[AT] Corn Shellers?

[Herbert Metz]

Grant
A good friend whose carrer was in agriculture, now hobby farms, has seen
popcorn shellers on eBay.
Herb

> [Original Message]
> From: Grant Brians <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 11/4/2010 11:58:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Corn Shellers?
>
> I have a small amount of popcorn this season, but it hopefully will be a
lot
> more next year. In answer to suggestion of finding a corn combine, there
are
> two issues - one is that there is no corn grain grown in this valley and
the
> second is that my corn is already hand picked....
>      Over in the central valley there is a little corn grown for grain,
but
> most is silage for the massive dairy industry. The only coastal grain
> harvest is the Corn Nuts grown in the Salinas Valley in modest amounts
> still.
>      Information about a unit like the IHC that John refers to below would
> be of great interest to me.... Thanks all. Now back to selling Spinach,
> Tomatoes, Baby Corn, Asian Vegetables, Turnips, Beets, Onions and Radishes
> and such. Also, to getting machinery fixed!
>            Grant Brians
>            Hollister,California
>            Vegetable, Nuts and Fruit farmer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of john hall
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 7:34 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Corn Shellers?
>
>
> Grant, I would guess a working 1 hole hand crank sheller would sell for
> $100-250 depending on the brand and your location. The little Blackhawks
> still sell for about $50, but they are way too small for your needs. We
> shelled out about 4 bushels of corn with a single hole IHC sheller a
couple
> weeks ago. I pull it with a small Briggs engine. It will shell as fast as
> you can feed it. There is an adjustable spring loaded part that you set
> according to size of the cob. I've never tried anything as small as
popcorn,
> but imagine it would work OK. You've got to keep your wits about you with
> one of these should a cob fail to discharge or if an ear doesn't want to
> feed in, especially if you have hired help running it.
>
>  Got anybody near you with a combine set up for corn? Maybe you could
shovel
> it in the header---be sure and clean out the combine good or you'll get
> whatever he last threshed mixed in with your popcorn.
>
> There were other stationary corn shellers that would probably make quick
> work of what you need to shell. New Holland made one that was big enough
> that you shoveled the corn in. A friend of mine has a cylinder type
sheller,
> I believe they were pretty common in the Midwest. You feed that one by the
> shovel full as well.
>
> Whatever you get, make sure it doesn't damage the cobs or you'll be
needing
> a seed cleaner too! You will probably still have to clean some chaff from
> the threshed corn.
>
> John Hall
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grant Brians" <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 1:10 PM
> Subject: [AT] Corn Shellers?
>
>
> >I have a different kind of post this time. I grow popcorn and need to be
> > able to shell it efficiently. Our production is small so I know I am
> > looking
> > at a used unit. The problem is that I know nothing about different
models
> > of
> > them. I understand the theory of operation and have hand cranked them
when
> > I
> > was younger visiting the midwest, so that should be no issue, but how
much
> > should I spend? How can I assure the unit I get can be adjusted for
> > efficient operation with the small diameter ears that I produce? Are
some
> > units "self-adjusting" for ear diameter? Some varieties I grow have
> > kernels
> > on the top of the ear, some do not so does that impact the chosen model
> > and
> > its efficiency? Should I get a hand crank unit or a newer electric motor
> > operated sheller?
> >     As the old expression goes, enquiring minds want to know. But then
the
> > add on is that this enquiring mind wants to get a good tool in
operation!
> >     This is also somewhat time sensitive as I would like to start
selling
> > our popcorn to assess market demand.
> >           Grant Brians
> >           Hollister,California
> >           Vegetable, Nuts and Fruit farmer
> >
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