First Time out with JD 300 Corn Picker

Early March
Dad is running the combine to open the field and work on less standing corn. I am working on the more upright corn with the picker. Yep, it's not all big farm channel pretty , it's nitty, it's gritty,

[@AgWildNebraska]

Well we seen you make a corner with that train.... Now let's see you back it in the shed lol.

[@boehmfarm4276]

hahahaha, I am not that good.

[@rogerholloway8498]

Thought for a moment I was watching the old "20 mule team Borax" show with all the wagons! Fun stuff, thanks!

[@gregorythompson2251]

Funny how everybody's a armchair Monday morning farmer im sure these folks doin the best they can,keep on trucking guys

[@boehmfarm4276]

Thank you, someone who may have seen the puddles out the window. We make these videos for you.

[@michael7423]

Boehm Farm , I love you Jacob, your videos are helping me during recovery from surgery. Lots of spare time and there’s nothing this good on tv

[@stevelangland3924]

At least he has a cab. I picked many acres with an Allis D-19 and a two row picker shelled covering 300 acres for about three years before we got our first combine. We actually kept ahead of a neighbor who was using an International 315 two row combine. Made for some very long cold days, but we got the job done.

[@davidwatt7663]

Jacob with regard to your transport policy I admire your TRAIN of thought 👍👍

[@outintheadirondacks]

The wagon train was something else, lol. The whole video was incredibly entertaining, not a huge ih fan (not a hater by any means) cool to see some older 2wd drive tractors rolling around in the snow and mud.

[@GeigerFarm]

Dang it…you have more wagons than I do 😉😂👌

[@svennilsson8459]

Australian outback roadtrain, nothing compared to a Boehm Farmer 😉👍

[@jazzerbyte]

I'd never have guessed that all 7 wagons would make the first turn!

[@boehmfarm4276]

Anything can happen with a little planning.

[@joeldurheim5831]

I like the white wheels, makes it look more like an Oliver 😏

[@boehmfarm4276]

That is the idea.

[@nickdonaldson8993]

Nice job. Hope the new picker is working the way you want. Thanks for sharing.

[@boehmfarm4276]

It got corn off the stalk and in the wagon.

[@Bbgardencenter]

I'm just a Bohem Farm Fan in NJ.. I just started watching this video and of 7 wagons?. But am commenting because of seeing the condensation on the inside of the greenhouse when you passed by it.... I have one, actually a few. Love your vids.. all of them. Keep up the hard work!

[@boehmfarm4276]

Thank you

[@guseberriesdoublergusefarm5936]

Bold choice sharing a video of March corn picking!

[@rexjohnson5109]

I worked on a farm back in the 70’s and half of what we farmed was 10-12 miles from the grain bins One night we hooked up 10-300 bushel wagons behind International 4366 and headed to the bins we made it home with no problem Thanks for the video

[@boehmfarm4276]

That's my kind of action!!

[@jankotze1959]

It did a great job, well done

[@GaryPClark]

Seeing the corn on the ground reminds me of my youth with our scout troop on a few Saturdays after harvest following a wagon picking up those ears of corn from the ground and tossing them into the wagon so the scout troop could fund some camping fun for the next summer. Usually damn cold and picking corn that stood all winter meant there was lots of ears to recover so we did it in the spring and winter. I don't recall benefiting from all that work but it must have helped those farmers we worked for.

[@shawnfox8002]

That John deere picker sure is a sexy beast.

[@smokinstroker444]

That's how you move wagons lol. The picker seams to be working great looks like it's husking good to bad the corn is not standing enough so you could see how fast it will handle it. Great video

[@boehmfarm4276]

This fall, we'll test the picker's speed.

[@onelonleyfarmer]

Lol your looking for trouble with that many wagons. It’s a train wreck when you slam on the brakes and the front wagon jack knifes

[@hturbo1007]

I know right!! In Iowa it's illegal to have more than two wagons hitched together.

[@boehmfarm4276]

That's why I only did this empty. And haven't you ever driven an IH? The brakes have a delayed reaction, so there is no slamming on the breaks.

[@johnrtrucker]

That was my thoughts too Wes on public roads I would do more than two but if I am near a field and don't have to cross public roads or anything I'd chance it, itd be my screw up plus it just looks awesome with that many wagons lol

[@fredrickkohlman9587]

Ya don't go that fast. Be careful and you be alright.

[@codymulford6076]

@@boehmfarm4276 Thought breaks were an option on a IH Lol , I run a 1086 for a friend of mine and I wonder if I'll stop some times, but it's still a decent old machine

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Man what a train. Looks like a good time in the field #WorldsOkayestFarmer

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

The picker had to run more than 100 yds into the row before finally settling down to start gathering the corn. Before that the corn was not feeding in with the gathering chains and half was left on the ground. This is where you hire high-school kids if your area has high-school kids who are not too valuable to use in ground picking. But America is not it what it was when I grew up and you could make 80 or 90 dollars in a week picking.

[@RemembranceFarmsLLC]

Very cool to watch. I’ve never actually seen a picker in person before. That was really fun to watch it go. And the wagon train, that’s awesome. 7 in a row is pretty crazy. We’ve done 4 empty’s before, but definitely not 7. I watched Bandits video on the tire switch-out. Those 10-20’s are such a better choice. Good work.

[@boehmfarm4276]

That wagon train took some searching for all the hitch pins!

[@RemembranceFarmsLLC]

Boehm Farm That’s for certain. I know we’d be too tempted to use bolts (probably not the best idea. Ha), since I’m fairly confident we don’t have that many hitch pins around the barn. Really good work.

[@stevencombineih6912]

Howdy from Nebraska! Hope everything's working good for you looks like you have a little problem with down corn!!! Good luck!!

[@boehmfarm4276]

I have a problem with rain never ending. Corn was turning at the roots.

[@grantlavely9420]

All the kids in the neighborhood should have a Saturday job of picking up loose corn in that field.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Yeah, I seriously thought about getting migrant help to get all the corn.

[@corywildung138]

I’d be cussing like a sailor dealing with that downed corn, you seemed fairly calm in the tractor, must have more patience then me haha

[@mxyz07]

Now that's a wagon train 😂

[@bigDH123]

Your right up there with the Austrailia boys with that train, good video Jacob.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Thank you

[@prjndigo]

That's a fine example of John Deere's best husk-picker models.

[@matthewjohnson3910]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@scruffy6151]

You can take the tape off the picker it is earning its keep. I am not a fan of any of the brands you use but, i still watch your video's. Fair is fair if it make's you money you should be proud of it. Ps growing up on the farm we had many different color's of tractors. I am just picking on you that is what farms boys do.

[@larryorf5023]

Is there a reason so late in getting crops out not bashing just asking

[@riitaalin]

Tough year in the Midwest. Rain rain rain/Mud snow wind and more Snow. More MUD. Doesn't seem like it's going to change anytime soon. Use what equipment you can get what you can. Good job

[@boehmfarm4276]

I could use a good old fashioned drought right now.

[@oldriversfarm1609]

Awesome video!

[@Joey966]

Damn right take all them wagons in one shot!!! Legal, schmeagal, who gives a shit that was awesome!!!

[@MrJohndeere3720]

seems 2 work pretty good :) + it looks good hooked 2 the 10. :)

[@schmidfarms1702]

WoW! Great Video!

[@boehmfarm4276]

Thank you

[@makingithappen9722]

Nice color on the corn picker. LoL

[@onelonleyfarmer]

ive had down corn like that before.. we turned the heaters out on it with electric fence to clean up the lost ears. Hogs will be more efficient.

[@boehmfarm4276]

I have thought about the hogs.

[@koryleague8833]

The old school version of a road train

[@fritopg285]

lookin good, hope it stays working well, it might get mad about all the blue tape though and have a tantrum lol

[@patrickmorgan3326]

Reminded me of “wagon train” starring Ward Bond.

[@terilowe9528]

Looks like the picker works good.

[@SouthSaskFarmer1]

A few gravity wagons hahahahah

[@charlesjlongh]

I thought this only happened in Saskatchewan! !!

[@SouthSaskFarmer1]

@@charlesjlongh lol dont see any wagons around here haha

[@loisgustafson4522]

Covering up the John Deere signage makes about as much sense as screen doors on a submarine!! Be proud of whatever color you use!! Regards, Ron

[@boehmfarm4276]

Screen doors on a submarine need some flex seal. lol

[@HarrisPropertyMaintenance]

when farm sim becomes real life

[@boehmfarm4276]

hahahaha I guess we all have hooked dozens of wagons together on farm sim. I once had fifty wagons hooked up on a double hitch.

[@HarrisPropertyMaintenance]

@@boehmfarm4276 yeah same lol

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

Nice to see it in the field!! Are you going to do a follow up video? I am curious as to your thoughts on this picker as compared to other ones you have run, and did it meet your expectations? Thanks!!

[@boehmfarm4276]

It could get the corn of the stalk in a hurry. I want to wait until next fall, but there was a lot of trash in the wagon.

[@AJmx2702001]

Makes me sad to see whats on the Ground there its hard enough to get it all in the Fall let alone add a few months to it ... I will never understand

[@boehmfarm4276]

Yeah, tell me a about it. I almost hired migrant help to hand pick it all.... But once a certain time of year hits, the bills have been paid and it's forward looking for the next growing season.

[@midwestfarmerleduc9256]

I'm glad you got your corn picker picking looks good with them big narrow tires on it easier to pull and easier to track in the field smart move. I really don't know where you are located at are you just now picking corn and have snow on the ground just found out my son watches your videos more than I do you're in Ohio God bless and good luck.

[@boehmfarm4276]

This is from early in March. We didn't have a big enough umbrella.

[@rockridgefarmshobbycrops5443]

State patrol in Wisconsin shut use down when we did that lol very nice

[@Ham68229]

There is a nation law of a certain legal length limit, includes farmers in this law as well. Unless you get the special permits... which is a joke, just a huge cost vs, just pulling shorter "trains".

[@danjenkins9427]

too bad you can't turn some pigs in on that ground. get what you can. hard to believe you are still harvesting in March. love seeing the old iron working.

[@boehmfarm4276]

I went to Minnesota in mid March and saw a few fields of corn still out. The corn stayed standing because of drifting snow.

[@gleanerk]

Successful 👍🏻

[@matthewniekamp6274]

Get that Center Shield Extension off and those stalks at 7:38 will feed like a dream. -Veteran of harvest 2018

[@boehmfarm4276]

Yes, that glorious ear saver must go!

[@artayers2372]

New to the channel here, over from Bandit Farmer's channel. Just curious as to what you plan to do with whole ear corn. Are you running it through a grinder/mixer for feed?

[@boehmfarm4276]

I have buyers for ear corn. They are feeding cattle or wasting it on deer.

[@makingithappen9722]

Obviously JD built good corn pickers in the past.

[@jimmartin9325]

looks like the picker is doing great nothing runs like a deere

[@boehmfarm4276]

We'll see what happens in the fall, but I thought it was a little trashy in the wagon.

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@boehmfarm4276 Looking at how much trash was coming out the side of the machine, I'm not surprised... Lot of the stalks going through with it, so that's probably a big part of it... plus the worn husking rolls you mentioned. Those 20 inch tires look WAY better on that machine, particularly when you're picking in the mud... BUT I noticed a big hairball of mud and stalks and stuff over on the RH side of the machine, so you might want to weld on a piece of angle iron above the tire as a mud scraper to keep that crap out of that header drive chain, which IIRC looked like it only cleared the 20 inch tire by a couple three inches or so.... don't need that crap in your chain! Later! OL J R :)

[@rickymurphy9173]

Wow looks like to me there's a whole lot of corn laying on the ground take a three people tractor wagon one on each side don't picking it up off ground throwing it in the wagon you probably get several wagon loads from where it looks

[@debrabarnes4980]

Ricky Murphy problem was the picker ; a New Idea picker with extra gathering chain would have improved performance plus added to mph!! & scooped down corn with no problem !! Farmer says!!

[@argotcalo5575]

What are the advantages for your corn production system of owning a corn picker instead of hiring a combine harvester?

[@farmin4468]

The electric clutch runs the elevator, that way you can just shut the elevator off at the end of the rows instead of waiting for it to clean out. It is an excellent design

[@boehmfarm4276]

I have heard of it taking out the elevator chain when you turn it on at full speed.

[@farmin4468]

Boehm Farm My family ran two of those pickers for A few decades and never had an issue

[@donald1056]

How many acres is that cornfield - need a bean head on that cornfield it kind of looks like - just curious - need some cattle to eat the down corn up looks like -

[@boehmfarm4276]

We did try thee bean head. It took out the slip clutch on the header drive. Just too much material for the auger design.

[@kapekodbob]

So for us city dwellers, the corn picker machine cuts the stock somehow separates the cobs. Does the whole cob go in the wagon or does the machine somehow separate the kerbals from the cob. Used for feed ?

[@boehmfarm4276]

A corn picker puts the whole cob in the wagon. Word on the street is that ear corn is the best cattle feed.

[@lukestrawwalker]

The corn picker works like a corn head on a combine... a pair of gathering chains pull the stalks into the head directly behind the snouts, the stalks are pulled between a pair of steel plates with a gap in the middle of them for the stalks to pass through. The stalk rollers underneath the plates mesh together as they rotate to pull the stalks downwards through the slot, popping the ear off the stalk, as the stalks are crumpled up under the machine. The gathering chains then push the ears up the snapping plates until they get tossed under the cross-auger. From there the ears are passed up into the picker's husking bed, which uses rubber rollers pinching and rotating together in pairs to peel off the husks from the ears, which is all the trash coming out the side of the machine as it augers the husks out the side. Loose kernels and the ears are delivered to the elevator which carries them up and tosses them into the wagon. Later! OL J R :)

[@devandulin6073]

Damn you’ve got a lot of wagons

[@boehmfarm4276]

Some of these are Bandit's.

[@Masseydriver]

Looked like there were quite a few ears on the ground, was that because the corn was down?

[@boehmfarm4276]

We ear picked through the more standing areas. the one row machines would not have pulled through it.

[@ihus9950]

👍

[@PlanetMojo]

All aboard the Boehm Train!

[@boehmfarm4276]

Chugga chugga woo woo.

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

I like the wagon train how many cheap ratchets were sacrificed to make this Wagon Train that was almost as much fun as you blowin silage at 2400 RPM

[@boehmfarm4276]

We found all the hitch pins we own, No ratchets this time.

[@birdsnestfishing698]

I’m pretty far behind on your videos I’m going to try to binge tonight lol but why do you combine and pick so late instead of in the fall? Does it just get terrible weather so early or is it by choice?

[@boehmfarm4276]

It rained, and rained, then rained some more.

[@fredf3391]

Bing Crosby I'm dreaming of White Christmas can't say anymore

[@samtalley791]

I’m still trying to figure out if I can even think of that many hitch pins

[@boehmfarm4276]

hahahaha

[@Farmall450]

Brad you're supposed to pick up all the ears on the ground and toss them in

[@randybobandy7842]

Jack Johnson I would have claimed insurance in that field. What a complete disaster. They must like to harvest year round.

[@boehmfarm4276]

I am investing in giant umbrellas.

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

How do you like the new picker?

[@boehmfarm4276]

It puts corn in the wagon. Its late, but the corn in the wagon seemed trashy.

[@michaelwalker1780]

Just a suggestion but couldnt u save more of that downed corn if u built a corn reel on the head? Wouldnt b much different than adding one to a combine ours is homeade on 1063 international header gear and chain drive makes all the difference in down corn!!

[@kevintheilen9643]

Most of those down stalks have already been harvested by the deer. They'll come along again after these 'lifestyle farmers' have gotten what they can. "There but for the grace of God..."

[@boehmfarm4276]

Funny thing about that down corn reel, stay tuned.

[@BarnyardEngineering]

Maybe some 8.25x20's. The 10.00's look like they pick up too many husks and jam them in under the head.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Maybe some 12.5 x16s? Tires do seem plenty tall.

[@michigantler5046]

cool

[@karljacobson1575]

Lot of lodged corn!! Why not pick in November?? ........

[@boehmfarm4276]

We didn't have a big enough umbrella.

[@schott106]

Maybe i missed it but why use a picker instead of a combine?

[@boehmfarm4276]

I have buyers for the ear corn. They come to me and pay more than for shelled corn.

[@paulettari976]

I know this is an old video but at around the nine min mark as you are walking along filming i noticed quite a few ears on the ground just wondering why instead of filming you weren't picking them up and throwing them in the wagon

[@boehmfarm4276]

This field had some major issues beyond those few years.

[@thesmallscalefarmer1849]

Are you still going to use the Ford corn picker and the New idea ?

[@boehmfarm4276]

Those are for sale.We need need the barn space back.

[@thesmallscalefarmer1849]

I see, thanks for the reply!!

[@scottthornton3427]

Works pretty good!

[@fabien7700storm]

Y a plus de maïs par terre que dans les remorques ! ^^

[@trevorfout4759]

Find some kids and tell them the loose ears are Easter eggs that feild will be clean in no time lol

[@boehmfarm4276]

That is the perfect plan.

[@garywest8901]

Respectfully

[@Ethan-ck6iz]

I Guarantee you swapped the tires so your picker is less of the "forbidden brand"

[@boehmfarm4276]

That two. I like the white rims.

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@boehmfarm4276 Grain drill rims... OL J R :)

[@niterider5327]

turn some cows out in the field to clean it up

[@boehmfarm4276]

I really want to. The field lacks fence.

[@nealturner7463]

I'M AFRAID IT WOULD FONDER THEM COWS. THERE'S CORN EVERYWHERE.

[@gib815]

Holy shit, looks like 3/4 of the crop is laying on the ground !

[@randybobandy7842]

JGM John Deere corn picker makes that combine look stupid! Best piece of equipment on his farm.

[@paulbrooks2024]

I don't see any fence.

[@farmhand-masonjensen294]

Is that many wagons legal

[@robertnymand9889]

It is just about impossible to find a good earcorn picker anymore. I still think if J.D or N.I would build some they would sell them.

[@alangrubbs1680]

Looks like doing good job in down corn. Go Deere lol

[@brianruwe5108]

Should be able to remove the center ear saver, to get the corn to slide into the head better.

[@boehmfarm4276]

I seriously thought a bout that before going to the field. I don't know why I didn't.

[@chrismorris308]

2 gravity box' is the limit in MI

[@livingintheprairie1517]

That's a gravity wagon train. And your leaving a lot of ears on the ground. My grandfather would had me picking them up.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Unfortunately, $3 corn was fantastic back then. Now, I am better off getting what I can be ready for this year.

[@bigwheelsturning]

I spent a lot of time in the 50's with my Granddad out "gleaning" a field with 5 gallon buckets, and an old trailer converted from horses to an 8n ford.

[@willycase6430]

Who’s the farming channel / farm making no money ?

[@robertpayne2717]

If you have a good corn crib and good grinder ground ear corn is better than ground shelled corn for cattle not so much for hogs. Ground ear corn can aggravate scours in hogs.

[@boehmfarm4276]

I need a good crib, most of the ear corn I pick is sold.

[@tonypickrell4281]

Lot of corn down on the ground , why do u pick so late...????

[@boehmfarm4276]

Well, it rained, then it rained again, and and the puddles got low, so it rained again.

[@FranciscoHernandez-lk5de]

Where can I buy. One a this JD 300

[@boehmfarm4276]

www.tractorhouse.com/listings/farm-equipment/for-sale/list/category/1116/harvesters-other/manufacturer/john-deere/model/300

[@arnoldromppai5395]

you leave your corn in the fiel all winter to freeze rock hard and get berid in snow,, is it pickung wole cobs? what do you do with it, just feed? i grow corn and leave it stamd and tirn the steers on it in late fall, and they clean up the ears and stocks, and in the spring at this time i send them back in to finish it up, as the snow gets to deep by end of Dec.

[@makingithappen9722]

Watch out for the children of the corn.

[@farmertyler8087]

Can you pick sweet corn with that picker or just dent corn

[@boehmfarm4276]

Our sweet corn is never evenly ready for mechanical picking. Most sweet corn pickera don't have husk beds.

[@farmertyler8087]

Boehm Farm alright. I was just wondering because I’m considering getting into sweet corn but don’t have the budget to hire a crew to pick by hand or to afford one of the big fancy pickers and I figured an older picker like this might be more affordable

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@farmertyler8087 Usually sweet corn is just picked by hand for small truck gardeners, or else if they DO use a mechanical picker they're designed to be much gentler on the ears than regular dry corn pickers... There's some vids showing how they work here on YT... Later! OL J R :)

[@patrikpersson5347]

Isn't that what you call a roadtrain?

[@boehmfarm4276]

chugga chugga woo woo.

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤

[@waradmiral7916]

Lot of corn being missed as the snoots are a foot above the ground.

[@jrbecker9359]

Hey do you want to backup? "heck no"!

[@mseetherh]

So many ears on the ground, must be hard to see. P.S please fix the exhaust pipe on the 1086 lol!!

[@boehmfarm4276]

There's some ugly spots, the one row machines would have plugged in the leaning corn.