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Toocold

01-22-2004 17:00:47

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Anybody out there got a popcorn picker, or know if there is one for sale. My NI 323 takes too much off the ends of the ears.
Prefer within 200 miles of the center of the lower peninsula of Michigan.

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02-10-2004 16:28:31

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Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Toocold, 01-22-2004 17:00:47

I am not sure of how big a tractor you have, but I know of an IH 234 mounted 2 row wide that has stripper plates. I am told an M sized or larger tractor will run it with the husking bed, but not necessarily fast. If you are interested post here. The mounts he has are for a 4010 JD. He also has a sheller for it, but that will make a 4010 or 806 sized tractor grunt in good corn.

Mike

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Toocold

02-11-2004 05:45:42

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Re: Re: Popcorn picker in reply to FM, 02-10-2004 16:28:31

All my tractors are wide fronts. I'd have the power, however, the fronts probably would not work. Ask the neighbor if it would be possible to make a pull type out of the unit? I have two AC 66 frames with pto's etc. and other small piles of rust about the place that could be used for minor modifications. I'm not equipped for major reconstruction. Both experience and equipment are qualifying factors. Also, I use a one row NI 323 now and a one row would work fine in the future.
Thanks,

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02-11-2004 15:06:11

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Re: Re: Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Toocold, 02-11-2004 05:45:42

I don't think it would work as a pt without major major modifications. If you have a tractor that is big enough to mount it on, it usually isn't hard to find a NF to mount just when the picker is on, then swap it out when it isn't.

Mike

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Toocold

01-23-2004 19:31:35

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Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Toocold, 01-22-2004 17:00:47

Just learned last night from another organic farmer that years ago AC made a corn picker with stripper plates. He did not know the year or model. Anyone else ever see one of those animals?
Apparently the machine did not have a husking bed and the ears had to be husked by some other means. Presently, we pick/husk by hand over half of the fields and the rest is picked with the picker. All the picker ears have to be shelled because of the damage to the ears. The hand picked ears are sold as microwaveable, therefore a picker with stripper plates would quicken the process of getting the ears to the barn for hand husking before drying/storage.

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01-27-2004 11:13:05

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Re: Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Toocold, 01-23-2004 19:31:35

JI case made a one row "snaper". It had no husking bed. It was nice to run in the field few moving parts to tear up.

But my dad used to say... Bad enough I feed the rats but give them a warm bed too....

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Tim(nj)

01-24-2004 09:33:09

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Re: Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Toocold, 01-23-2004 19:31:35

A friend of mine has an IH 234 2-row mounted picker with stripper plates. However, the 1-PR IH pull-type used rollers like New Idea. I'm still looking at the 323 and trying to come up with a solution. If I figure something out, I will post it.

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Tim(nj)

01-22-2004 18:44:36

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Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Toocold, 01-22-2004 17:00:47

I don't grow popcorn, but I've been looking at my 323 (in the shop for a major maintenance checkup), and was thinking that if stripper bars were added over the rollers, it wouldn't shell so much. Don't know if the trash would go down between the bars, though.

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Toocold

01-23-2004 05:31:50

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Re: Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Tim(nj), 01-22-2004 18:44:36

Tell me more about stripper bars. How would they fasten? How do the ears get moved to the husking bed?I think the trash would come out on the husking bed once the ear got there, or would it? Only used this ole girl two seasons, so I'm just learning how to use a picker.My first ever. This unit is in very good shape with few acres under its' belt. The husking bed is in very good condition, etc.

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paul

01-23-2004 13:21:24

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Re: Re: Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Toocold, 01-23-2004 05:31:50

I've heard rumor of Amish retro-fitting some pickers with stripper bars. Would be a lot of work, I would think you'd want more aggressive rollers too then. Might just buy an old 4 row corn head & retro fit the whole works, set 2 row units in place.

--->Paul

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Wayne in Pa

01-23-2004 14:15:09

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Popcorn picker in reply to paul, 01-23-2004 13:21:24

Try looking for a JD 300 husker. They use 2 or 3 row combine heads. All these heads use striper plates. They can be adjusted to the size of your corn ears. Hope this helps.
Wayne

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Tim(nj)

01-23-2004 14:29:54

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Wayne in Pa, 01-23-2004 14:15:09

The only thing with a JD 300 2-or 3-row picker is that compared to the NI 323 1-row, it's a beast of a machine, not something to drag behind a 45HP tractor. A 300 gets sunk in the mud easily, too. I have seen advertized on occasion New Idea pickers that have had JD knife rolls installed. I think there is/was a machine shop in Pennsylvania that made these conversions. You can make the New Idea rollers much more aggressive with a welder, and adding the plates over the rollers wouldn't be all that hard (not to me, anyway), but how to get all the ears up to the elevator with the rollers covered is something I haven't solved---yet.

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Wayne in Pa

01-24-2004 04:36:47

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Tim(nj), 01-23-2004 14:29:54

Yes a JD300 will need at least 65hp and a 1000 rpm PTO.

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Toocold

01-24-2004 07:09:54

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Popcorn picker in reply to Wayne in Pa, 01-24-2004 04:36:47

The JD 300 is out of the picture. I won't have my ole 570 Super on line til next year and at about 90HP plus. Still looking for a way to retro-fit the NI 323, if possible. Any and all suggestions are welcome and thanks to those who have responded

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