Picking Corn with a New Idea Uni Harvester with 839 Husking Bed

This has been a long time coming. 2 years ago our machine shed caved in from the weight of heavy snow and came crashing down on our corn picker. The picker's conveyor suffered the most damage, and had been sitting ever since. Well this year we needed to pick the last few acres of our corn, so Alan and our neighbor, Caleb, got to work and after a few days, the picker was up and running again! It was officially picking time! The New Idea Uni Harvester picked 3 loads of corn. The Minnesota Gravity Box was overflowing as was the Owatonna 205 Grain Elevator. There was a huge feeling of accomplishment seeing the Uni out in the field working again! Enjoy the sights and sounds of this beast doing it's thing.
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[@michaelgrant4825]

Alan and Jen - Ordinarily I would always direct my comments regarding your videos to the two of you. Today, I am doing something a little different. I think it is time for me to direct my comments today to your children: I am so proud of each and every one of you for helping your mother and father on the farm. All of you are learning some very valuable life's lessons that will follow you as you grow up. What amazes me the most, is that I think you all help because you want to be a part of what is going on. Not only that, but you appear to enjoy being able to be there to help your mother and father. You are all so much a part of what makes these videos such a joy to watch. Keep up the good work, and as I said - "I am so proud of all of you!"

[@canvids1]

Michael Grant I grew up on a farm doing things like these kids do in the 40/50s in Southern Ontario Canada. I like you think it gives you some great lessons for your future life! I know it did that for me.

[@michaelgrant4825]

@@canvids1 Hello Wayne: I too was born and raised on a farm in New York. There were 8 boys and 3 girls. As you can see, dad and mom had plenty of help. So many lessons learned for sure!!

[@j.b.6577]

I grew up on a farm in South Carolina. I completely agree on the lessons learned point. Personally, I had great fun also even with the work and chores. I do agree and believe that Alan and Jen have been blessed with some good kids as well...

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

You hit the nail on the head.. These young kids are really something be proud with.

[@maddog2771]

We lived on my grandfather's farm growing up in Pennsylvania, and we had a house out behind the farm house and every day after school we had chores to do just like any kids on a farm , I wish I could share some of the pictures I have on here , the farm is gone now and I live in a city with my wife and that's all that I have left is memories of a bygone era .

[@richardhoover7569]

Brings back memories of when I was a kid. Would ride in the wagon with a shotgun watching for rabbits and pheasants. Good times.

[@edkulk2777]

I see what looks like a Case combine in the background, as well. Dad had a Case 830 gas, and a Case 630 gas, both with a narrow front. The 830 had a dual range transmission, and the 630 had a triple-range transmission. The engine on the 830 had been bored out for tractor pulling. She could pull a plow all day long, but was a bear to get running in the winter. He farmed 80 acres in Douglas County, Illinois back in the 1980's with those two tractors. Love seeing your Cases, still getting the job done.

[@trinitydairy]

Yeah, it's a 660, but the engine is stuck, I'm trying to get it freed up and running again.

[@brucelinebaugh1380]

Glad to see the old Uni back in action ,if you did not know what happened to the elevator you would not guess it from the video .New idea knew how to make equipment to last in the 60s and 70s when farm equipment was made to last .

[@stephenbutz2621]

I am praying for safety for the children, 🙏🙏🙏 there are so many moving parts and dangerous areas on a working farm , Lord grant our prayers 🙏❤

[@brittblanton8342]

Hey Allan looks like the Uni System is working great, the repair you guys did on elevator is working like a charm. Looks like the conveyor elevator you bought at auction is doing a great job also. Take care and have a great week 👍

[@craigkolarik9371]

Y’all did a good job on the rebuild! God bless family and friends!

[@acdiesel7439]

Awesome. I enjoyed watching the old girl work. Always a fantastic feeling bringing old iron back to life whether completely dead or half way dead. Great job.

[@thomastodd9541]

Great to see your corn picker running love watching the older stuff at work hats off to the camera crew

[@josephkitchel6259]

Love the way your boys help out-future, future farmers!

[@johnniehenderson9440]

I have they most respect for you and your family. Because that is what farming all about doing it like it should be done. With out all that modern equipment that's farming.

[@philjopp7170]

The good old days. Best time of the year for me but we sold everything and got jobs that ain't the answer either .good videos keep'em comming

[@danshores3322]

I still pick all my corn with a New Idea picker.

[@mikeoreilly6795]

Great video love watching that old Iron still working thanks for sharing

[@theda850two]

When 1st started picking, I was hollering at my screen yelling stop, stop! Stop! You're throwing a 3rd of the cobs out the back of the wagon! Good good job for kids to go out and pick them up :)

[@jameswest332]

Down were my home was originally the deer hunters would really like the way the picker misses the wagon ! LOL Great job with your videos !

[@carlwolf4865]

I can still remember my dad standing at the gravity box door pulling off stalks like Alan was doing, good to see that corn is still picked... 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@joejanetackerman2254]

I remember Dad picking cob corn in the late 60's, early 70's. Not a self propelled picker like yours. Grew up as the oldest child of 12. 10 boys, 2 girls. Grateful for the farm life. One time Dad offered us a penny per cob to pick up off the ground for the ears left behind. Thought it would be an easy job to make easy money but after 100 cobs or so, we quit. Actually been to your farm of couple of times with my brother Nate! God Bless!

[@corydriver7634]

The shot of the inside of the picker was cool, makes it easier to understand how the machine works. Keep the shed off of it this year. 😂 Best wishes.

[@ronmetz9172]

Great to see the old uni shucking cobs again. My grandad had an old Allis chalmers tractor mounted picker on a WD45. I remember riding on the seat with him picking corn. man it was cold. Awesome to see the kids helping out. Many blessings to you and your family.

[@tonyreynolds5112]

Slick old machine. Ground ear corn is a great base for feeds. Thanks for the video. 🇺🇸

[@farmerfarmer2801]

Thats a sweet old machine i have a 2 row pull type ive only used it once i should do it again

[@red_power79]

Nice to see the old uni in action

[@robertguidry4577]

Nice job on repairing the conveyor. Have a Blessed Day.

[@marjankovacevic5210]

its so cool to first watch a big farm guy with all new 2021 machinery and next to see you with machinery for 50s and 60s

[@randymonninger9913]

Best picker ever

[@mennoreuten1563]

Pure gold in the box, machine does a good job, hunters will be pleased, thanks and greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

[@richardharms8748]

Glad to see the Uni works so good. Very nice video, could use more. lol. Thanks for sharing.

[@kevinhelgerson982]

For a dry year, it’s looking good

[@french-canadianfarmer5049]

This video was as satisfying as the one when you got the manure pump going again. Thanks, glad you got it going.

[@johnmcenaney1814]

Really enjoying your videos, nice to see your older equipment in action. Older is better cheers from 🇨🇦🍻

[@thekibby8375]

I like the unique camera shots. Never saw one in action before, im suprised how fast it can scoot through the corn

[@donbright3340]

Brough back memories from 9-14 years old before modern combines

[@frankdeegan8974]

The most fun I had carving Jack O Lanterns was cutting the top off and grabbing a granddaughters hand in sticking her hand inside the pumpkin lol

[@frankdenuts9821]

Cheers 🍻 from up north 🇨🇦

[@stephenbutz2621]

On second thought maybe it's not ears of corn flying over the wagon , but just corn husks !❤

[@brentalbrecht4837]

Kids growing up on a family farm and I mean a real family farm as you have is a fantastic education for children. One of the best in my opinion and a lost art. Fantastic work as a farming family. P.S Carving pumpkins as a family is the best!

[@pinesedgefarm1155]

A great video showing the whole process. The uni seemed to be working good. Some cool carvings as well!👍🎃

[@jasonswenson8782]

Good job getting the uni back rolling again. On a personal note. My Best friend (and fellow Dairyman) was recently diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer. He goes in on Wednesday for a biopsy. If you could say a prayer for Ryan and his young family I would greatly appreciate it.

[@trinitydairy]

Will do!

[@farmerbill6855]

Prayers from Indiana as well. All the best for your young friend.

[@alastairmccormick9657]

Prayers from a fellow dairy farmer in Ireland

[@ardurbin2]

Prayers from a old retiree in panhandle of FL! 🙏🙏🙏

[@jeffreymartin9558]

Prayers for him from Central pennsylvania!🙏🙏🙏

[@anthonyhengst2908]

I've never seen a self- propelled picker before, it looks pretty cool. We use a New Idea 2-row behind the tractor. Definitely know about the rubber fingers.

[@trinitydairy]

That's what we had before this one.

[@MilkMan608]

Thanks for sharing. We used Unis on our SE MN dairy farm for combining and forage harvesting. Our dealer was in Plainview. Last one was powered by a turbocharged 426 Allis with hydrostatic drive and rear wheel assist. Good machine.

[@thomasrowbottom7631]

It's nice to see kids out there working instead of playing video games awesome videos

[@seanconnolly7576]

Great video, glad to see the inner workings of the husker bed

[@jamescaricofe3765]

Beautiful sight! That thing really gets er done

[@davidfisher8130]

Great video, my dad grew up on uni systems. He ran a 702 gas as a teenager with a 4 row head and picker unit. They updated to a 800 in the 80s, so cool to see that stuff still in action

[@stephenbutz2621]

WOW the corn 🌽 picker is working great , what a Blessing that you were able to fix the elevator and not have to buy a replacement!! God is Good !!❤

[@farmerbill6855]

Excellent. Dosen't look like a lot of hours on your picker, looks to be in pretty good shape overall. Agco still makes those finger wheels. I don't remember them being too expensive. I did the whole husking bed on my two row for about $200.00 six or seven years ago. No one got to ride in the wagon? Used to love riding up there when we were kids, dodging getting beaned by corn cobs. Yep, a real slice of heaven you have up there. Best regards from Indiana.

[@danvanhoose6783]

Long ago the pheasants would be in the corn stubble during hunting season.not many left in Ohio.good job picking.

[@mikeengen1360]

Great videos. Like to see your son helping. Never to young to start teaching and sharing your knowledge. Good to see the picker running. Happy Halloween and God Bless.

[@chucksmith5487]

Good job enjoy the your video wished I could have stayed in farming God bless you and your family

[@waynehannon5281]

That is an awesome video.

[@trinitydairy]

Thank you!

[@randymonninger9913]

Machine looking like new

[@canvids1]

Great camera work and placements. I have seen corn pickers before but first time showing how things work in the picker thanks Alan and Jen/family.

[@george70ism]

Great job getting the picker going again

[@eeengineer8851]

Great video. My Dad grew sweet corn for Green Giant for many years and they used these Uni-pickers for a while. Earlier they would have contracts with owners of those 2 row mounted pickers on tractors. I well remember hauling endless loads of ear corn from the field with a Wd-45 Allis late at night and firing up a old Minneapolis Moline we had on the elevator to fill cribs. The later picker Dad had was a 70s era 2 row New Idea pull type. We had a center ventilator in the cribs and Dad would run fans for a few weeks after filling too. Even then, there could be some rot at the bottom when shelling out the next year. Some of the cob corn went into the hammer mill for feed. Remember shoveling that and hearing that old WD-45 struggle with the load if overfilling the grinder!!

[@anthonyhengst2908]

Another instance where an engine that has been sitting awhile sounding better as it gets worked. Gotta get those "cobwebs" out.

[@mikebrown1188]

Some of that field looked really decent. You think you will have deer this winter eating the corn LOL. Your feed supply is looking better each video.

[@curtiswolf313]

When the old girl spit and sputtered when you started out l thought this isn't going to be good. Guess she just wanted to make your heart skip a beat or two. Ran like a champ after that. 👍

[@jackbilger7695]

LOOKS GOOD. BET IT FEELS GOOD TO GET IT WORKING

[@don66hotrod94]

Wow, that brings back memories! A lifetime ago (mid 70's- early 80's) I picked 500-600 acres every Fall with a DC Case and NI 325 2 row narrow gathering unit and 327 husking unit. I thought I died and went to Heaven when my Dad bought an 830 Case to replace the old DC. Lots of family dairy farms then, about all gone now. Great work on the elevator, by the way.

[@mikeisbell5626]

Great to see the uni going again, job well done, I hope you get a shed built to put it in

[@Blazefork]

Looks like that thing worked really well, I enjoyed seeing the smiles on everyone's faces as well looked like you had fun in the process too....that's important.

[@allanulen3809]

i really enjoy watching older equipment at work. thanks for the video.

[@davidbrock8558]

Also you have a fine family there something to be proud of

[@trinitydairy]

Thank you!

[@duncanosborne4469]

Thanks Alan for sharing that, that looks like some good cow feed for winter if I'm right, and also if I'm right that uni picker is gas run all the best from the UK

[@frankdeegan8974]

The one I looked at had gas GM 478 ci and in a 10 wheel truck they were a monster just over 100hp but torque for days. Kind of a gas hog for a corn picker but with a chopper mounted on the front it will fill a wagon in a hurry.

[@karencary3312]

For the weather conditions this past summer, the corn was good sized and full. Loved the smiles on the kids and the Jack-o-lanterns. God bless.

[@cavalcadekidstevehoag38]

Love seeing a Uni in service back in the late 70s. My cousin had one. I thought it was the best idea for harvest. One time we needed another tractor for spring planting. He hooked his Uni to the drag to work up a field so they should keep planting corn. Great time watching you repair the conveyer.

[@herbhouston5378]

I enjoyed this very much. Memories again.

[@davidbrock8558]

Allen your doing good what you’re doing inspires. Me with the older equipment brings it all back from the 70s I groded up on a 8 n ford an a 820 John deer tractors I love seeing the back then days your doing good keep on keeping on buddy

[@johnrighter4850]

so many memories, thanks for sharing.

[@williammatzek4660]

Thank you!

[@Chico-td2fy]

Happy Halloween 🎃 🌽🌽🌽🐄🐮

[@ronniewayne5748]

I just watched this video with my dad he loved it he said it brings back alot of good memories on our farm.He misses our uni 701 just like i do.

[@ralphriddle8864]

Happy holidays and God bless yall 🙏

[@kenmusselman4124]

Looks like the new idea corn 🌽 picker was doing a good job 👍 and Happy Halloween 🎃 👻 to everyone

[@danaedwards5464]

good looking ear corn glad the weather is working with you looks like it would not take much to get that picker stuck

[@trinitydairy]

You definitely don't want to push your luck with muddy spots!

[@shawnodonavan2880]

Awesome video!!! I could watch that uni all day. I just started picking corn this year. 2 row ni 324 glad to see some other small farmers getting after it!

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video

[@ronniewayne5748]

My family had 2 of them in the 80s to pick corn to feed to beef cattle always loved being around them back when i was growing up.this video brings back childhood memories in the 80s

[@douglasmacarthur8775]

at 16:00...........one can check moisture of corn many different ways but when newly picked corn flows easily out of gravity box you know it's dry enough to crib.

[@allanvaneste9106]

Definitely enjoyed the corn picking video. Being a farm boy from Saskatchewan, Canada we never raised corn. Nice to see a different kind of harvest. Hope you and your family have a fun Halloween.

[@stevefarrow9327]

Spent a lot of time on uni’s…field corn, pop corn, seed corn spread over different units, many years….all I can say is…you are a brave man.

[@ronniewayne5748]

Awesome video

[@ronniewayne5748]

If youtube had a award for best farming video i would have to say it would be this one.it would be nice if they did .What i can say so well done video.Awesome purchase of that uni

[@trinitydairy]

Thank you!

[@ronniewayne5748]

@@trinitydairy your welcome

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Thanks for the video... It does bring so many memories.. Miss those times so much.. No matter how tough things got at the moment to look back at it now. It was good memories... Thank you

[@derrickzenner9300]

6 row picker. That's impressive.

[@frankgibson8861]

Well done went like a dream a bit noisy well done .

[@kcphillips1000]

Good job done on the elevator repair ,works well !

[@ronniewayne5748]

This video makes me want to go out and find a uni just like yours to have man this is so cool to watch .

[@trinitydairy]

It's a lot bigger than what we need, but man is it fun to run!

[@ronniewayne5748]

@@trinitydairy i know i miss our old uni 701 they are to hard to find now days .getting so scarce

[@ronniewayne5748]

I would also love to find a farmall 560 narrow front end and ih 234 corn picker with all the units like husking bed sweet corn attatchment seed corn unit the multi purpose sheller cracker and grinding unit just like my grandpa had years ago

[@hartungdairyfarm0713]

Great video 👍 it sure makes me miss doing ear corn. I've never been around a uni, it was pretty cool to see yours in action. Happy Halloween 🎃

[@trinitydairy]

Happy Halloween 🎃

[@rebelgaming7718]

They should make vote for bringing all corn picking husking machines back whatcha say alan

[@trinitydairy]

That would be pretty awesome!

[@svennilsson8459]

🎥🎬👏🥇👍 in particular de interior scene of the picker 😉

[@jayr6549]

New subscriber after seeing this. Love the old iron - just because it isn’t shiny off the lot doesn’t mean it can’t rip thru the acres. Think I saw a JI Case combine behind the crib, used to run one for my dad. It’s was dated in the 90s, but I still loved it. Your New Idea picker is nice, as is the Case (830/930, wasn’t sure). Cool seeing the kids pitch in.

[@trinitydairy]

Thanks for watching, and subscribing!

[@Arnoldfarmingvideo5328]

The corn picker is doing good nice work brother

[@jimcox6687]

I love picking ear corn

[@ericluitjens4256]

When grinding your ear corn some husk and stalk is just extra roughage. If you are shelling it a clean pick is more important. Of course in the 70s corn didn't dry down like it does now so a crib full of husks made moldy spots. Now a days I'm sure the corn is 16% or less so it doesn't really matter.

[@helenjohnson4593]

Amen

[@krismell5935]

What a nice video. Made my day.

[@trinitydairy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ronniewayne5748]

I wish i had been alot older i was only 5 years old when my maternal grandparents sold their small dairy farm if i had been alot older i would had purchased it from them.but my maternal grandpa health was going down hill is the reason they sold theirs

[@jeffhoard4777]

Happy Halloween to your whole family. Thanks again to you alan, Ken, and whole family for yet another great video, very great to see old iron back on the job getting it done, great camera shots and angels makes for great videos. My opinion the best KZbin video out there today. God bless you and your family