Carl B. retired a few years ago from dairying and still lives on the same farm, but his son manages it now. COMBINING OATS WITH THE UNI COMBINE IN HILLSBORO WEST VIRGINIA AUGUST 2011. You can tell at long distance. New idea model 325 corn picker 2 row narrow 8 roll husking bed shed kept very nice machine financing available through farm credit express. Never around them much. Oh fun days!! 8-32 characters, include one number (0-9) and one letter (a-z), By clicking Create Account, you agree to our, Save DTNPF to your home screen: Tap on the arrow and then select, Oil Futures Reverse Higher After US Rig Count Falls, Pressure to Stop Importing Brazilian Beef After Mad Cow Case Confirmed, Kellogg, Meijer Partner to Support Young Midwest Farmers, Increase yields and savings with precision weather. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. 1/16, Lawn & Garden 1/16 John Deere X485 Lawn Mower Garden Tractor With Attachments. We had a 702 with the creamin gimmy in it. Main/only picker at the time for seed corn. Bigger units would be much better I'm sure. Sold Price: USD $940.00 Auction Ended: Thu, Sep 22, 2022 10:05 AM Financial Calculator Serial Number: UNKNOWN The one I bought is a variable speed belt drive 706 with a diesel Perkins. I bet they would sure like to talk to you about yours. New Idea bought the Uni system from MM about 1965. I had driven a Uni 15 years ago picking seed corn for Kaltenburg seeds. As all have already said, they are not the best for traction when the wagon starts to fill up. The machine itself never caught fire though. Most dealerships didnt offer a self propelled harvester in the 60-70s , and some larger dairy and cattle feed lots wanted this capacity. Doesnt matter how good the machine is, if you cant get into the field with it. Parts are getting hard to find, and it is complicated to work on (8 gearboxes on a two row head might be a record). The tractors had more power and nicer cabs with changes made at different times. There was a 12' flail attachment for the chopper also. the biggest GMC V-6 was rated at 225 HP at 3400RPM. But combine was off centered. Among their grandpa's last tractors were an International Farmall 460/560 and a 1960s four-digit Oliver (he couldn't remember which one it was). Controlled and repainted machine, 80% tires. Gas engine. No Laughing! } New Idea Combine harvesters by brand. A three point carrier attachment was made and some used it to plant crops with, put a snow blower on, or spray with. My Dad recently upgraded to a JD 4400 combine. Also had a combine for it also a 717? here is my uni, set up for high moisture ear corn. Many Uni systems with husking beds were used to harvest seed corn. Her grandma passed away in the late 1990s and her grandpa died in the mid-2000s, just a couple of years before we met. New Idea Uni System - YouTube. Unis have been depreciated to nothing, but that doesn't exactly represent their true value as a piece of equipment. My brother still has several 700 series, and one 800 series with the 5.9 Cummins he still uses. We ran a couple of them through the yearssure glad we don't anymore. The House and Senate floors were both active with debate of weighty measures like Governor Kemp's "Safe Schools Act" ( HB 147) and legislation amending Georgia's certificate of need law ( SB 99) to . Copyright 2022 Bossen Implement. Made it easy to chase parts as stocking dealers were in 3 different directions and most were 30 miles out. FYI - I know of an auction here in SE PA where a 708 diesel hydro and a 6504 4-row corn head will be for sale in late March. The whole outfit was a big toy mostly. The 767 chopper IMO lacked capacity, and the heads stunk, I assume the later 800 chopper and the adapter to run Deere heads would be a ok setup. Doesnt matter how good the machine is, if you cant get into the field with it. I know of a couple of guys (one is a forum member, not regular anymore) that use uni's. There were a few around here, but most only used them for one purpose, and didnt bother with other attachments. Report 2 NEW IDEA Equipment in Carrollton, OH. i talked to a gentleman that knew about them,with a sheller attachment on a hill it was overloaded pulling the wagon and all, that little Z engine, in a V configuration,just couldn't hack it. 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. Follow along as I build two 164 scale 3D-printed New Idea Uni-Systems made by Farm Factor 3D. Combine and cornhead were worn out when we got them so we were reparing on a weekly basis. Later on he bought a used low houred 800 with an 838 husking bed and an 844 head. New Idea Uni System Brochure 1966 - 701, 702, Combine, Forage Harvester, Sheller Pre-Owned C $16.62 Top Rated Seller or Best Offer from United States Sponsored 1990 WHITE - NEW IDEA UNI MODULAR HARVESTING SYSTEMS 12 page BROCHURE Pre-Owned C $12.80 Top Rated Seller Buy It Now from United States Sponsored New Idea 708 UNI-System Corn Harvest bigtractorpower. 2x 826D, 2x 856, 1456, 966, 1066BS, 3588, 3788, 5288. It featured a 220 hp (160 kW) engine. We don't use any other attachments with it- it is used solely for picking ear corn. It lacked traction on my hills, right tire had weights, needed more. I Can't Believe it!- There is a guy near here that uses a Uni. Dad had 2 MM uni systems and I owned 2 New Idea Uni systems. had a ear corn picker. At some point the New Idea Company took control of the design and built the Uni-Harvest system. Dee Implement in Waukon Iowa doesn't budge on their prices, and they have every model imaginable, many of the smaller ones. It was a good day when I traded the Uni system away. I was going to start a new topic on " Uni-Systems" and this was already here! markloff They did make a larger combine with a turrett auger but I never was around one, they might have had more capacity than the earlier ones. Actually a bad Idea. Email Dealer Dealer Profile View Details. Tires are good. Absolutely disgusting. Later on my buddy said that he never believed me about my dad til then We had one when I was in high school with the V-6 GMC, had a chopper and cage sheller for it. The last few years they just opened up fields with it to make it easier for the combines to get in. He picked some ear corn for me with a six row head and it really kept me hopping pulling and unloading wagons. Paul Dad had a Minneapolis moline unit, ear corn and soybeans. In 1974, New Idea began selling re-branded lawn and garden tractors manufactured by General Electric. It would really twist a combine. 1/16 New Idea Model 314 Two Row Pull Type Corn Sheller. Details Model: 800C Est Hours: 3230 Horse Power: Standard Weights: Yes Rear: YES Drive Type: 2WD Fuel Type: Diesel Auto Header Height: Yes Drive Tire Size: 18.4 X 34 Steering Tire Size: 13.5 X 16.1 Rear Axle: Standard Cab Condition: Good Paint Condition: Good Overall Condition: Good Notes 157 HORSE POWER HYDRO DRIVE RWA ON REAR AXLE New Idea 800C Return to Photos Click image to enlarge. The first New Idea Uni right after the MM line had a flathead Continental F244 six, had one come in to the dealer for service once years ago. can tell more later. The reliability was another issue. Lamont, IA 50650. Bigger units would be much better I'm sure. "name": "Swindave" A neighbor had one back in the seventies that had a habit of setting the corn field on fire. Took a lot of maintenance and we eventually did only chopping as we got more cows and hired combining. I would LOVE to hear from someone who actually used the vintage machine. Advertisement: Published on Mar 22, 2018 by horsepowers. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. The pwoer unit and chopper are still indie with chopper on unit. I would definitely get rid of it if I could find a cheap hydro machine. Dad started putting a red wing boot to the side shields and calling it every terrible combination of words that would make a boat full of sailors uncomfortable. Our township bought a new Uni Traction unit with the sno blower & used it for maybe 15 to 20 years, it had the V-6 GM engine, believe it was under powered & slow. No picture allowed, sterile environment! I thought it was a good buy for someone but also a very limited market for a machine like that anymore. It is fun to run. Last one I was around had a 401 V6 GMC. Have a 727 husking bed and 3-30" 725 head on it. While he was picking seed corn the boys were chopping corn silage with another UNI. A neighbor had one back in the seventies that had a habit of setting the corn field on fire. He has a short Irish fuse. I believe Nietfeld Seed, Terning Seed, and Dahlman Seed all still use them with Dahlman having a few of them last time I was by. One of my first jobs out of college was rebuilding a truflow v6 and a bunch of other things on a 705. Have the 767 chopper 3 row corn head hay pickup and a couple of old shellers. Sheller did a nice job, I remember it catching fire at least once and burning the wiring off the engine. BILL - Dad and his first tenant had a Uni-harvester for about 2-3 months one winter. They had just rebuilt the motor on it. So who mounted the steps? I thought it was a good buy for someone but also a very limited market for a machine like that anymore. New Idea 725 Uni-System. Aerial Lifts Asphalt and Paving Equipment Attachments and Parts Backhoes and Industrial Tractors Boring and Trenching Brooms and Sweepers Concrete Equipment Cranes Crawlers Drills and Drilling Rigs Excavators Graders Mining Equipment Off Road Haul Trucks Quarry and Aggregate Rollers and Compaction Rough Terrain Forklifts Scrapers Skid Steer They picked and shelled a little corn for me too with the sheller unit. Then a 702 with a 2 row chopper and he also had a cage sheller with a auger out the back of the hopper and we pulled gravity wagons and filled them. However, I still enjoy picking wet ear corn and feeding it to cattle. We also would crib around 25-30000 bu a year of field corn, and shell the rest with another combine we had. Always had to make sure that one did not get a bunch of corn stalks packed in between the motor and the husking bed. If the corn starts shelling after the ear is picked, its like pushing sand to get the ear back to the knives. Very slow. The coop here used to be a NI dealer, and they ran one of those blowers until maybe 10 years ago. How many folks on here complain about changing 3pt implements and the hassle of it? There were some differences -- her relatives were mainly from Germany and settled in the fertile Platte River Valley, where mine were mainly from Ireland and settled in the hills just to the west of the Missouri River. Too gimmicky. Now if John Deere would have licensed it from MM then every farm would have a new one today and it would be the greatest thing ever. They didnt handle mud very well, the rear wheels were narrow offset spacing, and the weight wasnt centered, so they really just plain sucked in a wet year, which is about every fall here. Farming got bigger, it became difficult to make them bigger but still work with all the tools. If this picture works, here is one of the '65 701. Too bad they couldn't have got ahold of Melrose DT international engines for them. Just the nature of the beast, it was average at everything in order to make it do everything Paul Snowblower was factory. They set out to do lots of things and they never really ended up doing anything well. I would like to know what he thought of the machine. Monday - Friday, 9am - Noon CSTAfternoons and Saturdays by chance. IH tractors and Equipment, Web design, Computer repair, basically anything technology related. Will sell picker without corn head, shedded until one month age, hours 1,283, all works, good condition. How many folks on here complain about changing 3pt implements and the hassle of it? May have been the 702 but not sure. "@type": "Organization", Cost about the same as a 4296 MM combine and 4 row corn head. Combine unit was slow to get much done also. One of their Unis burned up but that was not uncommon. New Idea 708 2WD Uni System Corn Picker, 977 Hrs Showing, Block Heater, Hydrostatic Transmission, Self-Propelled, 18.4 26 Front Tires, 12.5 15SL Rear Tires, 737 Husking Bed, 740 Throat, Perkins 354 Turbo 6 Cylinder Diesel, Adapter Plate On Throat For John Deere 444 443 Head Hook Up, SN: 73424. I worked at a dealer that sold them. And an older 709 with a 9 ft. what was the story on the new idea uni systems ? It was a good setup for us in central MN dairy country. I'm sure a diesel would bring more that a gas. The last few years they just opened up fields with it to make it easier for the combines to get in. Last one I was around had a 401 V6 GMC. Had a good machine shed and got used to changing attachments. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. 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. Large harvesters with over 500hp engines can gobble up fields so fast, it is more economical to hire a custom operator. Most were combines, and Corn shelters. 4 NEW IDEA Equipment in Linville, VA. 4 NEW IDEA Equipment in New Baltimore, MI. "author": { Apparently that was not bad enough to stop me from buying my own this past fall. Had a combine with a grain haed, and a husking bed and corn head for it. "text": "any one have, or had or used a new idea uni system? Oh fun days!! Pick 2-4 times as fast, had a swinging elevator to the side for side loading while picking, all greaseable bearing, think I has one bearing fail in 10 years of use. Good luck! junho 16, 2022. nasa internship summer 2022 . 1/16, Implement 1/16 New Idea Model 314 Two Row Pull Type Corn Sheller Stock Number SCT 243. Where are you located? Kinda like having a mounted picker on a tractor to mount and dismount. Complaints I heard were about lack of traction and a bit under powered . Would like to it all go away. This manual contains information on operating, adjusting, maintaining and troubleshooting for your New Idea harvester power unit. One of the draw backs it had was the variable speed didn't have roller bearings on the shafts and about every yr . Pa did a fair amount of custom work with it. Made it easy to chase parts as stocking dealers were in 3 different directions and most were 30 miles out. This multi-purpose power unit had several uses, from being a corn picker to a forage harvester. "description":"Discussion of new idea uni system? New Idea began with the manure spreader, and expanded into other lines including hay equipment, Forage harvesters, swathers, combine harvesters, Garden Tractors, etc. "publisher": { We had a uni system for many years. . What do you guys think it is worth. How many folks on here complain about changing 3pt implements and the hassle of it? Bossen Implement, Inc. The New Idea 800c Uni-System harvester unit was built in the USA by the New Idea company in Coldwater, Ohio, USA. It has a Continental 6 cyl engine. Contact Midwest Auction Pros with any questions or to view this item. I bought it to pick 30 percent ear corn to sell to a dairy farmer who milled it and bagged it at his place. New Idea 705. "url": "https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/graphics/smllogo.png", Owners are getting more value out of those older power units thanks to Jim Lindquist. The New Idea 800C Uni-System harvester unit was built in the USA by AVCO-New Idea in Coldwater Ohio USA. I see a few still in use. Update: 07.2019 Size: 780 Mb extracted data Region: North America Type: Parts Books, Parts Documents, Service Bulletins & Workshop Service Manuals Language: English OS: Win Xp, Vista, Win 7, Win 8, Win 10 Instructions + Key: Present Installation: Multiple PCs Amount of disks: 1 File .rar Version: 2.1.80 Epsilon Viewer High speed download link - + Too gimmicky. Mule was way overpowered for the combine so you could overload the combine pretty easy. It is ASSUMED that he was given 39 because it was customary to give 40 lashes minus one (or 39). Most of his stuff was shipped all over I believe , choppers and eared corn machines were used locally but not much if any switching them to combines. I think the size of machines and farms is a big part of what killed the idea. door- new, interior 36x80 - $25 (717-723 Route 369 Port Crane NY) Too different, really. They sold it on an auction two years ago for $700. He ran it doing custom work for a couple years, said the right wheel was WAY to light. 729A sheller 4 row head and 3 row head for chopping corn hay head and a stripper head for ear corn. Follow along as I build two 164 scale 3D-printed New Idea Uni-Systems made by Farm Factor 3D. The first mule had the 292 straight 6 chev engine. It would really twist a combine. If the corn starts shelling after the ear is picked, its like pushing sand to get the ear back to the knives. Upcoming Auctions Auction Price Data. Here's my Question? We bought a new 702 (401-V-6) with chopper,combine,and picker in 1965 . New Idea 12 roll bed 2x picker Updated: Feb 10, 2023 3:47 PM Yoder & Frey Inc. Farm Machinery Auction ARCHBOLD, Ohio Seller Information Phone: +1 419-558-7024 On Auction Get Shipping Quotes Apply for Financing General Listings 17 NEW IDEA 10 Other Harvesters For Sale Price: CAD $1,606 Financial Calculator Serial Number: 110134 Condition: Used When turning pulling a wagon it was hard to turn because it swung a wide radius at the rear. My dad started with a 706 in the early 80's shortly after bought a new 708 with a 767 super chopper. A company made a manure spreader for one with it being mounted backwards on the uni tractor. I agree with TP, it would hold its own value as a backup for you. Also had a combine for it also a 717? }, More research yielded even more attachments for the Uni systems. Polarized 3D glasses allow for color 3D, while the red-blue lenses produce an image with distorted coloration. Permalink. They were used for sweet corn into the 90s or maybe 2000s around here in a big way. Too small for a big farm. }. Paul Thats because they would make it work the way it ought to Thats because they would make it work the way it ought to My brother still has several 700 series, and one 800 series with the 5.9 Cummins he still uses. jt We had a 702 w/ combine, chopper, and huskor in the 80s. Visible Anyone can find this group. "height": 57 Just sold the Husking Unit still have the rest to sell. Who knows parting it out might be worth while, IDK? "dateModified": "2020-12-24", I have chopped haylage and high moisture corn with it. The New Idea 803A Uni-System harvester unit was built in the USA by AVCO-New Idea in Coldwater, Ohio, USA. Oh fun days!! I am hoping it will keep better weight on the rear and allow for better steering. All rights reserved. I currently have 2 708 uni's with 354 Perkins. Antique Spreader Parts. New Idea bought the Uni system from MM about 1965.