McCormick Corn Binder In Action (video)

Lanse · Oct 15, 2012

Hey guys!!

So, every fall in the next town over is the "Iams Harvest Fest" in
Trotwood, Ohio and its one of two shows I still try to go to every
year... They put it on last weekend, and I stopped out with my
camera and got to watch a 1920s McCormick corn binder and a
Farmall H picking and bundling corn. It was pretty cool to see,
and I even got to run the binder and drive the Farmall some, the
video shows it all.

About halfway through the day a cast iron bracket on the binder
broke, I told them I'd weld it free of charge (but its cast.. so no
promises), I guess we'll see how that goes.

Anyway, hope you guys enjoy the video... I'll have more to post
later on

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Kerry in N.S. · Oct 15, 2012

Really liked the video. Thanks

Wheat Farmer · Oct 15, 2012

I rememeber those days. By Dad bought the last IHC binder the dealer sold in late 49 or early 50. That binder would hold enough bundles for one shock. Hated loading the shock because rattle snakes loved getting under them. Thanks for the video.

Bruce from Can. · Oct 15, 2012

Nice video, looks like ring and valve time for the old Farmall.

Dalex · Oct 15, 2012

That was very interesting !! Too bad the shocks couldn't fall on a rack of some sort, avoid all that bending over to pick them up ....

The Dukester · Oct 15, 2012

Most binders like that one had a bundle catcher/conveyer on the back that would catch 6-8 bundles then the operator on the seat could activate the conveyer apron and that would run the bundles out on to the ground in a bunch offside that made it easier to gather them to be shocked. Some binders had a bigger elevating bundle catcher that enabled them to bring the bundles up where they were easily (sort of) loaded on a wagon that was pulled along side. This corn was then taken to a silo where it was cut into ensilage with a chopping sort of machine and blower and blown up the outside pipe and down into the silo.

showcrop · Oct 15, 2012

A friend still uses one at his vegetable operation to make corn shocks for his customers' autumn decorations.

Dick2 · Oct 15, 2012

The sickle needs some new sections. Dad pulled his McCormack corn binder with a team of horse; it had a bundle carrier to hold enough bundles to make a shock wherever he dumped them. Corn bundles are awkward to handle, much harder than a bundle of grain.

SweetFeet · Oct 15, 2012

Lanse,
Really neat video. Just shared it with our 13 year old daughter and she even thought it was cool. Corn binding is not something we normally get to see demonstrated at shows around here. Thanks for posting.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 15, 2012

Every time I try to watch a video I get a ball going around the middle of the screen, while the video stops, about every ten seconds. Is this normal, or can it be fixed? Am gettin' aggravated!

Formerly PaMike · Oct 15, 2012

My amish neighbors do about 40 acres of corn that way. They run a wagon along side and stack them on the wagon. Then they haul the wagon into the barn and use a stationary chopper to fill silo...A lot of the guys have converted the binders to be run with a Honda engine...

Leroy · Oct 15, 2012

I have both a binder and shreader setting here in the barn, both usuable but not used since 1959. Only my binder is a John Deere and the shreader is a New Idea. It was always set to run the bundle carier all the time tho and with the bundle carrier you on the next pass were not running over the bundles like without it unless you picked them up every round and that was not likely. You cut as much as you wanted and then went back out and set the bundles in a shock. For years when it was time to get in to the shreader just went out with the buckrake (It was a 1929 Buick 4 door sedan with the back doors removed and the top cut off at the back side of the rear doors, would walk a load out of the field in high gear) that was also used for putting in the loose hay and would put 4 shocks on the rake at a time. Dad had made a conveyor to put the bundles on standing on the ground to take them up to the feed table of the shreader without lifting them over waist high.

Dalet · Oct 15, 2012

We do that every August for our show in Hanley Falls. Usually there is no wind, its about 90 degrees and we do 2 hayracks full for the show.

Its not a very good picture, but we have a Gehl chopper set up to let the kids throw the bundles of corn in.

IndianaRed · Oct 15, 2012

Sounds like you might have a slower type internet connection? The video runs faster than you can download it, so while it's "buffering" you see that symbol.

McCormick Corn Binder In Action (video)

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