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johnny deere

11-26-2007 19:01:35




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just bought a new idea 2 row corn picker, wondering how much horsepower would be required to run this picker plus a gravity wagon to harvest , thiking about my 50 hp, but i dont want to overheat it or put to much strain on it, also im picking corn for feed for my 2 head of holstein feeder cattle, just wondering if any of you have an idea of how many acres i would need to plant to grow enough corn to supply them with feed during the 6 to 8 months out of the year im raising them? thanks for any comments or tips on my operations

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johnny deere

11-27-2007 20:27:29




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 Re: harvest power in reply to johnny deere, 11-26-2007 19:01:35  
to the comment there to 55 50, yeah i just plan on feeding corn... my dad always just pastured his cattle and picked corn and put it in a crib and then took it to the grain mill and ground a little bit of it up at a time and fed a little bit a day until they were nice and plump for butchering... well thanks everybody for your comments and help.



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marlowe

11-27-2007 16:15:29




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 Re: harvest power in reply to johnny deere, 11-26-2007 19:01:35  
why would you worry about over heating and putting to much strain on your tractor. a 50 hp tractor is not a toy it should be able to go out and do a days work if it over heats you have some thing wrong at 50 hp you should pull a 3 bottom plow or a 10 ft disc with out braking a sweet



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mazemeister

11-27-2007 14:42:35




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 Re: harvest power in reply to johnny deere, 11-26-2007 19:01:35  
i've run a 2 row new idea and 200 bu gravity box with a super C last year when it was too cold for the diesels. power wasn't an issue too much, but got a little slippery later in the morning when the ground started to thaw and the box was full. a bigger tractor would be better though.



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55 50

11-27-2007 08:06:01




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 Re: harvest power in reply to johnny deere, 11-26-2007 19:01:35  
Planning to feed them hay also or just corn?



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Leroy

11-27-2007 05:48:40




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 Re: harvest power in reply to johnny deere, 11-26-2007 19:01:35  
When you think back to the hayday of the 2 row mounted corn pickers they were all mounted on the likes of the Farmall M, John Deere A, Allis Chalmers WD, Oliver 77, Massey 33, Moline ZA-ZB tractors and they are all between 35 and 38 Max PTO HP and all the years they were used and previous to that the earlier John Deere A, Farmall F20 and WC Allis Chalmers they were all under 30 HP. Pulled both mounted and pulltype pickers for years with a 51 John Deere A at 38 MAX PTO HP with no power problems. I think a 50 HP tractor would be over kill unless it is one of the new modern ones that are ratyed bare engine HP instead of MAX PTO HP and then that new tractor rated at 50 HP would be about equal to the M farmal or the late series John Deere A

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paul

11-27-2007 05:34:30




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 Re: harvest power in reply to johnny deere, 11-26-2007 19:01:35  
I pulled the NI 300 picker & 100bu barge box with a 35 hp tractor.

The 12 roll super picker NI & 200bu gravity box I use the 85 hp tractor - wouldn't need quite that much but on my hills & sometimes mud & the fact that I don't have an inbetween size..... My 45 hp tractor will do it & I have done it, but need to watch the temp on a warm day, & in 180+ bu corn it runs a little short on power. Works tho.

You didn't give the model number or husker type, older models go slower & use less power.

For your couple acres & likely lower yielding corn, your tractor should be a real good match in any case.

--->Paul

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IaGary

11-26-2007 23:51:39




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 Re: harvest power in reply to johnny deere, 11-26-2007 19:01:35  
If the corn yields 200 bu an acre, one acre will be enough.

If it yields 100 bu an acre, you may need 2 acres.

Gary



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flying belgian

11-26-2007 19:09:56




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 Re: harvest power in reply to johnny deere, 11-26-2007 19:01:35  
We used to pull our 2 row with a 60 JD. about 42 hp. When the wagon got full boy it gave her a good load.



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