Hi, I have read this forum for a couple years now, but never posted until now. I used to pick a lot of corn with a 234 and than a JD 300. Gettin' old now and just pick a few wagon loads for feed now. My inlaws and I own a JD 6 sheller together and we shelled their last crib today. I would kind of like to keep it for a while, but I have no shed space for it and since they don't plan on using it any more they would like to sell it and I'm wondering what it's worth. It's a pto drive on a truck frame trailer. It's in really good condition, we have probably shelled 15000 bushel in the last 15 years with only one minor breakdown. The old guy we bought it from was really particular and made several modifications that really make it nice. He extended the clean grain elevator so the auger will clear semi trailers and extended the cob stacker for the same reason. He also enclosed the bottom part of the cob stacker chain. It has always been in a shed at the inlaws as I had to promise the former owner it would always be kept inside.
I also have another #6 that works good but is not as nice as the other one, but it is kind of unique because it is mounted on a Montgomery Wards running gear.
I would appreciate any ideas on the value of these shellers.
Thanks in advance. 801486
I'd say with all shellers this size (the No. 6 is roughly the same size/capacity as a MM Model E, 1200 or 1210), being in good shape and all, most of what I see for sale people are asking $800-1000. Now you can adjust this price up or down depending on condition, extra equipment, demand for shellers in your area, etc.
Here in SE Iowa they have bascially no value since nobody here picks ear corn any more. I paid $400 for a good #6 on a '68 IH Loadstar truck 10 or so years ago at an acution. I shelled a couple jobs per year until my last job in Nov. 2008 (and what a terrible job that was!) and haven't had it out since. A guy called earlier this year wanting to shell but I told him it'd be a $500 minimum (60 mile drive plus the sheller needs some work after that 2008 job) so he found other arrangements.
Bottom line is shellers don't seem to be worth much any more, around here anyway.
