New Idea 323 corn picker?

[mud]

Are these good pickers?

What is a fair price for a nice one - field ready.

 

[tim(in)]

The new idea super picker which is the last generation made is what the 323, 324 and 325 are ,are the best of the best. The angle of the snapping rolls kept shelling to a minimum.The angle on the old pickers n.i. included shelled up to 14-16 bushels an acre in the field andwas one of the reason guys went to combines. Plus the old angle of the snapping rolls caused them to plug easily and guys being too tired to think clearly and too used to having to do it often, would try to unplug them while running . They lost hands,arms, legs and lives!! BE CAREFUL !! Price wise it varies depending on your area. If you can wait for the right auction, fairly cheap. Some are advertised WAY too high hoping for a sucker.

 

[paul]

Yes.

From $400 to $4000. Depends where you are & what time of year it is.

 

[georgeky]

As the others have said, they do not come any better. I have used several kinds and the 323 is the cream of the crop. Prices do vary a lot depending on condition and location. A decent one can usually be bought around here for around 1500 and up. Have seen rough ones for 3 to 500.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Knew the shelling aspect was better, but didn't know the reason. The overwhelming opinion seems to be that all picker snapping rolls shelled lots of corn. The lone exception might be the JD model 300 which used corn head snapping plates. My personal observation was that the late NI snapping rolls (on a NI model 330) didn't shell any more corn than a IH 963 head we own. Good piece of information to explain the observation.

 

[Illinois Farmall]

I have a 324 which I bought in excellent condition for under $500. This is a 2 row wide which is a little less desireable for the wide rows but fit my needs. The super pickers are great pickers hands down in my opinion. I"ve used mine for 3 years now and haven"t a bit of trouble with it. As for shelling some of the corn, all pickers will do that to some extent but my cattle and goats have no trouble picking it up out of the field. I lose my corn by forgetting to pull the elevator clutch rope when turning at the end of the rows LOL.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Pa bought a brand new 324 in I think 1968. Having those snapping rolls at an angle caused two rows of stalks to be placed in one 36" space. What a nitemare we had trying to plow them stalks with the old 4-14 Case plow. And yes them pickers really shelled the corn. Not only in the field but also what goes in the wagon.

 

[georgeky]

James, does the 234 IH also have plates?

 

[georgeky]

I have a 323 and 324 and neither shell much corn.

 

[Anonymous-0]

George I really don't know. The JD fans have always told me that the JD 300 is so much better than any another picker (as is all JD equipment) because it used a standard corn head that had snapping plates, so I assumed all other pickers used snapping rolls. I have a lot of older IH equipment brochures, but most cover the full line and probably wouldn't contain that specific information. I'm also sure that there is at least one picker brochure but my recollection is that the front photo has it mounted on a Super M or Super MTA so it would be an older model. It was originally purchased to get the Super M photo. I'll take a look and might be surprised, but perhaps by then someone else might provide some insight.

 

[georgeky]

James, I will tell you about the 300 JD as I had one that I bought brand new the last year they were made. Will not touch the 324 NI or 234 IH. The head is the best going, but the husking bed is slow compared to the NI. I sold mine to a man that just had to hve it and was glad to let it go. I have a neighbor with a IH 234 on an 806. He helped me pick my corn one year and could lap my 300 every 3 or 4 rounds. I am almost sure it has the plates in it as well. I do remember the head was a lot different than the older ones or my NI.

 

[georgeky]

James, I called my IH man and the 234 does have stripper plates and were built a while before the 300 JD was. I know for a fact for I have been shown in person that the IH 234 will pick circles around the 300 JD. My neighbor still uses his 234, and my 324 NI won't run with it either.

 

[Leroy]

I can't believe any of the pickers ever built would shell as much corn as is being claimed if they are set up correctly and the corn is fit to pick. Have never run New Idea but Olivers, John Deeres and Wood Bros. and dought if any of them ever shelled more than 3 bu per acre and you could not tell where the picker was with just the snaping rolls or the corn heads with the snaping plates. Now if it was scrub corn then it would at times go thru the rolls on both.