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F30 with mounted corn picker

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Nebraska Kirk

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I have been trying for several years to buy these 2 F30s without any luck. But I developed a friendship with the owner in the process. Sadly he developed cancer and died a month ago :cry: :cry: In due time I approached his family to express my interest in the tractors. A few weeks later his sister called me and so I went over a couple of days ago and we talked it over and I was able to buy both F30s and the corn picker. 8)


The one with the corn picker is a 1937, the tractor is missing the fuel tank, manifold and carb, but the radiator and aircleaner are sitting off to the side along with the front snout for the picker. The other F30 is a 1936. The picker is an IHC #20 made from 1931 to 1936.

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Hey nce find! Good to see something green (not tractors)in Nebraska. What are those front wheels on the one with the picker? I think my neighbor scrapped one of those pickers last year, I couldn't return his phone call in time and one day it was gone. oops.
 
Those are cut-off wheels, they were originally steel but they were cut off and a rim welded on for rubber tires.
 

To an old Iowa farm boy who spent his share of time on a 2 row mounted corn picker, that's beautiful. I hope you get it restored so the younger "combine" generation can see how it used to be done.
 
NE Kirk,

Very nice! So this must be the "one" model 20 picker you had seen!

Couple of questions for you Kirk...thanks if you can help.

1. was the one I posted pictures of a model 20 picker? (just curious)

2. Can you tell me what style cover (smooth or castle style) an 1936 F20 should have over the steering gears? Serial number FA36524. (Noticed that both F30s have the "castle" style cover on the steering gear. I have tried finding my answer in the Markle book - and while I enjoy the photos and reading some parts of the book, serious parts regarding s/n breaks on details just make my brain go "la, la, la, la".
 
When you get it running, be very careful that all the shields are in place and that you do not have any loose clothing. With all the gears and chains, you will think you are in the middle of a saw mill!

Note the tires are reversed so you can back out of any wet spot. This was common practice on the early combines, too.
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The picture I posted is my Dad's F-20 corn picker that the scrap dealer got!

However, there was a F-30 with a mounted corn picker for sale near Pana, Illinois. If you are interested in it for parts, e-mail me.
 
Friend of mine has a F-20 sitting in the shed with a
what I believe is a 2M or maybe 2 ME. Has asked me
different times what it is worth. He parked it after
opening fields several years ago and it is all
intact. I have no idea what it could sell for.
Madison, Mn.
 
(quoted from post at 08:26:38 09/02/12) NE Kirk,

Very nice! So this must be the "one" model 20 picker you had seen!

Couple of questions for you Kirk...thanks if you can help.

1. was the one I posted pictures of a model 20 picker? (just curious)

2. Can you tell me what style cover (smooth or castle style) an 1936 F20 should have over the steering gears? Serial number FA36524. (Noticed that both F30s have the "castle" style cover on the steering gear. I have tried finding my answer in the Markle book - and while I enjoy the photos and reading some parts of the book, serious parts regarding s/n breaks on details just make my brain go "la, la, la, la".
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F20 serial number FA36524 was made in November of 1935 so it should have the smooth steering gear cover. In January of 1936 it was changed to the "castle" style.

The picker you posted pictures of may not be a #20. From what I have been able to determine from looking at pictures and a #20 picker manual, the #20 had a hole in the front snout for a special extra long hand crank to fit through for starting the tractor. The picker you posted pictures of has an actual door that opens up so that you can gain access to the hand crank. My book says IHC followed the #20 picker with a #22 machine built in 1936 and 1937. The improved #22-B was available in 1937 and 1938. So it could be a #22 or #22-B.
 
That is a great looking tractor and picker! I don't see pickers like that in my area. I grew up with an IH 2MH and still have the NI 319 that my dad traded it in for. I just mounted an IH 234 so I am excited to try it out this fall. I hope you get a chance to restore this picker and can't wait to see photos of it. Maybe photos/video of it working in the field?!?
 
(quoted from post at 22:34:10 09/02/12) I would have some new old stock parts for these corn pickers including gathering chains
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Please send me an email [email protected] I tried sending you a message through this forum but did not get a response so I don't know if you ever got my message.
 
Neat looking pickers. Dad had one when we lived in Minnesota mounted on a F-20. We opened fields for some of the neighbors and an Uncle. I remember it had a door on the front snoot that flipped open and we hooked a chain onto the tractor to pull start it. Dad never hand cranked that tractor for some reason. I don't remember the picker having galvanized tin but I was 11 at the time. I'll have to ask him about it sometime.

It was sold on the auction in 1991. He didn't get much for it, nor for any of the tons of other stuff he had. Binders, CASE threshing machine, tractors, etc, etc. All we used. I didn't think it was much at the time but now I wish I had all the equipment he got rid of to play with. Days gone by. :(
 
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