Haybuster No-Till drill?

[tnpete]

Anyone have a Haybuster drill for wildlife plots? Thinking about getting one or some other drill . That is like this one, Its only 7ft wide. I have a Kubota M-4700 tractor and all the other stuff to do custom wildlife plots. But looking at a Drill to go along with it.
The Model 77 Haybuster fits the bill. But I know the price will be high. Wondering if theres any other models out there that would be 8ft or smaller? Or something else that would work other then a no-till drill?
Pete

 

[mark.r]

Try one of these . . .

Beaver Valley Supply Company - Kasco Seeders, Drills and Landscaping

 

[Farmwithjunk]

How about these GREEN ones!


Food Plot Seeders


Conservation Seeders

Grain Drills

 

[tnpete]

Thanks guys..
I may look into the JD all in one wildlife system. I was thinking more along the No-Till line. But the quote I received back on the haybuster drill was $16,750. So the ones both of you posted are looking a lot better.
Pete

 

[Glowplug]

Thanks guys..
I may look into the JD all in one wildlife system. I was thinking more along the No-Till line. But the quote I received back on the haybuster drill was $16,750. So the ones both of you posted are looking a lot better.
Pete

You could always get yourself one of the big Sunflower drills. They're top of the line. I've seen them on TractorHouse.com listed for as high as $69,000!!!! Makes that piddly haybuster price seem like chicken feed!

 

[JoeinTX]

"Custom" wildlife plots, eh.........I dont' think I've heard of anyone else doing this before as a business. I assume the 8' width requirement is about transport.


All of the options you're looking at are also lots of dough. How many paying food plot jobs are going to pay for a $15000 set-up? Over the years, the best options we've seen are either the broadcast spreader or traditional end-wheel drill. You can still find some of the older grain drills that would come close to your width requirements, but, they are older and could require some TLC. Broadcasting is good for a lot of seeding jobs if you give it a good harrowing or dragging afterwards. All of this is proceded with discing/chiseling depending upon soil and conditions.


We've been planting small plots for years now (long before it was popular) with this set up and it's worked well. Ford NAA with 5' disc or 5-shank chisel followed with a spreader or J.D. drill (not a fan of J.D., but, they figured out the grain drill long before anyone else and even to this day) followed by a harrowing if necessary.


Good results. We've done everything from oats to peas to grasses in differing efforts to achieve the best results.

 

[Renovator]

The haybuster will be to heavy. I use an Aitchison Grassfarmer available from Tigerco. The email address is Tigerco Inc. "Welcomes You!" I am computer illiterate so dont know how to link it. It will probably cost over $12000. But it will plant anthing.
Renovator

 

[tnpete]

Thanks guys as of now I have about 200+ acres to plant and that is just food plots. Then can use it on our pasture land also. so get it off the taxes on the cows also.
And have a few more that also think no-till drilling of food plots may be the best way.
I also hate to think of spending $15,000. on a drill. But if it pays good and works out its worth it.
Also on the width that is make it fit on the trailer and also about all you can get down into some places. Shoot I do some the old way that it takes me 30 minutes just to get to with the disk and then sow them by hand.
Renovator Thanks for that link. Will sure look into that one also.
Pete