker with a 329 supesheller. Right know i do 36 inch rows an im thinking of going to 30 inch row corn. I was wandering if anyone has used a wide row picker on 30 inch corn. If so how hard is it to pick the corn with the head being set for wide rows.

rustyfordgarage · rustyfordgarage

Finally putting the crib I went and got a year and a half ago up here at home. Didn't have much use for it last year with the dry weather. -- Edited by rustyfordgarage on Tuesday 17th of September 2013 10:30:42 AM

farm-al · farm-al

Has any one had any experience removing the oil pan on a chevey 292 in a 701 uni, Looks like the back crossmember needs to come out to get the pan down,thanks for any advice you may have,Al

dozerman · dozerman

Hey guys. I have a 309 ni snapper,It is shelling way to much corn. I have changed the withe of the rollers from all the way colsed to all the way open.Is there any other adjustment that would help with this. Should i have gathered at higher moisture it is at 15%. I am new at this so any ideals will be helpful. T...

Tim in NJ · Tim in NJ

Saw one of those elusive UFT 1-row pickers on Wengers lot in Myerstown, PA. Probably one of the last ones built. They have it listed on their website but don't have photos up yet.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Tough Season (Preview) Well, after many trips to the field, moisture testing, and days passing by, I had to put away the tractor and picker this season. Here in our part of southeast Minnesota, there is still some corn in the fields and there are fields with fall tillage done. On our farm, the corn just didn't dry down sufficie...	KA656	5	1449	Mon Nov 25 10:55 2013 by jdtom
	I'll bet you've never picked this before... (Preview) Today I decided to take the new picker off the 60 and put it away for the winter. I backed out of the shed and took the rear elevator off. I had to pull out my plow and Uncle's drill before I could put the picker in the very back of the shed. I backed in and hooked up to the plow. My plan was to drive a loop out into t...	Bartlettfarms1854	1	1606	Fri Nov 22 05:47 2013 by KA656
	pictures (Preview) Just want to share a few pics from saturday. my son and i bought this field of corn after the guy had a corn maze. They had cut a lot of trails through it, had knocked alot of it down,and the wind had blowed alot downafter all that it still made 50 bushels per acre.	dozerman	6	1946	Fri Nov 22 05:46 2013 by KA656
	323 NI Chain Problems (Preview) How do you get the chain out of under the husking rollers?? HELP!!!!	Todd Pruss	1	1302	Fri Nov 15 03:25 2013 by Deer Farmer
	Show your elevator pictures (Preview) [URL=http://s44.photobucket.com/user/jimacman/media/Machinery/Fredricksburg184_zps32f27608.jpg.html][IMG]https://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f16/jimacman/Machinery/Fred...	JimIa	4	2719	Tue Nov 12 23:52 2013 by JimIa
	Antique Harvest Days in Ottumwa, IA (Preview) Antique Harvest Days will be held once again this year just north of Ottumwa, IA on October 26 and 27 (Saturday and Sunday) from 10 to 4. The date is later than normal due to the late planting and maturing of the crops. Come watch us harvest or bring your own outfit and join in the fun. For more informati...	Mike Aylward	3	2753	Tue Nov 12 23:51 2013 by JimIa
	what does a 319 new idea with a 322 husking bed weigh? (Preview) Does anybody know approximately what these units would weigh I'm going to purchase one for scrap metal price from a neighbor so I can use it for parts but neither of us know what it would weigh off hand. Thanks	grinder220	2	1367	Tue Nov 12 17:33 2013 by grinder220
	IH No. 20 Corn picker mounting bracket (Preview) I am looking for help locating a mounting bracket for an IH No. 20 corn picker. I am told the picker is very similar to the No. 24 picker. I think they call it a Lift all and I am not sure if it was used on other implements too. I recently brought back home my Great Grandfathers No. 20 picker which was sold to nei...	966Tractor	0	1011	Sun Nov 10 05:32 2013 by 966Tractor
	Corn moisture (Preview) Had corn tested it's at 20.5 should I wait couple more weeks to pick it? What would you do?	Deer Farmer	5	1764	Wed Nov 6 18:23 2013 by jdtom
	New Idea Picker Recommendation (Preview) I am thinking about buying a (Pull Type) New Idea Corn picker with sheller. We have narrow rows so was thinking a single row might provide the best flexibility regarding adjustment to various row widths. Thoughts/Comments? I was also wondering what would be the best model to purchase. Can one stil...	Cactus West	5	1296	Wed Nov 6 02:40 2013 by jdtom
	Help with a NI 323 (Preview) Hi All, I have been lurking around here for awhile. I have a NI 323 that I use to pick as much as 20 acres per year with. Always has worked fairly well except this year. Based on what I have read here, I get the feeling that a lot of my troubles are related to the snapping rolls are worn. Some of my trou...	870boy	4	1566	Wed Oct 30 13:48 2013 by 12251hd
	Ford 602 mounted corn sheller (Preview) Well, I found one today! Was able to pick it up at an auction in Johnstowns, OH. Now all I need is a 602 corn picker to put it on. The sheller is actually in pretty good shape. This is the first one that I've seen.	Tom B	0	1829	Sun Oct 27 01:38 2013 by Tom B
	Round corn cribs (Preview) Hi guys, Somebody could help me with some plans of how to build a metallic circular corn crib? I am from Belgium, Europe, my parents in law are small farmers in the country side of Romania and would like to help them finding a better solution for stocking corn. In Europe corn cribs are only used in the Sout...	Nadia SIMION	0	1319	Tue Oct 22 23:42 2013 by Nadia SIMION
	Harvesting corn at the AE TA farm show in Geneseo Illinois (Preview) Saturday I attended the Harvest Days at Geneseo Illinois. It was a beautiful day to be outside. I thought that I would share some photos of the show.	cdjdg	5	2729	Tue Oct 22 20:02 2013 by jdtom
	John Deere 227 Snapping Roll Adjustment? (Preview) First post, been reading for awhile, love all the great posts! We just got our JD 227 in the field today, and it was working awesome...then after one row, the one side got to plugging up. Got to investigating, and the side that is plugging up, the snapping rolls are a bit wider than the other (good working...	OldJD2Cyls	0	1113	Tue Oct 22 04:50 2013 by OldJD2Cyls
	Went to look at a picker, bought 3 (Preview) I guess today was my unlucky day... I saw a guy I knew and happened to mention I was looking for an old corn picker, ended up going over to his place to look at a John Deere 101 Quik-Tach in his shed. Turned out he had this one, plus 2 more "parts pickers". The only bad thing is the wagon elevators a...	treekiller	5	2534	Sun Oct 20 18:23 2013 by Bleeding Orange
	new idea 313 picker (Preview) I just bought a new idea 313 picker. It is in a barn and has two flat tires that are dry rotted pretty bad. I could not see the tire size in the dark, what size do they have on them?? Thanks Dave	Dave Morlock	2	2167	Sun Oct 20 02:55 2013 by Dave Morlock
	Picking Corn (Preview) Got done picking. Corn better then what we expected. The 706 worked great. The 737 husking bed doesn't have the metal cleats in the husking rolls. That's why the corn isn't as clean as it should be. I have them just thought I would try it with out them. I'm going to grind all the ear corn for my heifers this w...	mccline	2	1616	Tue Oct 15 01:25 2013 by KA656
	New Idea 324 acres/hour? (Preview) I have a New Idea 324 picker. In moderate corn (150 bu.), how many acres per hour would you be able to pick? It would be run by a 95hp. tractor.	Cumminssmoke48	1	1261	Wed Oct 9 17:33 2013 by fourquartersdairy
	best corn for picking (Preview) what would some of you recommend for brand and variety of corn for ear picking? this past year i just planted some left over Golden Harvest my neighbor had. dont know if one brand is better or worse than another. heavy ground dryland Gary	gary in neb	1	1845	Wed Oct 9 00:11 2013 by George in CNY
	Cowin corn crib setup part 2 (Preview) Here is a photo of my Cowin Cornsaver crib that we set on the pillars today (10/4). Would have like to gotten pictures of it getting moved on to the pillars with 2 payloaders and 2 FWA loader tractors but there was too much going on to take any.	hammermill79	0	1430	Sat Oct 5 03:51 2013 by hammermill79
	Setting up a Cowin Cornsaver corn crib (Preview) Poured pillars today to set a Cowin Cornsaver crib on. Hope to have crib set on pillars Friday morning. Don't know much about the manufacturer other than they were built in Minneapolis, MN. Find it hard to believe they were not more common on account of their sloped bottom making them easy to empty. At...	hammermill79	9	3014	Sat Oct 5 03:44 2013 by hammermill79
	Picker forum member in magazine article (Preview) I was reading through the August 2013 Farm Collector magazine and saw some Minnesota wagons that looked familiar. Low and behold it was fellow forum member KA656s wagons. Great article, a must read. Congrats Kirk! Jim	JimIa	2	1338	Thu Oct 3 00:36 2013 by JimIa
	When is corn dry enough to pick? (Preview) How can I tell when my ear corn is dry enough to pick so it will keep in my crib? The first year I picked it too early and got a bit of mold on it, last year I picked it too late and the birds and deer ate most of it in the field. Short of a moisture meter, I read somewhere where you can weigh a few ears then dry them in a...	millstream	3	1771	Wed Oct 2 04:17 2013 by treekiller
	Behlen Ear Corn Spreader (Preview) I have seen some pictures of a ear corn spreader that Behlen made for there cribs. I wanting to add that to mine. It looks to be a round disk with three rods bent to match the angle of the support ring for the roof. My question is would any of you take couple of measurements for me? I would like to know what...	EARL T	7	2646	Wed Oct 2 04:00 2013 by Cornfed Cornhusker
	picking narrow row corn with wide row picker (Preview) Hey guys i got a new idea 324 picker with a 329 supesheller. Right know i do 36 inch rows an im thinking of going to 30 inch row corn. I was wandering if anyone has used a wide row picker on 30 inch corn. If so how hard is it to pick the corn with the head being set for wide rows.	newidea324	2	2943	Mon Sep 30 12:07 2013 by newidea324
	Corn Crib Going Up (Preview) Finally putting the crib I went and got a year and a half ago up here at home. Didn't have much use for it last year with the dry weather. -- Edited by rustyfordgarage on Tuesday 17th of September 2013 10:30:42 AM	rustyfordgarage	8	2517	Mon Sep 30 03:45 2013 by HuskerMedic
	701 uni (Preview) Has any one had any experience removing the oil pan on a chevey 292 in a 701 uni, Looks like the back crossmember needs to come out to get the pan down,thanks for any advice you may have,Al	farm-al	1	1287	Sat Sep 28 02:24 2013 by Cal-Foxx
	Shelling to much corn (Preview) Hey guys. I have a 309 ni snapper,It is shelling way to much corn. I have changed the withe of the rollers from all the way colsed to all the way open.Is there any other adjustment that would help with this. Should i have gathered at higher moisture it is at 15%. I am new at this so any ideals will be helpful. T...	dozerman	4	1507	Sat Sep 28 02:02 2013 by dozerman
	United Farm Tools picker at Wengers (Preview) Saw one of those elusive UFT 1-row pickers on Wengers lot in Myerstown, PA. Probably one of the last ones built. They have it listed on their website but don't have photos up yet.	Tim in NJ	0	1239	Thu Sep 26 20:47 2013 by Tim in NJ
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