Posted by Armand Tatro on February 20, 2013 at 08:14:28 from (71.239.8.232):
In Reply to: How much? posted by tomturkey on February 20, 2013 at 05:20:39:
In the early Grampa Tatro had a corn sheller, thresheing machine and a clover huller which he powered with a Case Steam engine. Not sure of the sheller capacity (bushers per hour) at that time but maby 500 bph., well above the capacity of a hand crank sheller whose primary use was to shell the ears of corn the farmer had set aside for next years seed. The shellers I grew up with and used in the '60' and beyond (Ottawas, M&M,John Deere, Joliet, Western, ect.) had capacities of 1000 BPH with the Cook having a pontential of 2000 BPH. All of this was based on condition and mositure content, test weight of corn, and other factors. With the John Deere Model 6 powered by a Farmall 560D I could averege 1000 to 1200 BPH. Now after the cribs were full and there was still corn standing in the fields (before the combines got picker heads and could efficiently harvest and shell standing corn) Farmers would trade help the corn shellers would set up in the field and it would take 3 or 4 corn pickers to supply corn to the sheller to keep the sheller supplied with corn. By the way the corn shellers where usually owned by a farmer who would custom shell for different farmers maby shelling from 100,000 to 200,000 bushels per year. I started custom shelling in the late '60's and the combines were becoming more popular. Now the shelling is mostly done at farm shows as the combines have taken over. Armand
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