Corn picker forum

Rev JJ · Rev JJ

Back when I was a UFT dealer, they were still listing a one row corn picker by their Calhoun Manufacturing subsidiary in Georgia as late as 1995. We never had a call for them, but they were listed as available by special order. two questions: any one ever seen one, and could these qualify as the last US...

tim[in] · tim[in]

Just wondering what kind of yields guys are getting in the wide rows this year? What populations are you planting and harvesting?Is it worth staying with the wide rows or going to narrow rows?Hoping to plant at least the end rows next year so i can use my mounted picker to open up field. but picking all of...

j bertrand · j bertrand

I just found this site and wanted to share a few pictures. The JD Mounted picker is the one we used here on the farm that I grew up on. The JD pull picker belongs to my neighbor that rents out ground now. And the NI belongs to a friend of my dads. j bertrand

Poor Farmer · Poor Farmer

Hey guys im new to this page i recently bought a john deere 227 cornpicker on auction for 50 dollars just couldnt let it go to the junk yard but the elevator on it is shot and nobody knows what the mounting bracket is for i would like to moutn it on my 70 but dont know where to find parts

RFP · RFP

The kids, grandkids and wife came out to watch me pick a little corn. They all took a ride in the wagon and had a blast. Everyone got to help load to truck. [IMG]https://i70.photobucket....

SteveMc · SteveMc

About ten years ago an old friend gave me a very basic corn picker. This year I finally got time to put it into working condition. As you can see it is very basic just one long husking roller and fan into an auger to the elevator. Leaves a lot of husks but, it sure is better than hand picking the three acres...

Kurt · Kurt

Here's some pictures of Saturday. We took some movie clips of the picker in action and I hope to have them on line later in the week. It sure was fun, especially when the older farmers would drive by and watch! Kurt

Kurt · Kurt

I'll have pictures in a day or two, but it went great. I've got an old New Idea#7 one row picker and she worked perfectly. Only problem I could find is that it seemed to chew up the ends a bit on a lot of ears. Anybody else have that problem? Kurt

pullinghounddog · pullinghounddog

do they come out on pto side? just got rolls and fingers from country machinery nice guy there. any pointers appreciated not many pickers around here in mass. i stumbled on this one in the woods one town over. did about 40 acres last year but the rolls and fingers were so dry they wore down fast. excellen...

Oldfarmall · Oldfarmall

Hello- Anyone ever rebuild the rubber husking rolls on an IH 1-PR picker? Also, how about the wooden plugs with pins that go on the iron rolls to strip the husk better? How would I go about doing this? Thanks!

Kurt · Kurt

It's still going on tomorrow folks. Kurt

RFP · RFP

Kevin, how the weather looking for your picker day? It raining here now and calling for almost a inch. Ron Went to the weather radar for Walnut and it looks like our rain is going to get you too. http://www.wunderground.com/US/IL/Walnut.html -- Edited by RFP on Thursday 22nd of October 2009 07:52:2...

scoops · scoops

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum. I'm starting to do some small farming. This year I've palnted about 1 acre of corn, and now its ready to be picked. I just found a new idea #10 1 row picker, and finally was able to get it home yesterday. I've just finished greasing it, wow, there were about 50 or so grease fittin...

mikado · mikado

I have some saved sales brochures for Uni pickers. One is when the 800 series was new (1980?) and another is the gray Uni's of very late 80's to early 90's. I also have newspaper ad clippings on prices of Uni equipment from 90 or 91. How do I go about posting these?

super99 · super99

I haven't taken time to post and it's raining out so here goes. I stumbled across a Oliver 2 row pull type 73-S in a shed out by West Branch, Ia. and was able to buy it. Previous owner helped me get it out of the shed it was in for 20 plus years. I borrowed a tire off of a guy in the tractor club I belong to to get it pu...

mikado · mikado

I was wondering if someone knew the model numbers of John Deere pull type pickers and when they were made? I know the 300, but what about a model 18? I grew up around New Idea, and saw some IH around, but no Deere's around me. I'm new here but am facinated with pickers.

Superpicker · Superpicker

I was just wondering out there has or knows of older New Idea Uni-harvesters that are still being used. I have a 1968 701 with a 737 bed and 725 corn head that I have been using. Just picked up the oldest one I am aware of, 1965 model 701 (lot #2) with Continental 6 cyl engine. This is shortly after MM sold the c...

Cornfed Cornhusker · Cornfed Cornhusker

Well, I kinda briefly said something about getting rid of the M and picker, and I had 2 offers, one of which i accepted. Sometime in the next couple weeks, she'll be loaded on a truck, headed for Indiana. Kinda hate to see it go, but I dont really need it right now, and I dont have shed space. Still got da...

egglebl · egglebl

I have a 3 row New Idea 330 picker/sheller. 2008 was my first year of picking so I new to this. The shelled corn was a little contaminated with cob pieces and some husk parts. Is there a way to adjust to optimize clean output? Recommended speed? Also, it looks like it's almost impossible to completel...

Kurt · Kurt

I found this on the Unofficial Allis website; is it possible for me to get one of these flyers? Kurt

Tim in NJ · Tim in NJ

Does anybody know if Little Giant built the late model elevators (like the 428) for Deere? They look similar.

F986 · F986

About when did New Idea quit building pickers of all types? They must have basically had the market cornered for quite some time, it's all anyone around this area really uses. I do know of a one row IH picker, it's in the minority anymore though. JD dealer has a three row JD 300 picker but you don't see t...

chicken farmer · John51

I have great corn this year. My problem is going slow enough that the corn doesn't build up on the husking bed. It's a New Idea 325 with a 12 roll bed but the elevator can't keep up. I run in 1st gear which is really to slow for the snapper to do it's best . Any suggestions? Thanks!

chicken farmer · chicken farmer

Just getting started -- Edited by chicken farmer on Sunday 13th of September 2009 01:54:12 PM

rfdeere · rfdeere

Howdy, I helped our local tractor club put up some ear corn for shelling at next summers show. They our storing it in a round wire crib at our fairgrounds. We only had enough corn to fill approximately 6 foot high of the 16 foot crib. Do you guys think that is enough corn to get it to keep for 9 months? It is a...

fergie40 · fergie40

Does anybody know what to pay for a three row picker? I've found one that is in good shape and has always been shedded. The guy wants $3,500 for it. Is that a reasonable price?

Art From De Leon · Art From De Leon

AC #33 picker, JD #7 sheller, JD #45 combine with #10 corn head, and an IH sheller -- Edited by Art From De Leon on Friday 9th of October 2009 11:11:08 PM

Skip7879 · Skip7879

Wow I never thought I would ever trip upon a forum about picking corn. I was looking at all the pictures of your corn pickers and shellers it brings back great memories of my Grandpa picking corn and helping him shell when I was growing up. One of those lost arts of farming. Any body in the eastern Iowa area...

fergie40 · fergie40

How do you guys put the elevators on your pickers? I am putting the husking bed on my picker and was wondering what the easiest way would be to lift up the elevator. I don't have the stand to put under it so I have to take it off to take the husking bed off. If anyone knows where I could find a stand, I wouldn'...

RFP · RFP

Found some bearings that needed to be put in on the gear boxes and the belts needed to be replaced also. I put on some new no. 60 chain on the husking unit and adjust all the chains and elevator chains. gear box [IMG]https:/...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	united farm tools-calhoun manufacturing one row pickers (Preview) Back when I was a UFT dealer, they were still listing a one row corn picker by their Calhoun Manufacturing subsidiary in Georgia as late as 1995. We never had a call for them, but they were listed as available by special order. two questions: any one ever seen one, and could these qualify as the last US...	Rev JJ	3	4450	Thu Nov 19 21:14 2009 by Rev JJ
	yields (Preview) Just wondering what kind of yields guys are getting in the wide rows this year? What populations are you planting and harvesting?Is it worth staying with the wide rows or going to narrow rows?Hoping to plant at least the end rows next year so i can use my mounted picker to open up field. but picking all of...	tim[in]	2	1567	Mon Nov 16 17:37 2009 by Bleeding Orange
	First Post (Preview) I just found this site and wanted to share a few pictures. The JD Mounted picker is the one we used here on the farm that I grew up on. The JD pull picker belongs to my neighbor that rents out ground now. And the NI belongs to a friend of my dads. j bertrand	j bertrand	1	1602	Sun Nov 15 18:36 2009 by chicken farmer
	Need help finding parts for a 227 (Preview) Hey guys im new to this page i recently bought a john deere 227 cornpicker on auction for 50 dollars just couldnt let it go to the junk yard but the elevator on it is shot and nobody knows what the mounting bracket is for i would like to moutn it on my 70 but dont know where to find parts	Poor Farmer	3	1762	Sun Nov 15 12:59 2009 by Art From De Leon
	Sunday fun day, picking corn (Preview) The kids, grandkids and wife came out to watch me pick a little corn. They all took a ride in the wagon and had a blast. Everyone got to help load to truck. [IMG]https://i70.photobucket....	RFP	9	2651	Sat Nov 14 20:09 2009 by j bertrand
	Name That Picker (Preview) About ten years ago an old friend gave me a very basic corn picker. This year I finally got time to put it into working condition. As you can see it is very basic just one long husking roller and fan into an auger to the elevator. Leaves a lot of husks but, it sure is better than hand picking the three acres...	SteveMc	4	2019	Fri Nov 13 02:16 2009 by rfdeere
	Saturday picking (Preview) Here's some pictures of Saturday. We took some movie clips of the picker in action and I hope to have them on line later in the week. It sure was fun, especially when the older farmers would drive by and watch! Kurt	Kurt	3	2164	Tue Nov 10 19:51 2009 by Kurt
	Got to Pick Corn Yesterday! (Preview) I'll have pictures in a day or two, but it went great. I've got an old New Idea#7 one row picker and she worked perfectly. Only problem I could find is that it seemed to chew up the ends a bit on a lot of ears. Anybody else have that problem? Kurt	Kurt	2	1948	Mon Nov 9 22:36 2009 by RFP
	husking roll removal 323 (Preview) do they come out on pto side? just got rolls and fingers from country machinery nice guy there. any pointers appreciated not many pickers around here in mass. i stumbled on this one in the woods one town over. did about 40 acres last year but the rolls and fingers were so dry they wore down fast. excellen...	pullinghounddog	2	1552	Sun Nov 8 11:05 2009 by pullinghounddog
	Mccormick 1-PR Husking Roll Questions (Preview) Hello- Anyone ever rebuild the rubber husking rolls on an IH 1-PR picker? Also, how about the wooden plugs with pins that go on the iron rolls to strip the husk better? How would I go about doing this? Thanks!	Oldfarmall	0	1776	Fri Nov 6 16:24 2009 by Oldfarmall
	More pics from Walnut Illinois (Preview) It's still going on tomorrow folks. Kurt	Kurt	5	3566	Tue Nov 3 23:23 2009 by RFP
	Walnut Picker Day (Preview) Kevin, how the weather looking for your picker day? It raining here now and calling for almost a inch. Ron Went to the weather radar for Walnut and it looks like our rain is going to get you too. http://www.wunderground.com/US/IL/Walnut.html -- Edited by RFP on Thursday 22nd of October 2009 07:52:2...	RFP	9	3616	Sun Nov 1 22:18 2009 by Mrcornpicker
	New Idea # 10 1 row corn picker (Preview) Hi guys, I'm new to the forum. I'm starting to do some small farming. This year I've palnted about 1 acre of corn, and now its ready to be picked. I just found a new idea #10 1 row picker, and finally was able to get it home yesterday. I've just finished greasing it, wow, there were about 50 or so grease fittin...	scoops	1	2115	Sat Oct 31 07:42 2009 by RFP
	Uni sales brochures (Preview) I have some saved sales brochures for Uni pickers. One is when the 800 series was new (1980?) and another is the gray Uni's of very late 80's to early 90's. I also have newspaper ad clippings on prices of Uni equipment from 90 or 91. How do I go about posting these?	mikado	0	1389	Sun Oct 25 17:11 2009 by mikado
	Oliver 73-S (Preview) I haven't taken time to post and it's raining out so here goes. I stumbled across a Oliver 2 row pull type 73-S in a shed out by West Branch, Ia. and was able to buy it. Previous owner helped me get it out of the shed it was in for 20 plus years. I borrowed a tire off of a guy in the tractor club I belong to to get it pu...	super99	10	5497	Sun Oct 25 12:18 2009 by super99
	John Deere cornpickers (Preview) I was wondering if someone knew the model numbers of John Deere pull type pickers and when they were made? I know the 300, but what about a model 18? I grew up around New Idea, and saw some IH around, but no Deere's around me. I'm new here but am facinated with pickers.	mikado	1	2409	Thu Oct 22 21:57 2009 by Mrcornpicker
	Old NI Uni's (Preview) I was just wondering out there has or knows of older New Idea Uni-harvesters that are still being used. I have a 1968 701 with a 737 bed and 725 corn head that I have been using. Just picked up the oldest one I am aware of, 1965 model 701 (lot #2) with Continental 6 cyl engine. This is shortly after MM sold the c...	Superpicker	11	15492	Wed Oct 21 12:58 2009 by Hoosier Chuck
	Can I Still be a member, if I dont have a picker anymore? (Preview) Well, I kinda briefly said something about getting rid of the M and picker, and I had 2 offers, one of which i accepted. Sometime in the next couple weeks, she'll be loaded on a truck, headed for Indiana. Kinda hate to see it go, but I dont really need it right now, and I dont have shed space. Still got da...	Cornfed Cornhusker	3	1608	Wed Oct 21 12:22 2009 by Cornfed Cornhusker
	Cleaning Tips Wanted clean cleaning speed adjust (Preview) I have a 3 row New Idea 330 picker/sheller. 2008 was my first year of picking so I new to this. The shelled corn was a little contaminated with cob pieces and some husk parts. Is there a way to adjust to optimize clean output? Recommended speed? Also, it looks like it's almost impossible to completel...	egglebl	2	1933	Mon Oct 19 18:57 2009 by egglebl
	Hey Oliver#4 (Preview) I found this on the Unofficial Allis website; is it possible for me to get one of these flyers? Kurt	Kurt	9	1826	Sun Oct 18 21:24 2009 by Kurt
	JD 428 elevator (Preview) Does anybody know if Little Giant built the late model elevators (like the 428) for Deere? They look similar.	Tim in NJ	2	2295	Fri Oct 16 21:13 2009 by jdtom
	Last New Idea pickers? What years. (Preview) About when did New Idea quit building pickers of all types? They must have basically had the market cornered for quite some time, it's all anyone around this area really uses. I do know of a one row IH picker, it's in the minority anymore though. JD dealer has a three row JD 300 picker but you don't see t...	F986	9	21286	Fri Oct 16 20:19 2009 by rfdeere
	NI325....elevator speed (Preview) I have great corn this year. My problem is going slow enough that the corn doesn't build up on the husking bed. It's a New Idea 325 with a 12 roll bed but the elevator can't keep up. I run in 1st gear which is really to slow for the snapper to do it's best . Any suggestions? Thanks!	John51	1	1372	Tue Oct 13 20:08 2009 by chicken farmer
	Corn Pickin 09 (Preview) Just getting started -- Edited by chicken farmer on Sunday 13th of September 2009 01:54:12 PM	chicken farmer	5	2136	Tue Oct 13 20:03 2009 by chicken farmer
	Filling Corn crib? (Preview) Howdy, I helped our local tractor club put up some ear corn for shelling at next summers show. They our storing it in a round wire crib at our fairgrounds. We only had enough corn to fill approximately 6 foot high of the 16 foot crib. Do you guys think that is enough corn to get it to keep for 9 months? It is a...	rfdeere	2	3136	Tue Oct 13 11:41 2009 by HuskerMedic
	Cost of 3 Row Picker (Preview) Does anybody know what to pay for a three row picker? I've found one that is in good shape and has always been shedded. The guy wants $3,500 for it. Is that a reasonable price?	fergie40	7	2575	Mon Oct 12 00:15 2009 by john in NY
	A Couple of Pictures From The Temple Texas Show (Preview) AC #33 picker, JD #7 sheller, JD #45 combine with #10 corn head, and an IH sheller -- Edited by Art From De Leon on Friday 9th of October 2009 11:11:08 PM	Art From De Leon	2	1509	Sun Oct 11 18:07 2009 by chicken farmer
	Great seeing a forum about one of the lost arts of Farming Picking Corn (Preview) Wow I never thought I would ever trip upon a forum about picking corn. I was looking at all the pictures of your corn pickers and shellers it brings back great memories of my Grandpa picking corn and helping him shell when I was growing up. One of those lost arts of farming. Any body in the eastern Iowa area...	Skip7879	7	1711	Thu Oct 8 19:36 2009 by fergie40
	Putting Elevator on Picker (Preview) How do you guys put the elevators on your pickers? I am putting the husking bed on my picker and was wondering what the easiest way would be to lift up the elevator. I don't have the stand to put under it so I have to take it off to take the husking bed off. If anyone knows where I could find a stand, I wouldn'...	fergie40	4	1696	Thu Oct 8 19:20 2009 by fergie40
	Checking my 234 picker over and test run pictures (Preview) Found some bearings that needed to be put in on the gear boxes and the belts needed to be replaced also. I put on some new no. 60 chain on the husking unit and adjust all the chains and elevator chains. gear box [IMG]https:/...	RFP	6	2234	Thu Oct 8 15:42 2009 by RFP
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