#43 Sheller

nh8260 · Nov 3, 2013

Have a question regarding my JD 43 sheller, I went with dekalb corn this year which shells better than last years croplan. I'm feeding this in with an elevator, problem is i'm getting some cobs coming out of the sheller with kernels still on them, I've adjusted the cob door tension and that hasn't helped much, i'm feeding the machine the equivalent of a scoop shovel then waiting about 4-5 seconds and putting more in. I saw a video on youtube where a boy was feeding one so fast that the cobs were falling back down the cob elevator and his was coming out totally clean, any ideas? my corn is around 18% moisture.

Old Iowa · Nov 3, 2013

When I was a kid the old shellers would work better fed clear full. If you did not keep them full they did not shell as well. The cobs rubbing against each other help shell the kernels off.

Try feeding it faster and see how it goes.

Also make sure that the screen/cylinder cover is flat/straight across. They can get bent and then let ear go by in the bent section.

My Dad had one that we used for years. Shoveled many loads of corn into it.

I wonder if 18% corn is too wet. We almost never shelled any corn until it was drier than that.

Shoveling corn into that sheller and manure out of the barn are two reasons I went to town for a job.

nh8260 · Nov 3, 2013

No lol I found out what is too wet!! Above 21% is too wet cause it won't throw it up the discharge pipe, then you have to take the end of the blower and clean it out, I learned real quick when not to shell!!!

Super-H-Mike · Nov 3, 2013

I agree with Old Iowa, feed it faster and maybe its a bit too wet. With my old Moline it will literally take it as fast as you can get it in there, and they come out clean every time. However, I shell in the spring after 6 months of drying in the crib. Compare hand shelling fresh corn to very dry corn, big differece !

armand tatro · Nov 3, 2013

The J.D. #6 corn sheller with the feeder running completely full was rated to shell 1000 bu. per hr. plus. I believe the # 43 was rated at either 500 or 750 bph. So yes you do have to keep the feeder full same as you have to run a combine at its rated capacity to do the best job. One man can not keep that # 43 full to capacity scooping by hand! Armand

nh8260 · Nov 3, 2013

the 43 is rated at 100-250 bushel per hour according to the manual

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