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03-02-2002, 03:44 PM
#12
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Choudrant LA USA
Posts: 8
RE: Speaking of the "PLOTMASTER" planter.
Early Riser,
It has been awhile since I checked in, but I knew you would still be here.
I am basically a skeptic as well, but I know that QDMA has written some favorable reviews of their products. But like you said, they were tried by the bigger names folks. Give QDMA a call (1-800-209-3337) and see if they know of a 'regular' person that has used one.
My suggestion would be to simply enlarge your plots so they would be easier to work with your tractor, thereby eliminating the need for the smaller piece.
Edited by - Laturkeyhtr on 03/02/2002 16:45:46
It has been awhile since I checked in, but I knew you would still be here.
I am basically a skeptic as well, but I know that QDMA has written some favorable reviews of their products. But like you said, they were tried by the bigger names folks. Give QDMA a call (1-800-209-3337) and see if they know of a 'regular' person that has used one.
My suggestion would be to simply enlarge your plots so they would be easier to work with your tractor, thereby eliminating the need for the smaller piece.
Edited by - Laturkeyhtr on 03/02/2002 16:45:46
03-05-2002, 02:59 PM
#16
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: somewhere Pa USA
Posts: 33
RE: Speaking of the "PLOTMASTER" planter.
I personally would not buy a plotmaster. It looks like it would not do a good job. If it does work it would take a couple of times going over it to produce a good enough plowing since it is not that heavy. It would also be very tough on a ATV. I recently talked to a dealer and asked how it worked in rockey area and they didn't answer my question very good. All they would reply was "It will be different because the video is made in Georgia"
03-07-2002, 01:20 PM
#18
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta GA USA
Posts: 4
RE: Speaking of the "PLOTMASTER" planter.
As for a magazine giving it a favorable review, let's face it. How many bad reviews have you ever read in most hunting magazines? They make most of their money on advertising. Bad reviews of a product do not sell advertising to that company.
03-17-2002, 03:22 PM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: cazenovia, NY USA
Posts: 2,973
RE: Speaking of the "PLOTMASTER" planter.
Last year I bought a IH 4 row corn planter - at about $500. Its very used, but did work well. I also bought a heavy duty PTO funnel spreader for three point hitch - used at $150. This was a great buy and we've used it for planting clover, oats, and sreading lime and fertilizer - it holds about 300 lbs of fertilizer and the rate of application is easily adjusted - even for white clover. We picked up used drags, and disks for $50.00 each - not three point hitch and had a real old cast iron cultipacker given to us if we would haul it away.
It'll be nice not having to lay out the $$ for equipment this year - though we still could use a good set of three point hitch discs and a better plow (ours is a 2 bottom IH 3 pt hitch).
Don't be afraid to knock on a farmer's door and asking if they have old equipment for sale. Most have equipment they upgraded and the dealers wouldn't take in their old equipment, this is how we got most of ours.
It'll be nice not having to lay out the $$ for equipment this year - though we still could use a good set of three point hitch discs and a better plow (ours is a 2 bottom IH 3 pt hitch).
Don't be afraid to knock on a farmer's door and asking if they have old equipment for sale. Most have equipment they upgraded and the dealers wouldn't take in their old equipment, this is how we got most of ours.