John Deere Corn Sheller - Tri-State Museum - Belle Fourche, SD
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YoSam.
N 44° 40.437 W 103° 51.168
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When I was a kid, we did this by hand. Imagine shucken 10,00 bushels of corn by hand...we got $1 a day...all the kids in town.
Waymark Code: WMPMGN
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2015
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County of display: Butte County
Location of display: 415 5th Ave, Tri-State Museum, Belle Fourche
Great explanation of how it all works, with pictures on Harry's Old Engine
Another site with couple good pics Yesterday's Tractors
"The first three John Deere shellers are commonly referred to as “one-hole” shellers; all were manufactured in Moline, Ill. All were manually operated initially; later, (optional) external belt-drive pulleys were offered.
"The No. 1 John Deere sheller was manufactured from 1915 through 1924. It consisted of an angle iron frame for its lower level and a segmented cast iron top body in three major pieces. Internal pieces were mostly made of cast iron. Upper and lower side panels, as well as the internal baffles, were made of wood.
"The No. 1A, Deere’s second one-hole sheller, was manufactured from 1924 through 1936. The No. 1A utilized an extended angle iron frame to include the upper portion of the sheller as well, replacing the cast iron portions of the No. 1. The internal pieces remained almost unchanged.
"No. 1B was manufactured from 1936 through 1949 and perhaps into the early 1950s. Strangely, this model seems to relate back to the No. 1. Gone was the upper portion of sheet metal and angle frame. The entire top portion was redesigned to be integrated into two casting halves. Several attachments were offered, including feed trays, power pulleys, corn nubbers and an electric motor power option" ~ Farm Collector