mid century modern sofas New Idea Uni-Systems - YouTube. There is also a MM brown 4 wheeler mule with husking bed and 2 row head on it in the barn. Still have it and would like to see it go away. Helped when we needed parts. Took a lot of maintenance and we eventually did only chopping as we got more cows and hired combining. Cost about the same as a 4296 MM combine and 4 row corn head. We probably would have had many wide-ranging conversations about farming, but specifically I would have asked about harvesting crops with the New Idea Uni-System. I bet they would sure like to talk to you about yours. What a difference! I agree with TP, it would hold its own value as a backup for you. If everything worked smooth, 2 people could change implements under an hour. A three point carrier attachment was made and some used it to plant crops with, put a snow blower on, or spray with. I am considering buying a New Idea 701 Uni-system that has been parked inside a barn for the past 10-15 years it has 2000 hrs on it but has had the engine replaced when the radiator hose came off and ruined . You might want to check the corn picker forum. I bought it to pick 30 percent ear corn to sell to a dairy farmer who milled it and bagged it at his place. Lon I once had a NI 701 with a 6-292 Chevrolet engine. "description":"Discussion of new idea uni system? Add in the needed 4wd and stronger framing and they got pretty expensive. 1/16, Implement 1/16 New Idea Model 314 Two Row Pull Type Corn Sheller Stock Number SCT 243. And NI just didnt have the sales and budget to keep up on the finer details as machinery got bigger and more self adjusting, refined headers, etc. Harvesting and dairying with all and a fleet of New Idea Uni equipment. I attended some service schools at Coldwater, the rarest Uni was the Ford Turbo four cylinder if I recall. Family time with my three little boys! although it would make a good hobby project but that where it stopped. Liked by Nuzha Anam. (563) 924-2880. Last one was a perkins diesel with a hydrostat. I thought it was a good buy for someone but also a very limited market for a machine like that anymore. Would like to it all go away. Told of switching from picking corn in the morning to combining beans in the afternoon on a regular basis. He sold more of them than you would believe. I sell new Case/IH Tractors and Equipment .one part at a time and now retired ! 1 NEW IDEA Equipment in Bethel, PA. 1 NEW IDEA Equipment in Edon, OH. We still use a 702 power unit with a 2 row header and husking bed. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. It lacked traction on my hills, right tire had weights, needed more. In 1974, New Idea began selling re-branded lawn and garden tractors manufactured by General Electric. The last few years they just opened up fields with it to make it easier for the combines to get in. Absolutely disgusting. All in all it was a idea that had merit but there were issues with design and dealer network. Her relatives chose better soils than mine, I do believe. All in all it was a idea that had merit but there were issues with design and dealer network. Kinda scared me. Too gimmicky. We used to pick a fair amount of popcorn for a local company, and the uni husking bed did a great job of cleaning up the popcorn. Too small for a big farm. Provo, UT. The six row head was a Deere that picked a little dirty so the husking bed was overloaded somewhat. Sold Price: USD $6,000.00 New idea model 325 corn picker 2 row narrow 8 roll husking bed shed kept very nice machine financing available through farm credit express. door- new, interior 36x80 - $25 (717-723 Route 369 Port Crane NY) They just mounted up another picker and kept picking. Snowblower was factory. had a ear corn picker. He worked the devil out of them on close to a thousand acres of his own plus he custom picked seed corn. If you're detailed orientated, have a. While he was picking seed corn the boys were chopping corn silage with another UNI. Add in the needed 4wd and stronger framing and they got pretty expensive. Q A. Edexcel. Manufacturer,Model,Year,Price (Default) Lot # Time Remaining Manufacturer,Model,Year,Serial Number,Price Manufacturer,Model,Serial Number,Price Model,Manufacturer,Year,Price Most Recently Updated Listings Serial Number Photos First Year Manufacturer Model Location Most Recently Added We are into steam shows, old tractor shows, anything IH, and Masseys (the kids, not me :/). They suffered from being a good average machine. wide conveyors. gen2cummins: Posted 1/20/2013 15:51 (#2836226) Subject: New Idea Uni: God's Country, Iowa: These were before my time, and I would like to hear a little bit about these systems. I think the main reason they are not built today is because the farms that could use a machine of this capacity, couldnt justify the cost of owning the Uni. can tell more later. Harvesting and dairying with all and a fleet of New Idea Uni equipment. And an older 709 with a 9 ft. There are a few survivors that I know of used by seed companies for cob corn. NEW IDEA Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters Auction Results Far as switching tools, dad had three boys to help so that didn't take long to remove the chopper and put on the combine or cage sheller. "height": 57 }, We bought a new 702 (401-V-6) with chopper,combine,and picker in 1965 . i never been around one, but the concept seemed like a good idea, seemed like for a livestock farmer,it would be nice to go from combine, to chopper , to ear corn harvester but i know they dont make them any more, did farming change that much, or was it not practial to change the harvesting unit back from one to another? It lacked traction on my hills, right tire had weights, needed more. Gas engine. Location: Waukon Iowa. Gold Demonstrators 1456 1026 826 656 544 gas utility, Nineveh, sc NY, on the mighty Susquehanna, farming, watching cows and crops grow, karaoke, fussing with/ collecting old farm machinery. I'm assuming you have a 717 combine on a 701 or 703 power unit. Is there anything that these. Don't want to break your heart but the neighbor had a farm sale a month ago, had three 708 diesels they didn't even bother to get them running or move them to where the sale was, the scrap man cut them up. As all have already said, they are not the best for traction when the wagon starts to fill up. We're hiring an Academic Advising Assistant (full-time continuing - CUPE $25.52/hour) at Camosun College. was it a good thing? } Compared to traction of a small Ford tractor. I see a few still in use. The 401 V6 GM engine has been very reliable but terribly inefficient. It featured a 220 hp (160 kW) engine. He Buys New Idea Uni-Systems - FARM SHOW The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Sheller did a nice job, I remember it catching fire at least once and burning the wiring off the engine. New Idea 708 UNI-System Corn Harvest -- bigtractorpower It was an earlier one with the V6 and orange in color. Lon : Back to top: rrlund Tractor Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 45829 Report to Moderator: Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 3:43 am Post subject: Re: New Idea husking bed repair: I put new rubber rolls in an 8 roll bed one time. As all have already said, they are not the best for traction when the wagon starts to fill up. Paul Dad had a Minneapolis moline unit, ear corn and soybeans. 2x 826D, 2x 856, 1456, 966, 1066BS, 3588, 3788, 5288. His name escapes me right now. And also a 12 roll super picker with a 4 row head. new idea uni system specschaska community center day pass. New Idea AGCO - MANUALS-EPC.COM rebuilt the whole thing front to back in the middle of the yard this fall.. never worked on something so un-worker-friendly.. Next model I do not remember the model number. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. what was the story on the new idea uni systems ? Most dealerships didnt offer a self propelled harvester in the 60-70s , and some larger dairy and cattle feed lots wanted this capacity. 1 day ago 24. I think switching from the picker to the combine took a couple hours, maybe half a day or so. Edexcel A-Level Geography Past Papers June 2018 8GE0 and 9GE0. Just one hay baler. I worked at a dealer that sold them. The pwoer unit and chopper are still indie with chopper on unit. But the mule had very little weight on it, and the right side with no engine weight had zero traction.. they had to stack dozens of weights on top and bolt on the wheel on that side to make a real snow machine out of it. To the OP we had a combine on a 707 I think. There are a few survivors that I know of used by seed companies for cob corn. Although zimsec now have a new curriculum, these papers are still very useful in practicing and preparing for zimsec final examinations. IMO I wouldn't want one now unless it had a Cummins in it. It is ASSUMED that he was given 39 because it was customary to give 40 lashes minus one (or 39). But there was no corn to pick, it was held during wheat harvest, but the thing that did impress me was that Self Propelled Combine with the round grain tank,and that Continetal engine, not sure of the number, but that was as smooth as any combine i ever heard cut wheat,no sickle knock what so ever! Agco New Idea NA [01.2021] Parts Books & Workshop Service Manuals PM me for a link. Just sold the Husking Unit still have the rest to sell. That one wasn't too bad to work on. And grain tank to small. It was said he was the largest mover of uni system in the Midwest.don't know if that was true or not however. Didn't go over here and obviously not many places. although it would make a good hobby project but that where it stopped. He had dreams of a mounted baler and snowblower, but didnt get to those before the cows left. But unloading on the go. It is fun to run. It came from a farmer within 5 miles of where it was made. In the early 90's he traded the 708 for an 800c with a 6200 chopper, reversing feeder house, 7' hay head with the automatic header height, and a 3 row JD corn head painted gray. One of my first jobs out of college was rebuilding a truflow v6 and a bunch of other things on a 705. Three row corn choppers mostly, but he does have combines and a four row picker too, and one has a nine foot three auger snow blower on it. it helped that the unis were made in Coldwater, Oh., only about 30 miles south of me. 1/64th scale New Idea Uni-System Power Unit Kit. Jacks that were to lift the husker or combine would sheer a pin and fail to work, screen hole size to small around the motor and would let all kinds of trash in in front of the radiator, very small front and rear tires,way to much weight on the left side where the motor was, not enough weight on the right side, very poor in wet conditions, small rear tires would slide instead of turn in wet condition's, the list could go on for ever. It is very hard to turn with a full dump wagon behind you, especially on soft ground. However, I still enjoy picking wet ear corn and feeding it to cattle. Other than that for the time it was a good machine , i liked running it . That made me laugh and reminds me of a story I was alway told about myself. Parts are getting hard to find, and it is complicated to work on (8 gearboxes on a two row head might be a record). See pics and video! "@type": "ImageObject", My neighbor was a dairy farmer and they chopped corn with it for years but he never put up huge acreage with it, maybe 40 to 50 acres at most. What did he like about them? 220 Pine Street New Idea 839 Uni Husker. However, I still enjoy picking wet ear corn and feeding it to cattle. Three row corn choppers mostly, but he does have combines and a four row picker too, and one has a nine foot three auger snow blower on it. Category All videos. It wasn't the machine's fault though, he would forget to release the parking brake and the trash on the brake housing would catch fire and drop into the stalks. Far as switching tools, dad had three boys to help so that didn't take long to remove the chopper and put on the combine or cage sheller. Edited by paul the original 12/24/2016 15:00, (1452340_235751113253239_705420341_n (Small).jpg), Edited by pupdaddy12003 12/26/2016 06:56, 1452340_235751113253239_705420341_n (Small).jpg. That seed co. used ALL IH mounted pickers and had just switched to Uni-Harvbesters a couple years before so they could cover more ground. Anyone interested in mine thinking its a 708 its in NE Wyoming,, I know I will never get back what I have in it and may someday make it into a loader for loading round bales if it never sells but would be glad to sell it, Anyone interested in mine thinking its a 708 its in NE Wyoming,, I know I will never get back what I have in it and may someday make it into a loader for loading round bales if it never sells but would be glad to sell it, We still use a 702 power unit with a 2 row header and husking bed. Both MM and New Idea Uni systems did a decent job of harvesting crops but I believe that the combines performed better than competitors makes at the time of production and the husking beds were not quite as good as the competition of the time. but i know they dont make them any more,did farming change that much, or was it not practial to change the harvesting unit back from one to another?thanks for your help! It is still in really decent shape, has a two row 38" corn head and a 4 row bean head with a floating sickle, always been shedded and good rubber.