Grinding Feed
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Topic: Grinding Feed
Posted By: JimIA
Subject: Grinding Feed
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 5:33pm
Took this shot on Sunday. Might be a new favorite for me. That's my Dad raking corn into the mill. ------------- An open eye is much more observant than an open mouth |
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Posted By: acd21man
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 6:05pm
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we had a gehl 95 looks like a twin to yours it didnt seem to like ear corn and clumps of hay lol... but i did make pretty feed. i think we are going to go back to making feed cause they did better. then how they are doing on the co_op feed ------------- 2 wd 45,2 D-17 diesel/gas 3 pt, 220,d21, 4020,2 4430s used daily http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudh8Xz9_rZHhUC3YNozupw |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 6:32pm
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Reminds me of my youth. We had a gehl grinder, no mixer, first we had to move a truckload of corn from the corn house, to the grinding room, shovel it through a 36" door, then shovel the pile back, then pull the little grinder forward, through the door, hook it to the D-19, then shovel it all through the grinder, and then shovel the ground pile back, and then move the grinder back. When I was 15, I parked the D-14 with the bush hog and the heavy grille guard, aimed at the cinder block wall, down hill, put it in N, and went up for lunch. As luck would have it, that damned parking brake , failed, and the tractor knocked enough of the wall down, that I was able to move the grinder over to the corn house...
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 7:20pm
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Planned Failure........I like that...
------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: d17brown
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 7:42pm
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can still hear the ears hitting the hammers, didnt have ear plugs in those days ------------- phil |
Posted By: Kenny L.
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 7:45pm
as usual the old timers doing the work.  Kenny L.
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 8:34pm
Lol!!
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DiyDave wrote:Posted By: Auntwayne
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 9:16pm
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That is a great picture. Thanks for posting. Duane
------------- Dad always said," If you have one boy, you have a man. If you have two boys, you have two boys". "ALLIS EXPRESS" |
Posted By: tomstractorsandtoys
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 9:51pm
| That outfit sure looks good. I have ground a lot of ear corn in my time but with a red and yellow feedgrinder and a green and yellow one. I always enjoy grinding as the fresh feed has a good smell to it. Tom |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 11:47pm
| all we had was a belt driven hammer mill, and would only feed it when we had hang overs! whew! |
Posted By: Dgrader
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 5:53am
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Don't see pics like that much anymore. Looks good. ------------- Ya cain't fix stupid. |
Posted By: saele
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 5:56am
| I have no picture, what am I missing, Thanks guys, in advance. |
Posted By: saele
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 5:58am
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When I posted my question the picture came in, so all is well. Thanks
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Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 6:35am
| That there ain't too bad a job while gravity is with you like that....climbing inside and carrying each shovel full to the feed auger ain't so much fun. I'll be grinding a batch this weekend. |
Posted By: Oldred
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 7:15am
| What kind of implement do you use to harvest the cob corn ? Some kind of modified forage harvestor or ?? Just curious. |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 7:47am
| called an ear corn picker. some are mounted on a tractor and some are pull type units and some are self propelled. |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 8:02am
Like shameless says, a corn picker. Fairly simple concept. A set of rollers straddles the corn plant and they counter rotate and pull the plant down through the rolls as you drive forward. The plant fits through but the ear doesn't, so it pops off. From there it gets conveyed to some more rollers that "attempt" to take the husks off the ear, and eventually gets conveyed up an elevator to dump in a wagon you're hauling behind you. |
Posted By: Robert Musgrave
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 10:38am
| 'Bout every Saturday, got to drive the '67 Chevrolet Step-side to the corn crib and shovel a "jag" of ear corn in while dad did chores. One of two things happened--he would show up and say, "Is that all the corn you've shoveled?" Or, "Thats way too much corn; I'm going to have to find some more bags!" And off to the elevator we would go. When the bagged feed came off the loading dock, he would put it in the truck in order of unloading--chicken, steer, hog so that no bag had to be lifted or moved more than once. R. Musgrave |
Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 11:36am
| That's a good picker used there. Notice there is very little shuck left? That's the way to feed cattle in my opinion. |
Posted By: JimIA
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 12:12pm
These are the most common machines used yet. There were many tractor mounted pickers also.  ------------- An open eye is much more observant than an open mouth |
Posted By: JimIA
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 12:13pm
You notice the "Old Timer" was on the ground and not way up in the crib? That picture wasn't taken with a selfie stick! lol ------------- An open eye is much more observant than an open mouth |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 1:00pm
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Well, someone has to climb up on the top to kick down more corn!
------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: BenGiBoy
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 1:23pm
Only one question... was the parking brake even on???? LOL, good story though. ------------- '39 Model B Tractors are cheaper than girls, remember that! |
Posted By: Oldred
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 1:28pm
Okay I see, Haha next question. Now what do you with the rest of the corn stock at that point ? I would guess turn the cattle out on it or plow under for a type of green manure ? Thx Mark PS: We don't see any of this way up north ! |
Posted By: Dans 7080
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 1:56pm
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You can bale them for bedding, turn cattle on them, plow them under or just leave them be and notill through them in the spring. ------------- When someone tells you Nothings Impossible, Tell them to slam a revolving door |
Posted By: Dgrader
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 5:12pm
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We had a picker just like that Jim. Pretty good one. ------------- Ya cain't fix stupid. |
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 10:24pm
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I had to post a couple of videos here. Here is the corn picker we used for many years. Now don't shoot me for the tractor, it's just an illustration of a picker in use. [TUBE]http://youtu.be/S1P4SsHKbV8[/TUBE] [TUBE]http://youtu.be/E-hCT0yVaRc[/TUBE] Also here is picture of my dad grinding corn. Always had some extra and would just pile it on the ground over winter when the cribs were full. Kept very well if gone by spring. All the bare cobs were where deer had eaten. My dad was pointing at that to get me to record all of the corn they had eaten. [TUBE]http://youtu.be/TtFeeF6XM9o[/TUBE] Finally, to make up for the first videos, I'll show how we harvest the corn since there aren't any cows at home any more. [TUBE]http://youtu.be/_QlKnnaWJko[/TUBE] |
Posted By: saele
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 7:46am
| Enjoyed the videos, thanks for posting. We had very little corn around here before 2000, since the newer varieties and warmer climate has come around corn and soybeans are fast becoming the main crop. |
Posted By: caledonian
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 8:58am
| Ground a lot of ear corn for cattle. Used a new idea picker just like that one. Used the 180 with year around cab on it. Ground corn for around 150 head of cattle we were feeding out so ground often. Used a bear cat 950 grinder mixer then later a New Holland 358 grinder mixer which we still have. Used to also fill a trench silo with ground ear corn every year. It worked very well and kept good cut down on labor. And yes we piled some corn on ground and ground it up over the winter. Just grind shelled corn out of bin now. Easier and quicker. Those pictures bring back lots of memories. When you were young that kind of work kept you in shape. Running a hammer mill also made you deaf. Really enjoyed those pictures. |
Posted By: Bull
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 12:30pm
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I used to have a Gehl 95 with a hay table. It would make the smoke roll on 100 HP tractor when you fed hay in. ------------- WD45 Diesel, RC,CA,IB, B, G, 616, Early B-10, D-10, Terra Tiger, 95G spreader, SC blade |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 4:14pm
| The old 'Deere in the video was doing a good job in a pretty soggy field! |
Posted By: REEDE
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 7:02pm
| Wow what a great picture. |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 8:29pm
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We started out with an old hammermill belted up to the WD45 diesel, then got a Case hammermill on wheels, but still loaded and unloaded a lot of corn and oats. We were in heaven when dad splurged and bought a brand new MF grinder mixer...just go to whatever bin and start shoveling. Now my brother just backs up to the bin auger and flips a switch.... ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2017 at 6:30am
That corn picking video makes me want to get my 630 going again.  I wanna know where the person taking the video was standing, doesn't look too safe. |
Posted By: Stateliner1
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 11:12pm
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Great picture standing up in the wire crib looking down at the corn and kicking it down. Have helped do that too. Hey DanD, Still got that 630 and 319 New Idea picker? |