I agree about the MM shellers. In Iowa, back in the late 1940s - early 1950s before combines came on the scene, people had to shell corn that was stored in the crib...seems like we always did that when it was -20F!
The MM sheller was the one to have. Some guys mounted a big MM sheller on a truck and went farm to farm all winter long, and sometimes in the summer. Our sheller guy had a big IH truck, and mounted a barrel on the right running board and plumbed it into his radiator so the engine would not overheat.
I recall that when JD came out with a sheller, it was never taken seriously because it took so long to get the job done. The JD sheller attached to a corn picker was the most popular JD sheller, even those were few and far between.
Having the corn sheller come to your farm, with several neighbors helping, was a big deal to a young farm kid. Especially exciting was near the end of the shelling when all the rats had no place to hide anymore so they made a break for it...a good farm dog put on quite a show then. Some farmers tied their pants cuffs with twine...if not they made some interesting dances. I recall one guy finally grabbed a rat under his overalls when it got up to his knee.
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