Combines lodged corn

[John]

Creature called a Corn Reel made in Oskaloosa IA by Kelderman Manufacturing. Works great and cost about $2500 US. If you can get one of your SPRINT CAR people to get it and ship it when in Knoxville, IA for NATIONAlS this month it is only 25 miles from there. Take 2 hrs to install!

 

[T__langan]

Removing the ear savers will help the downed corn slide up the snouts easier. By ear savers, I'm referring to the tin "humps" that are there to keep ears from sliding out of the corn head_front down the gathering chains. If you have a Hugger, they come off really quick and easy. Also, if you have the adjustable feederhouse angle, tilt it all the way back to get your cornhead as flat as possible. And keep this in mind - if you're having troubles with your Gleaner cornhead, thank Goodness above you don't have a competing brand! Gleaner cornheads are the best there is for picking up downed corn. Tom langan

 

[wheat_whacker]

You can easily make the corn reel that John refered to below. You just need to weld a 3" piece of 1" sucker rod every foot or so offet around a piece of 3" pipe. Then buy some 1" ID rubber hose and cut it into 1 to 2' pieces depending on how high you mount the reel. Slide the the hoses onto the sucker rods and tighten with hose clamps. Add some mounting brackets to the left and right side of the head to mount the pipe to. Add a hydraulic motor and drive it with reel drive on your combine. I have not built one but a friend of mine has and if you are interested in the specs i will give you his email address. WW

 

[greg]

St. John Welding has also built cornreels---there are a few of them up here in the Ks, Neb, MO. corner. Their no. is 1-800-549-3289

 

[Tom_Russell]

Several years ago I picked lodged corn with an orange head on an l. Fortunately, we hand pick rocks so I could ride the divider points on the ground without worrying about destroying equipment. If stalk roots are attached to the ground, you can get most of the crop but it is a lot of work finding rows to follow. Your bulldozing trouble is the result of not following rows close enough or stalks have broken above the roots. Tom ls suggestion to remove ear savers will also help. Tom in MN

 

[Ohio_Orange]

I remember years ago Grandpa shelling down (nearly flat on the ground) corn with the E and a 10 ft. Grain Header with a bat reel and a Robertshaw Header control. It was slow going but he got it out of the field and into the bin.