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hal
08-29-2003 06:13:10
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Re: 2 row corn picker on H in reply to Max Adams, 08-28-2003 17:15:56
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I have a 400 with a 2ME picker on it that my dad bought new in '55'. Both are retired as well as my 80 yr old father and are resting well protected in the barn now. I have a owners manual for that picker and it shows a axel support bracket so you can mount the 2ME picker on a H or a 300/350 tractor. The #24 would fit a H as it was not as heavy, but it did not do a very good job. Expecially if you had horse weeds of jimson weeds you were off the tractor more than you were on. I have seen 2ME's and 2MH's on a M, MTA, 400, 450, and they made a model for the 460 and 560 but I am not sure of the model # for that picker. The MTA,400,450 etc tractors were by far a better tractor for picking due to the live pto. Some of the MTA's and the 400 and newer tractors had power steering, that was a very big improvement in itself. One thing that was not mentioned here was the fact that years ago, guys did not plant corn as heavy/thick on 40" rows as they do today on 30" rows. Dad always planted about 16,000-18,000 plants/acer on 40" rows. The thicker the corn the more problems you will have. If you were to pick corn that was planted at 24,000-27,000 plants per/acer, there would be too much trash to go thru the picker. If the snapping rollers are worn, it will make it worse. You better weld them up or put roller peggs on them. I have heard of guys running chicken wire on the snapping rollers to help pull the trash thru as it did not shell the corn of the cob as it was being picked. The only problem was it did not last very long on the rollers. If you need a copy of that page of the owners manual, I can send it to you if you provide me with a self addressed envelope. Hal
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