Getting Ready For Harvest 2022 l Mounting The Corn Picker l Part One

[@lavernfiely1326]

Used to make those pickers at the New Idea building in Coldwater Ohio back in the 60`s

[@gregroling2973]

Miss them good old days of putting our picker on our 706 it was a 234 international

[@richardcleasby105]

I think it was the late 90s when I quit doing cob corn I had a 319 mounted on a jd 630 gas didn’t have the hills you have I had that for over 25 years I used to open fields for many neighbors who had pull type pickers. Sure like your vidios and picturesque farm l bet a lot of people don’t know how much harder it is to farm on hills

[@CarnivoreCurin]

I watched both videos on mounting the cornpicker. This one is better.

[@douglasmacarthur8775]

I recall years back reading an old nutritionist give his "dream" dairy ration in Hoard's Dairyman magazine. For grain, he preferred .........ground crib dried ear corn.

[@cib5250]

This video from 2021 was my first video I watched of yours. Have enjoyed every one since.

[@Sagern234]

Found your channel last weekend and loving it, great example of how the country was built.. and should return too imho.

[@spalthammer1842]

I've never seen anything like this. nobody here in switzerland knows this procedure. learned something again, thank you very much. Greetings from Canton Bern🇨🇭

[@jefffirefighter12106]

Just think about how many acres have been harvested with Mounted pickers of different brands over the years, when there were small family farms? We still have our John Deere 227 picker with 50 sheller Grandpa & Dad bought new in 1958. They custom picked for the neighborhood farms, plus their own corn for the Dairy, granted they weren't the 250-acre+ fields that farmers are doing today with the half Million Dollar Machines that takes 1000's of acres to pay for! Even though it's been about 10 years since I've mounted the picker, I can still remember how to put in on, my 2 son's and I could get the tractor and picker ready for the field in about 2-3 in the morning and be picking corn that afternoon. Keep up the great work running your farm, I think I'm a little older that your dad, but not by much.

[@richardwilkens4577]

I have the 227 picker my grandfather bought in 52 and his A tractor

[@tederdmann2993]

I knew you would be doing a video on the classic picker! Lol love it.

[@stevedibiase728]

That sure is a nice 686 my friends as they say don't make them that good anymore, picked up some tips for my 656 watching this. Keep them videos coming guys. Oh tell you Mum those are nice looking Mums too.

[@chrisdraper1976]

That 686 is a good looking cool tractor

[@maxinerose6664]

This takes me back over 60 years ago. We had a NH picker like yours on a IH 656. We picked on a flat bed hay wagon which we installed 3 ft side boards. My dad would have my brother and I open the field with a machete. We would pull the ears off the stalks and sell them for feed for the birds and deer. We would tie the stalks and sell them for decorations. That was our payment for opening the field. We would cut two rows around the field. Our income was around $50-60. Good money in the mid 60’s an early 70’s. Thanks for the reminding of this.

[@douglasmacarthur8775]

Why did you have to "open the fields" if you had a MOUNTED picker ?

[@johndoe43]

My grandfather and uncle had a McCormick 2 row that went on the tractor. As little kids we would follow behind and pick up any dropped ears.

[@jasonswenson8782]

Your video from last year was the first time I found your channel. Now it has quickly become one of my favorites.

[@jaykettlewell3922]

I agree with your dad. The video you made last year of mounting the picker was the one that got me hooked on your channel

[@stanhensley3082]

It's fun for me to look back at what my Dad and I did from around 1960 until 2004.Most of what your family does on your farm our family did too.The good old days?? It's hard to beat the way family farms work. Thanks 🥲.

[@timeversman9804]

When I was a little corn harvest was busy my grandpas Redman fell out of his bibs and a few of us brave kids took a chew and grandma Loretta couldn't figure out why we were all sick lol.

[@mlmeyer79]

This brought back memories. In the 60s and 70s my dad ran a 2MHD mounted picker on his 460 Farmall. Got a couple days out of school to haul the wagons for him. Nice video.

[@johnhenderson299]

Your equipment always looks clean and well taken care of

[@jerryhull7126]

Remember when my dad had a 1956 John Deere 70 diesel and we used to amount of corn picker on it I'm 68 years old so I do remember and I used to remember my dad will give you rides in it

[@TT-qo9dv]

I sure like your 686 👍 Thanks you two for another cool video 😊

[@mrt4547]

Our last year of ear corn when I was 13 in 1988. 2MH international picker on a Farmall 450. Always kept the picker in the driveway of the corncrib because it was our only cement floor machinery storage building. Neighbor picked ear corn until about 10 years ago. They had an IH 234 mounted on a 1206. Cool rig.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Axial flow International...bar none

[@handlaidtrack]

Neat video. My Dad and I look forward to part 2!

[@timmartin6106]

Nice video I remember my grandfather telling us how they would hock the 2 row cotton picker on the tracker

[@garlandhenry6792]

Love your 686. Hope to find one for my collection some day

[@barrywhite8628]

I have a corn picking story to tell. I picked corn with my IH two row mounted picker. I was picking across the road and my teenage nephew was unloading into a crib. The corn was up into the roof and I saw my nephew up on the top of the crib and elevator. I overheated, so I began walking up from the field. The closer I got I could hear my nephew hollering. I ran as fast as I could. The chain on the elevator got loose and the cobs began to get in under the chain. My nephew tried stepping down on the chain to get the cobs going and his leg got caught. The paddle bent his leg behind his knee, and carried him up the elevator. He got to the top and it wedged him, and killed the tractor! Thank god I had a Farmall “C” on the pto. My wife called 911 and I climbed up with a bolt cutter and cut the chain and slid him down the elevator like a slipper slide. Believe it or not, it didn’t brake any bones. It didn’t even brake his skin open. It was probably the luckiest day of his life. I just wanted to wish you a safe and plentiful harvest!

[@PughFarms]

Here in north east Kansas I've got an old Woods Brother one row corn picker I rebuilt about 20 years ago and have about 3 parts ones to keep it running, usually try to pick a few acres every year, can't beat cob corn for grinding and feeding to calves.

[@teenagefarmer]

Sure is interesting to watch. Thanks for sharing guys

[@hturbo1007]

It's really great to see that we aren't the only ones still mounting a New Idea picker every year. We mount it on a Farmall M. It's a little less horsepower than I'd like, but it gets the job done.

[@danw6014]

The first picker I personally owned was a 237 John Deere which I mounted on a 60 John Deere. The guy I bought it from had it on a 70. The guy who bought it new in 1973 had it on a 3020. Most of my hours picking have been on a 4010 or 4020 with a New Idea 324 pull type. We had two of them, one with a sheller on it. My experience with the John Deere and from what some of my neighbors say, the New Idea was just a better picker. The sheller did such a good job the guys at the mill would compliment how clean it was. I just got my picker out and ready today. I'm going to pick a load tomorrow and run it through Minneapolis Moline sheller and into the feed grinder for my steers. As far as combines go, we had a 4420 John Deere on the dairy I work on today although it been gone for years. It was a good machine that covered a lot of acres. You can run a four row wide or narrow head on it and probably have better luck getting parts for it to.

[@RedCowsGreenFields]

Thanks guys. Enjoyed it.

[@alanpranke3299]

We had a small farm roughly 100 mi east of you when the 86 series came out. Dreamed of getting a 686 once I saw what the 88 series would look like. Thanks for your videos!

[@georgenetroe2670]

Your Dad is absolutely a very smart man Just when you think farming can't get any better your family let's the very best in farming be demonstrated I am so blown away All the days left in my lifetime is now complete. Please thank all of your family for allowing us to see some of God's finest shine. Thank You George Netroe EMT-B Church View Va

[@bigginp120]

I use a New idea 323 corn picker best wishes for a great corn harvest

[@anthonyhengst2908]

I have been waiting for this. Last year when you showed this I was completely mesmerized. Some of our neighbors have this set up but most of them keep it on year round now. We have a 2 row pull type New Idea picker but we hardly use it. Dad doesn't want to sell it because "well, you never know"....

[@paultighe3735]

Enjoyed the video as always guys

[@davidkimmel4216]

I had a New Idea just like yours. We used the sheller attachment to shell out the corn cribs. Kinda strange arrangement but it worked great. The New Idea replaced the MH Self Propelled. Also we had a Ford Picker mounted on a Ford 6000. The New Idea was on a JD 720 LP. Memories Memories. Thank You 😊

[@canvids1]

Thanks for showing this hook up. In all my years never seen this done. will be waiting for the next video!!!❤

[@ddog1260]

Great videos, and nice looking euipment! We used to pick with our 460 Farmall.

[@Bentwrench28]

When I was growing up we had a 2 row mounted picker on an Oliver Super 77 . We filled a double crib shed to feed caves out over winter. Over the years we had 525 & 7300 Oliver combines.

[@maddog2771]

The video you did on this last year was awesome and made me subscribe to your channel and I must have re-watched it 9 times, hope you do more coverage of it this year.

[@michaellucht6351]

My Uncle used a corn picker on his IH tractor similar to yours, and kept it in cribs just like yours. They had mill in town that was water powered by the Baraboo river until the Govt got rid of the dams. Then they were forced to get a used combine and take it too the coop.

[@paulreis1648]

Great video I picked a lot of corn with a pull tipe new idea two rows twelve roll picker

[@johnthompson4162]

See you in part two!!! John T.

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video

[@craighoyt1754]

I love these talks you guys do. Thank you

[@mikejohnson4617]

My uncles used to share a picker like this and mounted/unmounted it to a SuperM each fall. Eventually they bought another M and left picker on it permanently. These days, my cousin has a used 4 row combine for shell corn. Times change.

[@philipquandt8976]

We had a two row New Idea and we mounted it on either a 70 or 730 John Deere can’t remember that was back in the late 60’s and early 70’s. We picked all our corn on the cob 280 acres of corn and we fed 200 head of pure black angus steers we would buy from a neighbor that had a cow calf operation

[@pennyhaldeman5626]

Praying you have a safe and bountiful harvest this year.

[@lindgrenvalleyfarm983]

You guys have mentioned that you have talked about getting a combine for harvesting. I have to think that doing that would change a lot about your operation in regards to the storage of your corn for starters. The cribs would be obsolete and you’d have to get grain bins. Plus you’d lose a lot of the filler in your feed without having cobs. Also, there’s another engine to keep maintained. Just a couple thoughts. I really like your current operation. Maybe a Unisystem by New Idea instead of having to mount the picker every year?

[@reginabraok939]

I agree!

[@rebelgaming7718]

I love watching you and your old man work and do the farm work on your guys dairy man and how did your guys silage harvest go and it's corn picking time another of my favorite videos I like watching of your guys besides your feeding videos and grinding feed and silage harvest

[@steelydan42]

Nice video thanks 👍👍

[@karljacobson1575]

I run a S760 JD combine . 2020 year!!

[@jonchaddock7516]

The OXBO you mentioned is about 10 miles from where I live, Its located on a side road in Byron, N.Y. They manufacture all specialty harvesting equipment much of it ends up in Europe.

[@33pearlqueen]

Hi guys!! Love to see farmers picking corn. Don’t underestimate the value of a corn picker. I think dairy farmers are coming back around to the goodness that comes with running the complete cob through the mixer mill. Love the videos!

[@danw6014]

Most likely through the form of earlage.

[@hturbo1007]

Hi Rodney

[@33pearlqueen]

Hi Tom! I hope all is well over in God’s country.

[@hturbo1007]

@@33pearlqueen yup, everything is in sync. For now!

[@dufinsmrts]

i have always wanted to have a small field and cultivate and plant it with a farmall 230. then i would mount a picker on a tractor similar to yours and haul it with a 450 and then shell it and bag it and sell it to local markets and i would have feed for my duck it would not be a profit make but it would me fun.

[@dufinsmrts]

it would be like farmin' in the 60s

[@dufinsmrts]

i could grow special corn like glass gem which is very colorful and would sell for more

[@lesaldrich4964]

You guys have it easy putting that picker on! We (my dad, actually) ran a New Idea Superpicker on an IH 706. We had to manhandle a two-point hitch to prepare the 706 for the picker undercarriage. Talk about a heavy, awkward lift.

[@glenschumannGlensWorkshop]

Thanks. Dad never had a corn picker so this is very educational.

[@krissyb1980]

Great video guys. I liked watching the corn picking videos last year as well. I have never done that myself. I know grandpa use to pick corn but that was a little before my time.

[@dougdroessler2112]

We pick ear corn for earlage and dry earcorn for our dairy cows ,using a 706 and 234 picker to open up fields then we pick the rest with a jd 300 pull type picker, love ear corn

[@ztbursch]

If that dealer sticker on the 686 says Arnold's of st cloud MN that's pretty neat. That's near me

[@bruceschafer7142]

We had a neighbor who had a John Deere tractor mount corn picker. We ran a Minneapolis Moline 2 row picker.

[@johnhenderson299]

Always great content and you guys are passionate about what your doing

[@teenagefarmer]

Yes, that's for sure

[@johnjarrett9233]

Looking forward to the next video of y'all getting it hooked up . Hope everything goes good while you are picking . God bless you and all the family .

[@br927]

I believe New Idea was the most popular picker, & manure spreader out there! Dad's right, 56 lb a bushel for shell corn, 70 for cob corn! I use to know all the weights, oats, wheat, barley, rye, ect! Your Dad is the man, he's right about side hills! I use to plow sidehills, always threw the furrow up the hill, so the next pass the wheel would be in the furrow to kind of level the tractor up! Hey, Bud! you know if you don't have a filter wrench your belt will work! Also, a belt works for a cow halter too! That's like a JD # 5 mower, it would fit different brands of tractors, but just different brackets! I was going to say, I want to see that picker put on!

[@randywilliams787]

There a place in pa you can still get parts for your corn picker. The Amish still use corn pickers in Lancaster county.

[@danw6014]

If it's the same place I've seen, they said if they can't get a part through Agco, they'll make it.

[@280813jb]

Very nice IH 686, must be an early one as it has the D-312 Diesel as the later ones had the D310 engine. Hope you have good weather to do the corn picking and no break downs.

[@dawn20]

If you need new Idea picker parts Stizels in Hamburg pa bought all the parts when they quit making them😊

[@jonathanmccroskey3659]

I'd like for your dad to explain why the mounted picker makes more sense in his farms application than a pull type two row. I have a pull type new idea 323(I think). I can't wait to pick corn one day! Thanks for the video!!!

[@wesboettcher6105]

I would assume because of the hills it's easier to stay on the row

[@douglasmacarthur8775]

at 11:44............does that read.....Arnold Equipment on your 686? Back 60 years ago the IH dealer in St Cloud MN (25 miles from my home farm I grew up on ) was Arnold Impl They since have expanded to own 7 IH dealerships in MN. From humble beginnings.

[@bhain40]

Wait- your air filter is from 2012?? 🙂 We used to mount a John Deere picker on a John Deere 630. Very similar concept. Kinda miss those days.

[@brianlemler2361]

You would be surprised at how many parts are still available for New Idea pickers through Agco

[@andersonsfarm4456]

picking corn is coming back I see a lot more farmers smaller farms picking corn buying up hammer mills and making there own feed to save on costs. I bought a old belt drive hammer mill been running ear corn and dry molasses cows seem to love it. next year I'll invest in the mixer grinder

[@MnTrucker1984]

Looking forward to the next video! I probably missed it in a past video, How long have you had that 686? I sold mine about 15 years ago to a fellow by Eau Claire. Mine also had the Arnold's Equip decal on it.

[@benjohnson1082]

We use a 50 year old Gleaner combine for soybeans and corn. Simple and paid for.

[@richardploof703]

we had the pull ty

[@scottnachtigal1616]

A great combine for your farm would be a 4420 jd. Great combine and simple piece of equipment.

[@anchor415]

So with everything so close to the tires how wet and muddy can the fields be before you can't pick corn? And is there anything you can do to the picker to help it on those days?

[@jimsteele7108]

Sure is a nice 686. I don't think I've ever seen one that's a narrow front-end.

[@7viewerlogic670]

Cool.

[@dylanpersinger8169]

Any of the 1400 or 1600 series IH combines would be a good fit for your farm. Simple to operate and maintain. More parts availability with the 1600 series but a little more upfront cost for those too

[@dylanhockaday9878]

I have all was wanted to get me a picker for my wd allis but u can’t find them down my way but I love to see y’all’s video so if I ever get one I may have a idea how to lol

[@gcuz1714]

The combine that I like is International 1460 we also have one

[@heyerstandards]

If I recall correctly, it was Gene Logsdon who would examine his ear corn 🌽 and save the seed from only the longer ears. Over the years his variety was averaging a good foot in length.

[@heyerstandards]

Of course he was harvesting by hand and figured since he was going to grab each ear in the field, it'd be better if they were longer 🤠

[@dalehagen4527]

Interesting.... I always wanted a mounted picker and now I'm glad I never got one!!! I would have left it on the tractor!! In your conversation about ear corn pickers, I heard you talking about Oxbow seed corn pickers. They are used a lot in our area. I'm surrounded by seed corn. All the farms around me and including mine had seed corn this year. Talking to a couple of them I was shocked to find out the price of a new harvester and 14 row head. They both told me $1.1 MILLION brand new!! That does NOT include the dump cart. It blew my mind. That takes a LOT of acres to pay for it. Good luck with harvest! And be safe!!

[@mikebrown1188]

We used to a mount one on a M. Had a IH 234.

[@tpfromcentralpa1692]

Ear corn makes great feed. For what pull type wide row 2 row pickers bring, I don't know if I would be mounting a mtd picker these days, heck even late Uni's are getting pretty darn cheap.

[@jamesbreault5762]

There is a lot of things that have to work in concert to make it pick corn👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@patrickmorris3990]

A lot of ear corn is picked in Eastern PA,

[@andrewpeterson5977]

Do you guys feed ear corn to the cows all year long or do you run it through a mill to grind it up. Would you be able to do a video on that sometime what you feed and how the system works?

[@teenagefarmer]

I'm pretty sure that they run all of it through the Mill. And I second the video about what goes into the feed and how it all works.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Don't know if this will answer your questions or not but if you want to see them run the mill and what they mix with it, they have a video titled "Grinding Corn on a Dairy Farm (John Deere and Gehl 100)" and the link is kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGjJfoqmq9GKisU. I saw it not too long ago. Hope this might be part of what you want.

[@richardwilkens4577]

I hot lucky found most of my parts I needed through local Deere dealer

[@robertnugent7688]

If you need newer parts JD Huskers out of Pennsylvania care used and some new parts fir John Deere and New Idea corn pickers

[@Blackwellll3066]

I personally would love too see yall run a new idea 708 and keep the corn picking alive but if ya had to buy a combine I'd say maybe JD 7720 or 8820 combine with 8 row corn head and 24' header

[@drdulas5055]

I might have missed it by why not mount it on an M Farmall?

[@johnhenderson299]

Even New equipment needs wrenching

[@misterhipster9509]

It's enough to inspire a guy to source another tractor specificly for the implement.

[@stevebrooking4506]

There's no way it was 12 mths ago you put out the original video 😨 How are your crops this year compared to last season? All the best 👍

[@richsmith7200]

Vintage farm equipment always fascinated me. If I had the money, I'd have a farm using Vintage equipment, regardless of productivity level. It would just be a hoot. No computers, no GPS, just my crooked plow lines all over the place.

[@thekibby8375]

I heard rumors that vermeer might start making new pickers