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Preferred Seeders

Farmall Super A, AV, 100, 130, & 140 1939 - 1973
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Preferred Seeders

Postby M6Scout » Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:02 pm

Good evening all, and here’s to a Happier New Year!

Which is the preferred method of seeding, beans, sweet corn and possibly sunflower seeds. The front (mid section) or 1 point type seeders. Everything else I transplant because of the short seasons in up state NY.

Thanks

Bob C.

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Re: Preferred Seeders

Postby Don McCombs » Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:07 pm

I think the 184 type planter is the most versatile. Do you have a Cub or Super A?
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Re: Preferred Seeders

Postby M6Scout » Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:04 pm

Yeah I forgot to mention that.
‘68 cub Fast hitch snow plow C-3 belly mower,
‘70 cub Fast hitch (klub mower, sickle bar, field plow, bog harrow, woods belly mower, snow plow & cub 100 manuer spreader
‘42 A (2) full sets of cultivators, dual field plow
‘66 140 Fast hitch, 2 bottom plow, single bog harrow
‘68 140 snow plow


3 mid mount seeder assembly’s (2 complete)
1 planter jr. (#4 ?)

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Re: Preferred Seeders

Postby SONNY » Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:48 pm

I think its mostly personal pref. --- First which one do you have the plates for? --- might have to use different planter for different crops, unless you get enough plates for one planter.
I never used the planets but a lot of guys do and like them. They are probably best suited for smaller seed. For corn beans and sunflowers, a regular planter works great.
I use a cut down IH 450 ground lift planter here, cubs pull it just fine, I cut it down to make 2 row planter out of it due to it working better and easier to work in smaller places.--- hard to turn 4-row around but ole cub pulled it before I cut it down.----wouldnt want any hills but on flat land---no problem.

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Re: Preferred Seeders

Postby BSR » Mon Dec 28, 2020 6:41 pm

Heres a pic of a 184 planter made for the Cub and
A pic of a 186 planter made for a 140. Both are Fasthitch
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Re: Preferred Seeders

Postby M6Scout » Tue Dec 29, 2020 8:01 pm

I need to correct my post, l do not have a jr. #4. I have 2 hanging planter 300A’s
and 5 push planters jr.’s (interested?)

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Re: Preferred Seeders

Postby SamsFarm » Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:48 pm

I started with a earthway push by hand planter, moved up to the 172 runner planter, then graduated to deere 71 planter units.

With a plate type planter I have planted;
Sweet corn
Field corn
Green beans
Sugar snap peas
Sun flowers

I plan on experimenting with planting oats and wheat with a plate planter too!

It helps if you have a heafy stack of planter plates! :)

I been using the corn type plates.

The jd 71s are similar to the ih 185s!

It will be time to plant before we know it!
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Re: Preferred Seeders

Postby Super A » Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:57 am

The JD 71 and IH 185 would be Cadillac planters. Double disk openers are more forgiving if the seedbed isn't perfect.

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Couple 1948 Cubs
172 Runner Planter
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Mechanical Transplanter with side mount barrel (needs a fast hitch adapter) :)

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Re: Preferred Seeders

Postby SamsFarm » Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:23 pm

Super A wrote:The JD 71 and IH 185 would be Cadillac planters. Double disk openers are more forgiving if the seedbed isn't perfect.

Al


They are.... Well, maybe not cadillac! They cut through or roll over trash / organic matter.

There has been plenty of times using the cub 172 runner planter that a hidden chunk of sod got stuck in front of the runner, you blink and next thing you know there is a big trench and the seeds are not covered.

I used to think of a coulter in front of the runner on the 172, but went the deere 71 route!
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