Picking with an IH 234 on a 706

[Kirk Affeldt]

Here are some photos of my "new to me" IH 234 mounted picker picking some corn this fall. I had the opportunity to use both the husking bed and sheller and both units ran well. This picker had been sitting in a shed since 1976. After some TLC my dad and I got this picker running, nothing major just lots of lubrication and adjustments.





 

[Paul from MI]

That old barge type wagon sure brings back memories. My brother and I came home from school to find three barge boxes full of corn to be shovelled into a crib and 2,000 chickens to be fed every evening in the fall. I think my hands are what they are today(large, hard, thick fingers) from being wrapped around a #14 grain scoop. Great pics.
 

[Dick2]

I had to shovel the corn out of those flat bottom wagons. I always pivoted on my left leg and pitched to the left. My hip would get so sore that I could hardly walk by the time the corn was in the bin. And I still have trouble with my hip to this day!

Sure was glad when we put hoists on the wagons.
 

[rkc9700]

great pictures ! those ears sure look good in that elevator. always wanted to run one of those. just something about ear corn dont you think?
 

[RedRoundhead]

That is a nice set-up you have there! Looks like alot of fun!

Thank you for sharing!
 

[Rich Iowa]

Sure love seeing corn pickers in action! A guy near my dad's place still picks 20-40 acres of corn for his cattle, uses a Farmall 560 and 234 picker like yours. Thanks for posting the pictures.
 

[Doug Wi]

How dry was your corn? don't see much shelled corn and the cobs look like they had very little shelling. I picked a load yesterday with a NI324 and the shelling was terrible. This was about 13%. Most was in the wagon but still not as nice looking as yours.
 

[todd Hamilton]

We still had a few barge wagons we fed from but my elders thought those three galvenized little giant gravity wagons were the greatest thing since sliced bread.
 

[jon f mn]

Nice pics. Glad it worked good for you. Hope to have better luck next year with my case 426.
 

[tomstractorsandtoys1]

Nice pics. I really like to see corn pickers at work, we have a Deere237 mounted, but it shells to much corn on the ground.I have considered putting a 234 IH on a 3020 Deere tractor but the correct brackets probaly can't be found anymore.