Drill seeder help

[cat fever]

Thanks all for the compliments on the hitch.

I may get to use it soon. If it stays dry this week, my fertilizer guy will come and then I can seed. Would be nice to get it done this early.
I plan to seed with Oats and Peas with the already existing alfalfa in the field. The cows will think they are in heaven with that gourmet salad. :laughing:

 

[ovrszd]

Lynn, I'm jealous of your drill. Wish I could find one. I'd convert it to 3pt. What brand is yours???

High scrap iron prices sent a lot of these to the shredder...... Real bummer....

Nice work on the hitch, didn't mean to distract from that. Was just consumed by jealousy for a moment.....

 

[Tx Jim]

Lynn's grain drill is a JD model B plain grain. I remember assembling them back in the 60's when I was employed by a JD dealer. They were built from '46 - mid 60's.

 

[aarolar]

Lynn, I'm jealous of your drill. Wish I could find one. I'd convert it to 3pt. What brand is yours???

High scrap iron prices sent a lot of these to the shredder...... Real bummer....

Nice work on the hitch, didn't mean to distract from that. Was just consumed by jealousy for a moment.....

You and I both...

 

[Turbys_1700]

Lynn's grain drill is a JD model B plain grain. I remember assembling them back in the 60's when I was employed by a JD dealer. They were built from '46 - mid 60's.

It is just like the one we have in the shed. They do a good job. Deere must have made thousands of those units. That is all you saw around here back in the 60's and 70's. I actually purchased a spring for the drive engage gear on ours last year. Still stocked and delivered by mail to my house in several days. I think that ours is a 14-7...14 drops on 7" spacing.

 

[cat fever]

Lynn, I'm jealous of your drill. Wish I could find one. I'd convert it to 3pt. What brand is yours???

High scrap iron prices sent a lot of these to the shredder...... Real bummer....

Nice work on the hitch, didn't mean to distract from that. Was just consumed by jealousy for a moment.....

Thanks Richard, I feel lucky to have found it, about 100 miles from my house.

Jim is correct about the drill. The sticker is gone but it said Van Brunt also. It's a 16 drop 6" spacing. I wanted to find one with the small seed box, but just couldn't find one close and in working order. I got this one from the original owner with the owners manual. Paid 450 bucks. Took a little cleaning and grease but it seems to work fine. I'll know for sure within a couple weeks. I plan to seed soon as I can.

Like Turby, I might need to buy the gear engaging spring. It's not broke but maybe weak. Takes a little WD40 to get the gears engaged. I think now that I have it and keep it stored indoors everything should be better for the gears.

 

[Turbys_1700]

Thanks Richard, I feel lucky to have found it, about 100 miles from my house.

Jim is correct about the drill. The sticker is gone but it said Van Brunt also. It's a 16 drop 6" spacing. I wanted to find one with the small seed box, but just couldn't find one close and in working order. I got this one from the original owner with the owners manual. Paid 450 bucks. Took a little cleaning and grease but it seems to work fine. I'll know for sure within a couple weeks. I plan to seed soon as I can.

Like Turby, I might need to buy the gear engaging spring. It's not broke but maybe weak. Takes a little WD40 to get the gears engaged. I think now that I have it and keep it stored indoors everything should be better for the gears.

If I remember correctly the spring was around $5.00. The shipping and handling was $12.00. Was in stock in the warehouse.

 

[cat fever]

OK thanks.

 

[Tx Jim]

I checked and gear engagement spring is still available from JD. S337M Extension Spring - TENSION SPRING ADD 4.11 USD

 

[Turbys_1700]

I checked and gear engagement spring is still available from JD. S337M Extension Spring - TENSION SPRING ADD 4.11 USD

Tx Jim...
Could you estimate how many of those Van Brunts you assembled or worked on???
Just curious...
Also amazed that Deere would still keep that part in stock...
They sold oodles of them...