Opening Day of Picking Corn! Harvest 2024!
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Today is the first day of picking corn for the 2024 season! We have the 686 International powering the New Idea Corn Picker. While the 1650 Oliver tractor hauls loads and the Farmall M-TA runs the conveyer. The vintage fleet is in action you could say. Thank you all for watching! Happy harvest!
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How about a shoutout for Mom feeding the guys everytime everyday. MAHWUS
We would do the same thing with the conveyor allowing the shelled corn to fall through the grate but we would set the feed grinder up and just grind it. Of course it’s got to be dry enough to grind but if it is to save shoveling it up. Always great videos your the best ❤
I like the way you guys farm and keeping all your equipment out of the elements. That’s why it lasts too.
I’m happy to see dad wearing ear protection . Great video fellas . Stay safe , God Bless
It is smart. I always think of a former coworker of mine that had hearing damage after grinding cob corn as a kid with a 856 international on a hammer mill.
The narrator is excellent and really adds depth to the content. Their voice is a perfect match for the video.
Takes me back to helping my Grandpa pick corn in Iowa in the 80’s! Thanks for the memories 😢
Great video! Y'all are a living museum. I remember using these pieces of equipment when I was between 8/9and 20 yrs old. You all are amazing mechanics to keep the old equipment working. Barbie gaps I have not thought of in forever. Your channel does bring back memories.
Fond memories from MANY years ago. My uncle’s used to harvest corn this way. They even had a Farmall. Used to put the corn up in the corn crib or storage silos. RIP uncle’s.
Love seeing that corn picker and corn going into the cribs brings back memories of when we used to do the same but later ended up shelling corn with combine love all you guys and wives do to bring these videos to us
Wow I remember riding with my Dad on the corn picker it was a New Idea mounted on a IH 560 diesel I was about 7 yrs old one thing I remember was even though it was chilly out the picker kinda acted like a heat houser so it kept us pretty toasty noisy thou we used Leader wagons that had a apron you had to open the whole back end thou to unload the smaller door wouldn't work for full ear corn so that was tricky Dad would pop it open and of course it would overfill the elevator somewhat but that's what he needed us for to pickup all the corn and toss it in after that just running the apron alitte at a time unloading was a breeze we put it in the good ole Crib filled both sides this video takes me way back to The Good Old Days on the Farm!
Keep up the great videos!!!!❤
At 9:35 SO impressed that I see the loader bucket under the grates catching the loose kernels. So much better!! Its nice seeing all 4 guys working together!!
Some of the best memories in my life are the days doin what you are doin.
We had round cribs but later on built a polebarn type corn crib that had 7' tall "A" frames down the center and would hold up to 16K bushel.
HAPPY PICKIN'!
Picking cob corn gets me thinking about grinding feed this winter. Can't beat that outlook.
Could watch this all day! Thanks
Love your old school farming reminds me of my days growing up on the farm 👍
Thats relaxing to watch, my cows got out a lot, my young dog always wandered around with them and came when i called, so i could whistle and have cows and the dog comming for treats lol.
Always loved picking corn!
So exciting to see the harvest season kick off! Love the teamwork and all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into getting those crops in! 🌽🚜
Boy do I enjoy your corn picking episodes 😊
Oh the many memories of picking corn or hauling an unloading. Go Pack Go!!
Thanks. It takes me back. Wish I could be there to enjoy the sounds and smells.
Your dad must be pretty proud he can focus on the corn picker and 'the kids' can handle the rest of the operation like clockwork.
It is good doings getting that corn harvested and stored. Interesting. Thank you for the video.
Brings back the memories from more years than might want to admit. Used a JD A with a mounted 237 picker. The A was tuned up a bit so it had the same power as a G.
Back in the day, my dad picked corn 🌽 with a New Idea pull behind picker. We farmed west of Minneapolis, MN, in the western suburbs
You guys work well together. Good job
Always enjoy picking time. Also, although it looked rather cool out. Seems like there have been some years that were pretty warm and all in all, I would prefer the cool. Thanks for the video.
Love the looks of that sweatshirt. My high school colors were black and white. Always a great combination.
Thank you for the video! Really fun to watch. Brings me back. Please remember for later, 3D printing of parts is becoming more advanced all the time, in most or all metals too, if you have a necessary part you can't find. Could you upgrade to a tractor pulled picker, instead of tractor mounted? That might get you a few more decades!
And maybe the Amish will have a model you can use or buy, if they start to manufacture anything themselves. Thank you again!
another great video!!
I remember picking corn for so many years great video
Here in North Dakota I have never seen this type of farming. I am used of seeing the million dollar combine, with huge grain bins and semi trucks hauling corn back n fourth to the elevator. I would like to see a deeper dive on this farming style. Drying, explanation or how it works.
Amazing video as always Aaron, and love seeing the family working together. You never fail with great footage from all angles. I was really impressed on how well you clearly explained growing conditions, harvest conditions related to moisture/weeds/and grain loss issues. You know your stuff!!! Love your channel!♥
I've never had the opportunity to pick corn and put it in the cribs like that. We silaged all our corn. But I would love to do it sometime. There is just something about it that seems fun. I love the sound of those old M's. They have their own distinctive sound. Seems like it would be noisy as heck on the picking tractor.
I loved to pick corn every year. I had a 4020 diesel on my New Idea Super Picker, it was a pull type, and, I liked that because it did not tie up a tractor. I had just the 4020, a 2440, and, a 530, I used the 3020 to pull wagons, and, had a hydraulic motor on my elevator, so, I could still use the 530 for feeding cattle and chores. It worked well, but, I only had about a hundred acres or so of corn, I had three gravity boxes, and, I would fill them, and, then unload. Picked it all by myself.
I just love you guys so much. Farming in Wisconsin. YAY 🙌
Nice observation in the field about the overall economics and how it can pay off even without capturing every kernel in the field.
You’re not just talking, you’re giving some of us valuable information on the operation of the farm! Thanks very much for the info!
I have really enjoyed your videos. Your operation reminds me of my family's farm back in the day. I also have tried and still have a few cows now.
Regarding the corn picker, I had a pull type picker. Noticing the small end of the cobs, the kernels are missing. I had mine fixed by welding some beads of welding put on the rollers. Made a lot of difference. You all put a lot of work in you alls farm may God be with you. Sincerely, Joel Summers
Thanks for sharing, enjoying the harvest.
Ear corn is such a well balanced feed for cows so many cattlemen don't realize the value of the cob
Thanks for sharing the video. Enjoy watching the corn getting picked. Used to pick a lot when I was younger. Used a New Idea 2 row mounted picker on an M and we had a 1 row New Idea pull type. Y'all stay safe out there working.
The first dairy farm I worked on also had about 500 sheep. We ran 324 New Idea pickers. Didn't worry much about the picker butt shelling because we turned the sheep out in the corn fields for about an hour a day. They'd find all of that corn.
Good felling getting corn pickin started I bet .
Great video,J&M grain wagon from Ft. Recovery,Ohio and New Idea corn pickers sold in Coldwater .Both within 20 miles of my hometown of Greenville.Great memories!
Thanks for posting
Happy Harvest! Be safe and be careful.
Sure is a nice day for picking corn 🌽
Spent many hours on a super M with a mounted picker doing exactly that, even in the coldest weather wasn't too bad at all,,, last few years stepped up to the 806 with a cab pulling a new idea 2 row 12 roller picker
I ran a IH 234 tractor mounted picker, mounted on a 1800 checker board early Oliver running on LP,,those were the years growing up in Iowa,it was fast with that HP for sure
Perfect for Halloween! The mounted pickers always seem like they are sinister, and they have been known to eat a few fingers and arms. Y'all stay safe, and great video!👍👍
Weather looks a bit mixed. Hope it stays dry enough for you. Great video. All the best 🇬🇧.
Dang nice to see standing corn getting pucked at a gud speed! Im trying my best with a jd3020 and 2 picky to get down and lodged cobs up atfer helene layed ours down, been a real pain to do so!
Nice farm
I like the older IH tractors. I have drove all of them. I have a little B Farmall I bought when I was 14, 69 now. The man I got it from bought it new. My last boss, who I drove a Dump Truck for, He and his family farmed a little for their own use and had a mounted picker like that but he must have got lazy because got a two row pull type so he did not have to put it on the tractor.
I miss the days when I would be out all day picking corn with our MF265 tractor & New Idea 324 (2 x 36") corn picker. Our MF1135 tractor would be on the Farmhand Grinder/Blower processing the corn & blowing it into our 40' silo (high moisture). This was back in the late 70s
You all have some of the most efficient tractors and fam implants I've ever seen. Mta diesel was grandpa's tractor mean machine back in the day. Had a international crawler with the same exact engine and horsepower packing silage 1655 Oliver tractor is the smoothest running tractor ever and the way you chop silage is awesome. But I'll never understand them damn noisey cow bells . Lol
My ex wife put them on the door nob so we could here inturdueres coming in the bedroom. But, hell she made more noise then any wildcat.lol
International corn picker on the old faithful mta. AND YES THE CRIB CORN COB CORN IS THE WAY TO GO ...
The brownswiss is best breed I've ever milked or mixed breeded. We had some great Holstein bulls from. Minnesota and Wisconsin. Made this old round barn Cox dairy flowing with great heifers and milk for over 60 years..
That Oliver is very under rated
Great video love my hoodie
I loved unloading picked corn and filling cribs as a kid over 20 years ago
My picker is just an old one row IH 14p.
These corn pickers were notorious for being dangerous. Back in 1961, my dad lost his right arm in the husking rollers of his corn picker. It's better to slow down a bit and be safe.
We had a M on the same picker. Worked it pretty hard on the hills.
How about a shoutout for Mom feeding the guys everytime everyday.
Yes, unfortunately many "in the background" aren't mentioned and thanked, everything they do is as equally important as the farmer and those that do get the attention,,, everyone's contributions on the farm are equally important and needed,, from a retired farmer
I saw a lot of the kernels popping out of the picker 11:00 that maybe side shields keeps more in. Look for a common drop point, breadcrumbs on the ground, to find gaps or rust holes to repair. Might just happen at the snap rolls and hard to avoid.
Gierok Farms,,harvest master class. Thanks Aaron. Still believe old school with almost zero overhead.
We just started getting our picker and the elevator out tonight for our place in Western Pennsylvania. We will probably pick somewhere around 2000 bushel and then Combine whatever is left
The way those ears rolled out of the wagon that has to be 17-18% moisture?? I remember trying to get mid 20's out of the wagon - what a pain. Have a good harvest.
Or maybe even drier than that the way it looks. Well what do know.
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I just subscribed to your channel
Looks like a good crop of box elder bugs also!
The 1650 looks like it has lots of life left in it.
Can you turn the herd into the corn fields after its picked ?
Let those girls eat !
I watch other farm channels & thats a fairly common practice...
I really wish we could all stay doing farming the way you your family does. My Dad and I also picked ear corn. We had a big double corn crib with a grainery above it. We also piled corn on the ground and used a big hammer mill to grind shell the corn into our mixer. The farming community would be better off with family farm. Before my dad passed away, we always talked about those days.
Have you done a yield check yet on your early corn? Looks really good.
Aaron when are you going to plant all your corn with your JD 7000 planter ? Narrow row ? Then hire Trinity dairy to pick your corn ! lol
It would be interesting to see or figure out where the shelled corn kernels on the ground is coming from, is it from the corn head itself.
good video 🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰
I sure used to like picking cob corn but hated seeing the corn on the ground
Why do we love corn harvest best ? Dragon look to tbe tractor!
That formula of using the equipment until its cost is greater than buying new equipment is the tightrope farmers (and every other manufacturer) walks every year. I pray God gives ya'll the wisdom to know where that line is.
R U going to chop / round bale corn fodder?
Have you guys always had an IH cyclo planter?
What is the reason to keep the cereal on the cob?
you only have to fill 3 cribs this year.
I'm courious is yall would ever buy a combine cuz seems like 2-6 row combine would be perfect for yalls farm
sad news trinity dary already got the jump on you all they have a uni harvester looks like good corn how many bu go in a bin
How bout a bow season update?
What tractor do you have on the picker?
Hi, does your dad ever let you run the picker?
Im curious what your Dad calls your " conveyor". Im 80 and an old farm kid. I always heard it called an elevator. Like to know your Dad's name for it.
Can anyone provide a link for the episode where you guys figured out the coolant loss issue with the oliver plz
Hi 👩 Mom🎉
Wenn ich das so sehe ist die Maschinenhalle zu klein 😂
I'm watching u from derry in Ireland, why are the front wheels on the tractor so narrow, nothing like that in Ireland
I believe the wheels are narrow in front to fit between two rows of corn. That way the two picker units can fit beside the engine and between the front and rear tires. Wide front axles would make it impossible to mount the corn picker and require a pull type picker.
Doesn't ground cob corn add to nutrient value for cattle?
How many pounds of picking corn seed do you guys plant every year?
Why is the corn stored in cribs and not silos
Can you still purchase the metal cribs
Hello, I'm from Poland and I wanted to ask why you collect whole corn cobs and not just the grain?
Storing corn like this seems strange to me. Does it not hurt the corn to get rained or snowed on? Don't birds and other bugs and animals get to it through the mesh? Why wouldn't they be seal bins like a grain bin? Does the corn still need to dry more, is that why they are open?
How much is the harvester?