Posted by paul on September 07, 2011 at 18:36:44 from (66.44.132.103):
In Reply to: Re: Hp for corn picker posted by rustyfarmall on September 07, 2011 at 12:51:51:
Yup. Dad picked with a picker mounted on a F-20, so about 20 hp, corn was planted at 19,000 population, had 100 bu barge boxes so probably 50-60 bu on a wagon.
Then I went to a old NI 2 row 6A picker, pulled it with the IHC 300, perhaps 33-35 hp. Worked fine.
Got some 200bu gravity boxes and a NI 300 picker, with the front removed perhaps 90-100 bu of ear corn on them. Now, that was a load for the 300, worked, but worked hard. The Ollie Super 77 did pretty good too.
Then I got a more modern wide row NI picker. And I'm planting corn at 35,000 an acre now. The IHC 300 and the Super 77 Ollie can't keep up.
The 85 hp Ford 7700 does real real well, don't really know it's there most of the time.
The Ford 5000 at 60 hp also does well. Tho without rear weight or fluid, I can feel the pull up some hills loaded.
Nice to choose between the open Ford & the cabbed Ford depending on the weather. :)
I'd think the 55 hp Ford would work well most of the time for the fella. Good to have the 100+ in reserve for tougher conditions if need be.
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