Half of a 2PR, which was IH's two row pull type. A 2PR dog tracked if it didn't have a wagon attached to catch the corn that came out of the pickers elevator. In the fall of 1946, my dad, grandfather & uncle who had just been able to get a brand new Farmall H because he was a returning veteran. He had a veterans preference for the tractor. Between the three of them, they had two quarters and an 80 of corn that was running about 30-40 bu/acre. They started picking by hand, but decided they would try to find a black market corn picker. They located a 2PR about 40 miles from home. They agreed to pay $3,500 cash for it. Dad & uncle took turns driving uncles new H (with canvas comfort cover) the 40 or so miles to get it. Grandpa followed in in the car with the cash. Dad said the morning they left the temperature was zero. This was just before Thanksgiving. I remember that picker years later with nearly bald tires on it. Dad always said it had good tires on it when they bought it but 40 miles of hard surface roads were hard on war quality tires. Dad & my uncle paid for most of that picker that winter custom picking for neighbors. Everyone in the area had a bumper corn crop of 30 to 40 bu/acre. They were still custom picking in March.
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