Ran across this No.10 sheller last week literally hanging in the shed where it was last taken off. Has probably been there since the late 60s early 70s. Long story short I hope to pick it up before the weekend. Hope to have it operating for next fall on my 64 2MH. There's not much literature on the No.10s or 11s. An 11 is wider to fit the 2MHD. Have found a few brochures for pickers where they mention the 10 and 11. And a friend has a set up manual for one.
Well, that is an interesting place to find one!! Where in the world did you find this? I will ask my dad about this sheller. I know the neighbor had a 10-11-15 for his IH picker. I will see what number he had. My dad does remember putting it on and taking it off since he helped our neighbor do it many times.
That is a great find! There can't be many of those around anymore.
As far a brochure for that attachment, I'm guessing with the possible exception of some b&w dealer advance info sheet, there probably is not a separate brochure for this attachment - just the ones you have already seen that are part of the brochure for the rest of the picker.
I spoke with my dad tonight and told him about your find and how you found it. He said that the neighbor did have an IH 10 sheller. He had kept it in the corn crib and on a pallet. They would get it out of the crib with the tractor and loader. Then lift it up, using the loader, close to where it was in place. Using punches and screwdrivers to fill in the bolt holes for final line up, ease it into place. He told that is was a bit of "fin-naggling" to get into the spot to put the bolts in. They put it on a 2MH picker and 560. Good luck..keep us posted and can't wait to see pics of it on a picker!!
Here are some pics of that sheller from a 2MH brochure I have and the actual attachment manual for a the 15-16 sheller. I am sure there is a manual for the #10 sheller. I will keep looking.
Interesting! Brochure says pick/shell up to 2000 bushel per DAY. Most big new combines do that in a half hour or less.
Bad news is the 300-400 extra pounds the sheller adds is right on the very back end of the tractor. Plenty of weight already with just the picker. Every fall when we mounted the 2M-E picker on the M, before we bolted up the drive gearbox and installed the elevator we could already see the rear axles bowing slightly from the weight.
I never ran a picker. Not sure if Dad was scared for me being around all those moving chains, s
prockets, shafts, etc. even with all the shields in place, OR Dad just enjoyed picking too much. By the time I was 14-15 years old Dad and I could pick more corn on a good Saturday than Dad and Grandpa ever could. The big advantage we had was bigger wagons with hoists. Grandpa never quite advanced beyond horse farming, His old Allis WC couldn't raise our wagons, and Grandpa had to use the drive over wagon hoist. I backed the wagons in up to the inside elevator, raised the box with the hoist, and flew back to the field for the next wagon load. Only time the picker sat was when Dad filled the little Economy flarebox and I unloaded the BIG EWC/Oliver flarebox. Dad could put 16 quarter mile rows on the big wagon, 8 or sometimes 12 on the little box.
After looking at the brochure pictures on the post above, I have another question - is that funnel hood that is attached to the top of the wagon elevator when the sheller is used still with that sheller attachment as well?
Thanks guys, I'm still amazed I could stumble upon one. A friend of mine has a #10 manual and he sent me some pics of it, so I'll get a few pics posted up. In the manual it says the use of counterbalance springs is recommended. I can see why, would be a little hard to keep the front down. I'm still not sure on the elevator deflector Tom. There's one picture in a brochure that makes it looks like a canvas hood, and other pictures look like a sheet metal hood. I found the short drive shaft for it and the reflectors that lay in the husking bed, but not the hood for the elevator.
Here's a couple pictures out of the manual, show a little of how it's mounted and drives. Also the counterbalance springs and elevator hood.
