Mike's mounted picker Was [AT] Back

[Chuck Saunders]

Cool Mike
Makes me want to plant some corn just to play with that toy
Chuck Saunders

Michael Miller wrote:

> Al,
>
>
> Tractor is still at my boss's house, but I did snap some pictures the 
> other day.  Not the best ones as my good camera is broken(anybody know 
> of a repair shop, its a Nikon coolpix 2100) and I had to borrow one.
>
> http://images8.fotki.com/v127/photos/1/140465/566553/S3010005-vi.jpg
> http://images7.fotki.com/v126/photos/1/140465/566553/S3010006-vi.jpg
> http://images7.fotki.com/v126/photos/1/140465/566553/S3010007-vi.jpg
> http://images7.fotki.com/v125/photos/1/140465/566553/S3010008-vi.jpg
>
>
> Mike
>
>> From: "Al Jones" <aljones at ncfreedom.net>
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>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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>> Subject: Mike's mounted picker Was  [AT] Back
>> Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:08:44 -0500
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> Let us know how you fare getting the picker home, will be looking
>> forward to pictures!  The 234 was the "Cadillac" of mounted pickers,
>> hope the MTA does ok with it!
>>
>> Al
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Michael
>> Miller
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 11:40 AM
>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Subject: RE: [AT] Back
>>
>> Farmer,
>>
>> THANK YOU
>>
>> I have some tractor type stuff going on. Hopefully tomorow I am bringing
>>
>> home my new 234 mounted corn picker. I am really excited.  First I need
>> to
>> get the MTA ready, though, slide the wheels the rest of the way out, fix
>> the
>> lights so I can pick at night when its frozen, mount up my super snoot,
>> change the oil again and the hytran also, drop the drawbar, and mount
>> the
>> brackets.
>> I can't wait to get another camera and get some pictures of this picker.
>> It
>> is a little dinged up, but has picked around 500 acres total, and never
>> been
>> left outside.  All the bearings I could get to seemed to be good.
>> The subframe and lift that he had was the rockshaft style which uses the
>>
>> Fast Hitch to raise and lower it.  I was looking at getting a fast hitch
>> and
>> putting on the SMTA, because my uncle has some implements that I could
>> have
>> used on it too.  A look at the going price for them in my area($450+ for
>> a
>> good tight one, $400 for a used one) had me looking to regroup.  The
>> seller
>> knew of someone with a picker they were parting out, and it just
>> happened to
>> have the other type of lift.
>> He originally wanted $500 for the picker, but his grandson is using the
>> barn
>> its stored in for a shop for his lawncare business and he wants it
>> moved.
>> He talked the owner into selling it for $200 if he could find someone
>> local
>> who'd use it and not scrap it. Considering it weighs over 2 tons
>> according
>> to the book, that is what it'd bring as scrap.  That subframe cost me,
>> better than half the price of the picker.  It has 2- 2 1/2"x8" hydraulic
>>
>> cylinders, tho, so as long as those are good I got a good deal.  I
>> haven't
>> seen that yet, hopefully it's ok.  I have 3 hydraulic implements and
>> only
>> one cylinder, so I figure I can take those cylinders off the frame when
>> its
>> stored for offseason and then I wont have to fool with switching one
>> cylinder from plow to disk to planter and back again.
>> I know of a friend with another 234 that he doesn't use, he got a good
>> deal
>> on aNI mounted picker and a SMTA that he leaves the frame on all the
>> time.
>> He said the 234 was too heavy to use on the SMTA, and it took a day to
>> get
>> the 706 ready to mount the picker.  He told me that he'd give me his if
>> I
>> wanted it, but I haven't yet decided if I am going to take it.  I don't
>> really have a place to store it.
>> I know of another real nice picker with 4010 brackets, along with a
>> sheller.
>>   If I were to hit the lottery tomorow, I'd buy a nice 826 Hydro and a
>> 4010
>> or maybe move up to a 4020 powershift and restore both, along with a
>> picker/husking bed for one and a picker/sheller for the other.  I think
>> that
>> would be a BIG hit at shows.  I think I am going to show the picker I am
>>
>> buying in its "as found" state at our local show,  regardless.  Need to
>> build a tractor pulling hitch that can stay in place with the subframe
>> mounted tho.......Just drop the picker off in 20 minutes and hook onto
>> the
>> sled:-)
>> The only problem I can see with wanting to show a picker is the fact
>> that
>> its tall(have to take the elevator off to trailer it) and HEAVY.
>> Between
>> the tractor and the picker, the SMTA rig will tip the scales at better
>> than
>> 5 ton.  That isn't something to haul behind a 1/2 ton pickup with a V-6.
>> I
>> Don't think I can legally haul it behind my heavy 3/4 ton even.  I would
>>
>> really like to show it at the RP show that is coming up in Mansfield I
>> think
>> in '05, which is about an hour from my house.
>>
>> On another note, I sold my dad my '51 Farmall M and a feed grinder.
>> Hopefully I'll get my Farmall A tore the rest of the way apart so I can
>> get
>> the machine work done, then put it back together.  That would be a nice
>> project to get done.  Its been apart about a year.
>>
>>
>> Thats enough rambling for now.  If anyone has any stories about picking
>> corn
>> with ANY picker, I'd love to hear them.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
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