Rebuild of JD 300 Corn Picker Husking Bed

This is a long one, but hopefully someone finds this info useful.
www.tractorhou...
So far I am still under cost on one of these that hasn't been rebuilt.
Next video is the corn head.
JD Huskers
East Earl, PA
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/ boehmfarm

[@africadreamin]

Being involved with a project in Africa I fantasized about buying a used picker from the US and shipping it, having watched with a sinking heart the rebuilding of your picker I decided that employing local labour added a certain rustic charm to the harvest and would make a more socially inclusive video.

[@bigDH123]

Looking good Jacob, Can't wait to see it in action.

[@tomalberts5195]

Hope it starts and works like when was new after fighting the picker, Just shows there is no need for new expensive machines to make a go at farming. Great work ethic that has become lost by so many whinny people who expect large paychecks for doing nothing. Enjoy this channel keep posting video's and the get it done attitude .

[@boehmfarm4276]

Compared to my last picker, this green machine is very expensive, but I hope to cover ground more than twice as fast.

[@rogercarrico4975]

That picker definitely looks good enough to invest time and money in. Should give you many years of service. Enjoyed the video!👍

[@GaryPClark]

Your video gives me greater appreciation for my dad who spent a life time assembling and repairing farm equipment including extracting farmers from equipment like you are rebuilding. Mangled hands, arms and legs not uncommon those many years ago. And as a former Northwest Iowan, I appreciate your tolerance to the severe cold working on complicated and close tolerance machinery. Damn good job!!

[@lukestrawwalker]

Yeah corn pickers were especially bad about grabbing folks. My BIL's dad got his hand caught in the husking rolls one time but he got lucky-- the safety clutch popped loose and he managed to reach down and kill the tractor. He didn't get mangled but it sure was a wakeup call... A lot of others weren't so lucky! OL J R : )

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

At this point in my life, I would still rather buy used than new.

[@boehmfarm4276]

I'll probably never buy new unless I win the lottery.

[@Ham68229]

Used has all the "kinks" out of them, (usually), new doesn't. Cheers :)

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@Ham68229 What p!sses me off the most is that the new stuff has so many kinks ENGINEERED INTO IT... from planned obsolescence to designing stuff to have a specifically limited life (just out of warranty) to fail so the dealership makes a killing on repairs. On motorized equipment, they add all the pollution garbage which COSTS you extra money to buy, maintain, keep supplied with expendables (like DEF), repair, and it reduces fuel efficiency and shortens engine/component life... and RETURNS ABSOLUTELY *ZERO* IN VALUE to the farmer having to pay for it! Not for me, thanks-- give me a brand new tractor tomorrow I'd trade it for two older ones and keep the rest of the money in my pocket, and be in better shape in the long run to boot! Then there's all the electronic "bells-n-whistles" GARBAGE which is all "ooh-ahh" when it's new and working good, but give it a few years of dust and vibration and heat and cold and moisture and it all gets full of gremlins and goes to h3ll and then you're screwed... Again, thanks but no thanks... I prefer a cable or lever or just using the old mark 1 eyeball and the computer between my ears to run a machine, those things I can DEPEND ON... not some push button touch screen crap telling one of the computers to check with the other computers and activate a module to switch on a relay to power a solenoid to move a valve or whatever... The more complex they make 'em, the easier and worse they fail. Later! OL J R :)

[@leesteele9290]

I know you aren't a big John Deere fan but are you ever going to love that picker after all of those replacement parts and hard work ! Not running down your previous pickers but this is now really top of the line ! May have to raise the price to your ear corn customers it'll be so clean ! Lot of work there but it should last you a long time ! Gonna run that with the 2plus 2 ? Thanks for the video !

[@boehmfarm4276]

I want to use the 2+2, but it's waiting for a clutch this winter. Half of cleanliness depends on corn variety.

[@billking5407]

Good job Jacob beat you sleep good then you warmed up nice video

[@leoashrae4199]

Looks easier than the 237 mounted picker I helped rebuild last year but, I can't imagine doing the job by yourself. You will be rewarded when it's done because those 12-roll beds do a beautiful job of husking. Well done!

[@AaricHale]

I love the old corn pickers . I was surprised you could still get parts . I spent hours as kid in the wagon dodging ears lol. I like the mounted pickers the most . My grandpa used a New Idea mounted picker on a Farmall M .

[@boehmfarm4276]

Deere dealers may not have many parts, but JD Huskers has all the moving parts.

[@egolliher6933]

Nice job I like to see somebody still working old equipment thunder you'll probably get that shop up by the house cleaned out a little more of that way you can park it in there and throw some wood on the fire enjoy your videos can't wait to see it picking

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Pretty big job you did there young man. Good job too.

[@michael7423]

You are the best farmer on KZbin, if I’m ever near you I’d love to be your free helper for a day or two. Speaking of helpers how is Brad?

[@jazzerbyte]

Nothing like a proper husking bed to clean up the corn!

[@Mr.Badger69]

Mornin', can't wait for the next video.

[@Mr.Badger69]

Also imagine if the rolls still had all the rubber. that would be a challenge

[@lukestrawwalker]

LOL @ 9:18-- "Spring rolls"... making me hungry for Chinese food LOL:) Think you meant roll pins... @ 32:50, a "straight sided" punch is a pin punch, for driving in or out roll pins or other stuff stuck in a small bore. The "tapered" punch is a "drift punch" used to align holes in parts so you can drive a roll pin (or bolt or whatever) in without marring it, or getting it partway in and it stopping because the the inner hole on one part and outer hole on the other aren't aligned. Driving the tapered drift punch in will pull the two holes into alignment. Nice vid... people act all snooty about it being an "old machine" but when you put new parts in it, you're basically making it "like new" if you're doing it right (new bearings, bushings, wear parts, etc). Make it work as good as or better than anything "new" you can buy, and while it costs a bit to do it right, you'll get a lot longer service life out of the machine and do a MUCH better, cleaner, and faster job with it when it's done. Bravo, kudos, and keep up the good work! OL J R :)

[@billhunter8868]

Enjoy the repair vids. Good job.

[@fritopg285]

Its the day we have been all been waiting for :)

[@leroybullied7705]

The technical name is a self aligning bearing, It doesn't help crawling into those tight spaces when you are doing it later in the year with extra clothing on.

[@mrnate4280]

Love your demeanor, you crack me up man lol

[@boehmfarm4276]

Thank you

[@frankwurth5375]

I know that this is an old posting, but when setting the pressure springs, If you compress them too much, you eliminate the space between the coils, thereby eliminating the spring's ability to compress. That makes it impossible for the rolls to move apart. So, you've defeated the purpose of having springs in there.

[@wannabefarmer6056]

Can't wait to see the job it does! I'll be needing a load of ear corn for the chickens only this year I'll be bringing a long bed. Thanks for the video Jacob 👍. Hope you didn't get rid of your yellow machine yet.... I'm still trying to get my ducks in a row!

[@boehmfarm4276]

It's still here.

[@chesterdubois9232]

Have fun changing out those snapping roles need a good slide hammer for that job

[@lukestrawwalker]

Usually need one of those roll pullers... those things run down in the dust and filth and sap and moisture and rust themselves on so tight it's like they're welded on... OL J R :)

[@lolandhaulk851]

That should make a night and difference in your ear corn this season.

[@jeremyvoegeli5644]

Nice job!cant wait to see it in action

[@wrightfarmshoffman8663]

Great video, hard to find those parts here , your very lucky

[@boehmfarm4276]

JD Huskers has just about all the moving parts on hand for these pickers. Their number is in the description.

[@makingithappen9722]

Hammer and angle grinder are my favorite tools.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Cordless angle grinder.

[@makingithappen9722]

@@boehmfarm4276 You got it exactly at the point.

[@garyhelms3467]

Thanks Jacob, that was interesting.

[@jasonmushersee]

what a job and i bet those square cut gears are noisy. now changing hammers on the feed mixer will be walk in the park

[@MrAnnadrew]

Great video

[@rickiemckillip8124]

One thing about the 300 John Deere Pickers have the Same Snap Rolls as a Self Propelled Corn Head

[@boehmfarm4276]

Yep, that's why I wanted one.

[@clintonemmert5184]

You get what you pay for, over seas is chipper, but as good. Take the good with the bad. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@lukestrawwalker]

NOT as good... I'll take an American bearing over cheap Chinese junk any day, but a lot of times you're stuck with what they have, which is almost always the cheap Chinese junk. Their steel is terrible-- soft as cheese so it deforms or overhardened and just shatters under load. No in between. Their quality control SUCKS. BUT it's REALLY hard to get good bearings anymore, American or otherwise... I've got original US bearings that have lasted 40 years, and replacements that do well to last a few years, depending on the severity of the service they're in. Hipper bearings do good to last a season. Later! OL J R :)

[@Leonard4fishing]

Damn thanks for making a video longer then 13 minutes lol

[@boehmfarm4276]

Haha, took forever to upload.

[@Leonard4fishing]

I know it’s gotta be hard to be a farmer and a video editor, but I enjoy you sharing your life with us.

[@joelmollenkopf3767]

Excellent

[@dylankruse8257]

Very interesting

[@davidwatt7663]

Hi Jacob did the WAGON TRAIN video get taken down because of Highway Regs ?? I did wonder when I waved it earlier . I’m amazed you had enough Drawbar Pins 😀

[@boehmfarm4276]

Um, I don't know.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Looks like it's still there.

[@davidwatt7663]

@@boehmfarm4276 Sorry my fault was looking at a Video from months ago. Should have check first.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

Hey Jacob I noticed about 1 out of ten husks are still on. Not sure what the desire is on these since this is just going to deer hunters. If I were going to run this through a corn sheller I could always grab those out but for deer why would they not want cracked corn?

[@boehmfarm4276]

The corn doesn't rot on the cob when they dump it in the woods and it lasts longer because the deer have to work to get the kernels off the cob.

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@boehmfarm4276 Along with all the vermin that show up to eat it... they have to work harder too so the corn lasts longer... OL J R :)

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day

[@shawnfox8002]

Have you had a new idea picker I think they do a really nice job picking corn.

[@boehmfarm4276]

We have a worn out 323.

[@shawnfox8002]

323, 324 very popular

[@niterider5327]

when every thing is green it will go better lol

[@petehutzel3778]

I like your channel. Sixty years ago, I was a kid on a farm just a few miles west of you--near Dallasburg. We used to harvest a LOT of ear corn (it was either ear corn or silage--no combine). We put the ear corn thru a hammermill and fed the ground grain/cob mix to the cattle. Some folks had machines which would shuck the ears, but we did not. How do you use ear corn today?

[@boehmfarm4276]

We feed a little, but I sell most of it. Looking at picking 40+ acres this year.

[@jankotze1959]

Very nice

[@RustyCarnahan]

Isn't there an outfit in PA that specializes in New Idea pickers as well?

[@boehmfarm4276]

That's the one I mentioned. I drove out there to pick all this stuff up.

[@RustyCarnahan]

@@boehmfarm4276 ok thanks. Wasn't sure if it was the same place, or a different one.

[@839Unipicker]

There's also Country Machinery. www.lancasterfarminglocator.com/profile/countrymachinery

[@vicketick3487]

Why did think the Thumnail of rhis video was ultra realistic rust?

[@coryarcher1766]

When you doing the clutch on the 2+2 ??

[@boehmfarm4276]

Probably after harvest.

[@coryarcher1766]

Excellent keep up the hard work Jacob 💪

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤

[@turbo5488]

John deer doesn't have quality parts because there not like International Ford Allis Chalmers Case Minneapolis Moline White all of there dealer have quality equipment and service john deer has cheap parts made from pot metal and they break real easy

[@boehmfarm4276]

I like your thinking.

[@jenniferwhite6089]

the spring you said was cut off could have been compression springs they are designed that way wow I see your pre caveman ear i have worked on rollers before i do know my stuff after fighting with something like split pins were your from or the manufacturer they could call the sping pins split pins or roll pins i do confuse new people at parts stores in asking for split pins o do get giggles for the other staff who will know and play with them too I do hit it when they get back at me all was something very useful to buy too up thing medo or the thing you know or the what me cell it parts lol they know i will buy it as long as they part what it is I hate to guess what the thing medo was wrong and it was what you call it i am a good suck for sportsmanship as to jokes i have line up pins to do thing job now gets me you have the needs pre dinosaur ears drilling the shaft out it does suck now if they are off sitting holes on the shaft some time you just have to turn the shalt or you have the shaft in wrong too working final drive was a part few time before me ask the sale office there right side of the gears i am trying to figure out the best way i did find it was put together wrong was a marking on the parts to line up all of them did not know that and was told to do both sides at the same time when you know your lining up with each side did explain to the customer will be cost added to the repair bill need to do both sides at some time they asked me to check and did show them why that side was in a worn-out as well and different part in that side it was ripping itself apart did order the parts again from the manufacturer and did bot sides the problem gone away did run across that machine couple time after they never had trouble with it dropped a core block off to get it tested that machine was in there 10 years ago i worked on that machine the machine is 25 years old now has the same problem it did when i work on it told the what i found out and did to fixit the problem did pick up the block i had tested i did not trust them at all any more send it out again to be done that place said it was not done it still has paint on it they said if they did the dry would be still on the core put it in the machine no dye they sound one they did and the dye show up and the crake to the block was damaged in a different place the leaks were at it was a used motor when that got it 2 months gone by never heard from them too why i was wondering found a used motor for there 5 months old had a cab fire in the cab and was written off did ask them if they would be interested with it when over there and got the parts too did get the parts causing the leaks too they got a new machine you could say

[@lukestrawwalker]

Geez, ever hear of punctuation and grammar? Reads like something a meth head wrote while high... OL J R :)

[@megotten5488]

Yyy

[@dcw1540]

That blue tape on that deer isn’t helping! Thanks

[@boehmfarm4276]

It does wonders to save the machine from embarrassment.

[@clintonemmert5184]

Not as Good. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@MrAnnadrew]

Great video