Picking ear corn with a 1996 New Idea UNI

[@JT-ee1ii]

Greetings from Central Alabama.Damn good hard working Americans. This is America, not what you see on Cable News. Good job Fellas, stay Safe, we need you!

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

thank you so much

[@kylejackson5558]

Every year I ALWAYS look forward to seeing your picking videos

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

thank you

[@TimberTitansUS]

"Love your videos!"

[@captseamus]

My dad and his brother shared a Uni back in the 50's for picking corn and combining. Seating in an open operators station was no picnic!

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

I bet not

[@farmerbill6855]

Old JD elevator complete with drag in that kind of shape is rare indeed. Nice operation. Interesting kernel collection system. In the old days we just turned the hogs out in the lot with the cribs. Thank you, best regards from Indiana.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

Thanks for watching!

[@morgan398]

Thanks for sharing, great way to pick corn. Always liked the Uni's .

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

Thanks for watching!

[@snowman5609]

We used to have two 803c power units back in the 80's and early 90s picked alot of sweetcorn with them for green giant back then but when they started buy there own it force us independents out so we did some custom chopping and picking for a few years but after a few years we decided to just sell and just stayed farming.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

ok

[@tomcorcoran3401]

That is a great video. We have a one row picker, a 2 row sheller and I used to run an 801 4wd picking sweet corn and with a super sheller and 6 row head.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

cool thanks for sharing

[@TimberTitansUS]

*Back in the '50s, my dad and his brother shared a Uni for corn picking and combining. Those open operator stations were no walk in the park!* 🌽🚜

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

I bet not

[@Blackwellll3066]

Pretty smart setup corn cobs go into corn crib and any loose corn goes into a wagon

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

yes sir

[@robwar2288]

Makes me want to go back to the 80’s again 😢

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

yup

[@ronaldrankin9918]

My dad ran Uni-systems always broke down. The only thing that never broke was the heater couldn’t turn it off even when the AC was on.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

dang

[@planeiron241]

We had a Uni System, old str 6 gasoline well we had 3...2 lost to fire in corn, they done the job 3 rows shelling corn 14 ft header for wheat oats fescue

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

yup

[@tpfromcentralpa1692]

That is a nice setup all the way around!

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

it is

[@greggergen9104]

I guess that allows you to harvest sooner and save on drying costs.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

it dose

[@randysimpson8186]

Can the elevator swing to one side for drive along loading

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

@@randysimpson8186 nope

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Danny looks right at home up there in the cab. Say Howdy to him for me please.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

he is

[@lsa168]

i have to agree that's pretty cool. Thanks

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

thanks

[@joegotz1971]

In the early 70’s I ran. Unisystem with a grain head. i remember it had a 6 cylinder Chevy motor. I hated that damn thing. Finally traded for a IH 915.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

nice

[@jankotze1959]

Nice video, what did you do with the ears? sell it as is or shell it later for feed, sorry for the stupid question, have no experience of that in crop farming

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

they shell the corn and grind the cops for heat and use cobs for bedding

[@jankotze1959]

@@Bigdaddy1992. Thanks very much

[@wyatt12358]

IF THE ELEVATOR WOULD SWING OUT YOU COULD LOAD THE TANDEM TRUCK ONTHE GO. WE DID THAT HAULING SWEETCORN FOR THE CANNING COMPANIES.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

that be nice

[@jeanphilippecarrere3845]

Super machine 😊👍 si je pouvais trouver la même chose en France 🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

thanks

[@noehueber6602]

J'en ai vue une passer chez moi hier matin là même que cette vidéo et il y en as 2 en France une en Alsace et l'autre je sais pas où exactement

[@novakcustomharvesting6930]

I love that oll picker. They look like a eating machine. I'd love to have one to replace my JD 300 husker

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

thanks

[@lfeco]

Man, picking 6 rows at a time! Back in the day if we got up 2 triple cribs in a day we thought we accomplished something.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

thanks for watching

[@dwightjensen4023]

R you still picking ear corn or not

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

yes we do

[@pinesedgefarm1155]

Do they pick all their corn? Pretty neat operation. Thanks for sharing.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

all but Dannys

[@mohsinrauf642]

Is this for sale ?

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

nope

[@fazeobama8872]

why are they picking the whole ear?

[@firstname6208]

Open air drying, no bin or leg or drier, low re tax. Corn held in a narrow crib, natural air flow dries the corn. Downsides- rats, spoilage, not efficient way to handle product.everything has tradeoffs.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

and they use the cobs for heat

[@fazeobama8872]

@@Bigdaddy1992. sounds like a good way to do it if the equipment is paid for

[@wyatt12358]

wonder why more farmers do not go back to cribbing corn and quit paying for propane

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

more work

[@rogerjmayer8617]

Does anyone still make corn pickers? We had a 2 row picker back in the 60 's and early 70's, more often than not, the corn was chopped into silage.

[@Bigdaddy1992.]

Danny said yes they do