OS1548 Overseeder on Kubota

[mkflyfish]

Well, after deciding that my B7800 would lift it, and have just enough PTO to run it, I rented an OS1548 landpride overseeder for $165., it weighs in at 1200 plus pounds w/out seed.

You can see the specs here: http://www.landpride.com/lp/products/os15_specs.html

The B7800 would lift it, it weighs in at 1350 plus pounds including the seed. It only holds about 100lbs of fescue. In order to lift it all the way, you had to travel a little forward or backwards, but for running the seeder, you only have to lift it enough to get the blades off of the ground to turn, this wasn't a problem. I didn't need any weight in the FEL to do the lifting, but the tractor felt more balanced with 200lbs or so in the FEL.

I did have to run in low, and at times go very slow to keep the PTO rpms up. This was only a problem in wet soil, or places where the ground was more bare. On most of my yard, I was able to run in low with the hydrostat pressed clear down.

My brother has a 3130 and also used the seeder, he has only slightly higher pto hp, so his experience was about the same, but he made the depth of cut a little shawllower, and was able to run a little faster, he also could lift it with no problem.

All in all the OS1548 worked with the B7800 about as I had expected, I put down 1150 lbs of K31 on 3 acres, in about 6 hrs. The brochure for the OS says you can do 1.5 acres per hour at 3.2mph, but I had to go much slower, and I don't think they take into account stopping to load the seed.

Michael

 

[TresCrows]

My only comment is that you used K31?!!!!!!!!. That stuff is horrible. It is a very course fescue and very clumpy with broad course leaves and poor color. There are so many newer better varieties of fescue I would never use K31. Several much better seeds are Millennium, Rebel, Rebel 2, Tarheel--oh gosh there are bunches, I cannot name them all. These are much, much less clumpy, they have a darker green color, have a fine narrow grass blade and are very hardy. J

 

[shady1701]

Looks like a mindsweep i bet the neighbors were looking kinda funny at that little device.

 

[MReeter]

I've also used the same type seeder behind the B2710 we used to own.The best type seeder to work in existing turf...not a bad rental price either.

The K31 will work just fine as long as you apply at a heavy rate,which you have done,and you come up with a GOOD stand...the 31 will not clump like a pasture fescue IF you have it thick enough.

Plus it's a little cheaper than lawn fescue,I've seeded a little over 3 acres with a Turf type and at the rate of 10 lbs. per 1000 square ft. the price adds up pretty quick /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif