What did he like about them? It had a 8 or 9' blower with double augers-not sure of the power with the V-6 but probably needed a Dsl for torq. To the OP we had a combine on a 707 I think. That 426 Allis was a good weight for the top of the scrap pile at the processor IMO. May have been the 702 but not sure. It lacked traction on my hills, right tire had weights, needed more. We are currently working on a book on the Uni-System that will be released later on in 2017. It lacked traction on my hills, right tire had weights, needed more. I did like the bin extender when conditions allowed us to pull a wagon. Add in the needed 4wd and stronger framing and they got pretty expensive. I had it 2 years. I have chopped haylage and high moisture corn with it. About the only person that would be worth anything to would be someone who needed a mule for a snow blower in the winter. There was a 12' flail attachment for the chopper also. Lamont, IA 50650, Questions? "name": "Yesterday's Tractor Co.", 2 NEW IDEA Equipment in Carrollton, OH. We just had the Byron 501. I could be wrong but that machine didn't seem that old. May have been the 702 but not sure. The 401 V6 GM engine has been very reliable but terribly inefficient. 1 with rear wheel assist. Again, we had a neighbor who had one of those systems and it seemed to me it was from the late 1970s/early 1980s. Too big for a small farm. No husking bed on the Byron. Torque on those engines were really pretty good. Made in the USA. Apparently that was not bad enough to stop me from buying my own this past fall. They just mounted up another picker and kept picking. Her family settled on farms only about 50 miles to the northwest from my home area. Mule was way overpowered for the combine so you could overload the combine pretty easy. 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. rebuilt the whole thing front to back in the middle of the yard this fall.. never worked on something so un-worker-friendly.. I thought it was a good buy for someone but also a very limited market for a machine like that anymore. Family and farming IH experiences on a C, Super C, 2x M, 3x Super M's, 2x 450, 460, 656 G&D, 706 282D, 2x 826D, 2x 856, 1456, 966, 1066BS, 3588, 3788, 5288. COMBINING OATS WITH THE UNI COMBINE IN HILLSBORO WEST VIRGINIA AUGUST 2011. 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. 2023 DTN, all rights reserved. CategoryNew Idea Uni-systems Tractor Construction Plant Wiki Fandom. We had a 702 w/ combine, chopper, and huskor in the 80s. In my area the Uni was popular with dairy farmers like my dad, as it was handy for several jobs. If this picture works, here is one of the '65 701. Combine and cornhead were worn out when we got them so we were reparing on a weekly basis. 2 NEW IDEA Equipment in Myerstown, PA. 1 NEW IDEA Equipment in Ashland, OH. At some point the New Idea Company took control of the design and built the Uni-Harvest system. Dad's first was a 701 he used with both a combine and a chopper with both hay and corn heads. can tell more later. in the Tractor Talk forum followed by comments. One of their Unis burned up but that was not uncommon. 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 . 1 NEW IDEA Equipment in Bethel, PA. 1 NEW IDEA Equipment in Edon, OH. Dad and I had them for maybe 25 years. Join the community! We don't use any other attachments with it- it is used solely for picking ear corn. "mainEntityOfPage": { Here's my Question? 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. To the OP we had a combine on a 707 I think. They did reimburse for all parts replaced but-- 701,702, and 707 Perkins turbo all did a good job. The New Idea 800C Uni-System harvester unit was built in the USA by AVCO-New Idea in Coldwater Ohio USA. CategoryNew Idea Uni-systems Tractor Construction Plant Wiki Fandom. Helped when we needed parts. Family time with my three little boys! We had a 702 w/ combine, chopper, and huskor in the 80s. All in all it was a idea that had merit but there were issues with design and dealer network. Parts are getting hard to find, and it is complicated to work on (8 gearboxes on a two row head might be a record). I recently stepped into a new (and temporary) role as the Acting Director of Dalhousie University's Master of Digital Innovation program . 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). Everyone around me had one at one point or another, seed operations still run them here. We got real good at switching the combine and the husking bed. It's a good idea to check the water separator .Mahindra is a new name in the off-road industry, but is one of the largest tractor manufacturers in the world. 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. GM 6-292, V6-401 gas, V6-478 diesel, Perkins AT6-354diesel, AC 3500 426 diesel, Cummins 5.9 turbodiesel were more common. Farmers Awarded for Innovative Ag Ideas. ", The Nebraska inventor and manufacturer says they're the ideal power unit for his self-propelled, 40-ft. long, 36-in. Not sure where my brother found the three auger snow blower, thing is HUGE, at nine foot wide it opens roads fast. It lacked traction on my hills, right tire had weights, needed more. Most dealerships didnt offer a self propelled harvester in the 60-70s , and some larger dairy and cattle feed lots wanted this capacity. "@type": "Person", They also started to produce stripper plate corn heads. Then people learned/discovered Byron and Pixel machines. He picked some ear corn for me with a six row head and it really kept me hopping pulling and unloading wagons. 220 Pine Street Took a lot of maintenance and we eventually did only chopping as we got more cows and hired combining. I do wish my wife's grandpa had lived just a few years longer (for a multitude of obvious reasons of course) but selfishly I would have liked to have known him. That was a very nice show, and a awesome parade, of tractor i never knew MM ever made! "@type": "Organization", Tractor Construction Plant Wiki. markloff He worked the devil out of them on close to a thousand acres of his own plus he custom picked seed corn. They picked and shelled a little corn for me too with the sheller unit. Snow blower was a monster in the day, big and tough. 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. The implements were changed using a hoist to remove the implement from the tractor and then set on a cart to move the implement. Cost about the same as a 4296 MM combine and 4 row corn head. I attended some service schools at Coldwater, the rarest Uni was the Ford Turbo four cylinder if I recall. 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. One task they seem to still do great at is with a mounted loading conveyor to clean out ground piles at grain elevators, our local co-op has one and I have seen another 2 or 3 doing the same task at other elevators around the state and surrounding states. They were popular for seed corn producers when seed corn was still picked on the ear. Plastic Mahindra Scorpio Diesel Filters 595/ Piece. View Details. Never was around a sheller, and never used a snowblower on a uni, but did and do have a NI blower so I assume that would work well too. There are several guys on there that are into Unis and a lot of knowledgable people on pickers there. My dad had a MM mule. He used it up to when he had a farm equipment auction in the late 1990s. Complaints I heard were about lack of traction and a bit under powered . It has a Continental 6 cyl engine. We ran a couple of them through the yearssure glad we don't anymore. bit more of my thoughts. I have one i loaned money for a long time friend to buy,, he failed to return a penny of money so i had to repo it,, makes me angry ever time I drive by it and think of it,, it has a turbo'ed Perkins, hydro and RWA supposed to be a fresh ear corn bed on it,. 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. I'm thinkin about putting it on ebay. Lot better than a pull type. I had driven a Uni 15 years ago picking seed corn for Kaltenburg seeds. Add to Compare. Farming got bigger, it became difficult to make them bigger but still work with all the tools. Tractor Construction Plant Wiki. "publisher": { The coop here used to be a NI dealer, and they ran one of those blowers until maybe 10 years ago. We had a 707 I think (non turbo perkins) and a combine that we ran a 4 row wide cornhead on. I would definitely get rid of it if I could find a cheap hydro machine. Three bolts held the implements on the earlier models but am not sure about the later production. 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! Absolutely disgusting. Gas engine. Mule was way overpowered for the combine so you could overload the combine pretty easy. maybe a place to start. "@id": "https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/" I went to Plainview Mn the other day and saw a huge bone yard of unis. Sell Mine; SAVED . "text": "any one have, or had or used a new idea uni system? 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. Have a 727 husking bed and 3-30" 725 head on it. 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. Always wondered how hard it was when you wanted to pick corn in morning and then beans in afternoon ?