John Deere Corn King Silo wrench#58

[dimwittedmoose51]

Cool looking and in pretty good condition.  Found one blog about the silos from the turn of the century, but no info on the wrench.  It appears to be cast iron, single open end, with a 45 degree bend in it, and about 14" vlong.  I'll get a photo of it up later tonight.  Found it at the same farm I got the old Craftsman drill press.  Thanks

DM&FS

[dimwittedmoose51]

Photo as promised and maybe it shoulda gone to the tractor and farm section...oh well, Papaw can move it if it's the right thing to do.......

DM&FS

[OilyRascal]

Interesting find. 

You should read up on wrenchingnews.com. 

Carter Auction Report (Posted April 2, 2009)

Despite the bad climates both economic and weather type (it snowed seven inches Saturday morning) the Richard Carter Auction held in Sedalia, Missouri was a success. With over 2100 listed lots and many more unlisted, prices remained strong throughout the auction even the mid to low range items sold well. The two John Deere King Corn Silo wrenches set records for sale at auction.

Also - #898 of the RUSS MARSHALL OF ALLEN, NEBRASKA - again, on wrenchingnews.com

and a link for you to read on dating JD corn king silos.

http://www.bleedinggreen.com/GG2002/gg-05-06-02.html

[jimwrench]

 Great find. I'd keep going back to that honey hole.

[HeelSpur]

Thats nice, hard to tell what else will turn up.

[dimwittedmoose51]

I'm kinda wondering what happened to the silo???  Also curious as to if there is one still standin within the state of Iowa.....

BTW Oily, I'm snagging more goodies that say Thorsen, and there's a pr. of Large Thorsen Channel locks I could pick up for you tomorrow for $5 if you want them.  Red plastic dip handles....


DM&FS

[OilyRascal]

BTW Oily, I'm snagging more goodies that say Thorsen, and there's a pr. of Large Thorsen Channel locks I could pick up for you tomorrow for $5 if you want them.  Red plastic dip handles....
DM&FS

You da man, Max.  YES, YES, and YES.

[dimwittedmoose51]

Bad news.OR, the Thorsen Channel locks were Japan, not USA.  I can still hunt the guy down if that makes no difference to you, but they were Thorsen Allieds and I didn't read the small print.  They were in average shape.  your call.......PM from here on out so Pawpaw doesn't go to sleep reading all our drivel...lol

DM&FS

[john k]

I don't think John Deere was ever in the silo business, maybe someone will prove me wrong.   But, what I have seen are silo blowers.   To fill the silo, with silage/chopped corn from the top, silo blowers were used.  These were PTO driven blowers, fill the back of a pickup bed in size.   Usually on steel wheels to be moved from one silo to another.   Had steel tubing coming out the top, with a hopper on the side the silage was shoveled into.  They had the power to blow heavy wet chopped silage  straight up 75-100 feet. 

[OilyRascal]

I don't think John Deere was ever in the silo business, maybe someone will prove me wrong.

See attached link:  "One obscure fact from Deere's past is that they made and sold upright wood-stave silos in the early 1900s out of a factory in Kansas City, Missouri."

http://www.bleedinggreen.com/GG2002/gg-05-06-02.html