having a problem with picking corn

rick165 · Nov 27, 2011

been helpin the neighbor pick corn with a new idea one row picker starting about 12 rows in the field he started planting this hybrid corn now the problem is the husk doesnt want to snap off the ears just wraps around the rollers mostly at the bottom of the husking rolls where it drops in the elevator this syatrs a backup and every 200 feet or so we have to get off and pull it loose than start again with the same results the center of the field is back to normal corn but getting threw this stuff isnt fun
RICK

wijim · Nov 27, 2011

Not dry enough?

Paul from MI · Nov 27, 2011

Sounds like you need some more drying time so the husks are brittle and won't wrap/ Some husk on the corn doesn't seem to hurt anything, and some old timers claimed it helped the kernels dry down faster in the crib.

Anonymous-0 · Nov 27, 2011

What is the moisture of the corn??? Wet stalks like after a dew,fog,or inmature corn will wrap that that.IMO ,sounds like your corn is too "green" yet.If you crib it like this it likely will not keep.too many shucks on ear corn will not leave the ears breath and will hold moisture and cause it to mold.

Allan in NE · Nov 27, 2011

Dunno Rick,

Sounds wet to me. 'Course, I'm not there fightin' it with ya 'neither. You've probably already thought of that. :>)

Allan

rrlund · Nov 27, 2011

What's going on underneath the husking bed? Sounds like you have a bunch of husks piled up that the chain isn't taking out and when more husks fall through,they aren't getting away. SHUT IT OFF!!! DON'T do this with it running,but lift the cover on the discharge end and look in there and see if there's a pile of husks way back.

I don't think wet corn would cause the problem alone. There's something going on underneath.

Heat Houser · Nov 27, 2011

Not sure but I think the old way to "test" moisture in ears was to pick seven and throw them in the stock tank. Five out of seven had to float to be dry enough to crib it. (in Iowa anyway)

rick165 · Nov 27, 2011

sounds like maybe the bybrid corn needs longer drying time than the other.
RICK

rrlund · Nov 27, 2011

I wouldn't hang much faith on the wet corn theory. I've picked corn all day long in a drizzling rain before with a New Idea 8 roll bed with no issues with the rolls wrapping.

Bill(Wis) · Nov 27, 2011

So that he doesn't make the same mistake next year, does he have any idea what the maturity was on the two (?) kinds of corn he has growing in this field? Generally speaking, hybrid corn (which has been around for 65 years or more), is bred to fill some specific need. Some is bred for silage, some for grain, with many different maturity levels expressed in "days", i.e. 85 day, 90 day, 95 day, etc. If he planted 120 day corn in that field and got it in a little late, it should be no surprise to see tight husks.

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