Grain Drill
11-09-2005, 08:12 AM
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Typical Buck
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Grain Drill
Next Spring I'llbe planting Corn, Beans, Sunflowers then Winter Wheat in the Fall. I need to find a planting implement this winter. Has anyone ever used a conventional grain drill to plant seeds of varying size by stopping up holes or otherwise modifying a drill? I'll be using Roundup@ Ready beans and corn so I want narrow rows and witha 25hp tractor a can't pull a no-till implement. Older 2 and 4 row planters are tough too find in my area and those I do find have wide, fixed row settings.
11-09-2005, 07:16 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Grain Drill
It Should work good for Beans. One thought - If you are planting beans you can set the holes for beans, and not plug any up. The beans do not have to be planted in rows - and when you spray - just drive over them.
Don't worry about killing the ones you drive over - most will live.
You will probably only have to spray 2x - then they will form a canopy.
I double up with4 row planter - to plant 15" rows - but might go with 10" rows next year.
FH
Don't worry about killing the ones you drive over - most will live.
You will probably only have to spray 2x - then they will form a canopy.
I double up with4 row planter - to plant 15" rows - but might go with 10" rows next year.
FH
11-10-2005, 06:05 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Grain Drill
I use my old International 510 drill for oats, wheat, milo, and beans. Even though it has settings for milo, and beans, I find that it still plants too thick. So, I close off every other hole with duct tape, and it works like a charm. I doubt that you could set a drill to plant thin enough for corn.
11-13-2005, 05:39 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Grain Drill
Dont try to plant corn with a drill, usually those old planters with the fixed row width you refer to can be adjusted, plant beans with a planter then go back and plant the middles whatever the row width is....
12-01-2005, 11:30 PM
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RE: Grain Drill
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I use my old International 510 drill for oats, wheat, milo, and beans. Even though it has settings for milo, and beans, I find that it still plants too thick. So, I close off every other hole with duct tape, and it works like a charm. I doubt that you could set a drill to plant thin enough for corn.
I use my old International 510 drill for oats, wheat, milo, and beans. Even though it has settings for milo, and beans, I find that it still plants too thick. So, I close off every other hole with duct tape, and it works like a charm. I doubt that you could set a drill to plant thin enough for corn.
BTW, I used to have a 510 with 10" spacings, now I've upgraded to 2 5100's with double discs and press wheels. All I can say is I should have made that switch a long time ago. Seed depth is easier to control, soil moisture isn't as much of a problem, and I notice a lot quicker, more uniform germination. Not to mention, I don't have to stop and replace drag chains every couple of rounds. My 5100's are also set on 7" spacings, which I like a lot better. Now if the temps would just cool off and the wheat would get a rain or two....[:@]
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