Mike's mounted picker Was [AT] Back

Ricky Prescott diamondp at centex.net
Thu Nov 18 06:18:49 PST 2004


One of my Friends here in central Texas has a one row John Deere picker that
you tag along behind you.  I bet he would sell it if anyone is interested.
Ricky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Saunders" <csaunders at bluevalleyk12.org>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: Mike's mounted picker Was [AT] Back


> 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>
> >> Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
> >> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> 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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