Planters Planter question....(Indydirtfarmer?)

[TNhobbyfarmer]

I found a guy around here that is making two row planters using old Allis Chalmer planter units on toolbars. The unique thing about these planters is that he is putting no till coulters on them. He is selling them like hotcakes for $400.00 each. Have any of you guys ever seen a planter like this, and if so, what are your opinions.

Indydirtfarmer......I know you like to play around.....er... I mean work making two row units out of old planters. Ever seen anything like this? I consider you the planter guru and would like your opinion. I might consider buying one since my old JD 246/247 planter didn't serve me very well this spring.

 

[PineRidge]

This is an old Alllis 2 row planter. Is this the same style as the one that you are looking at?

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

Mike, I haven't actually seen one of these planters. There is a used equipment dealer in the area that sells these planters for the guy making them. He sells them as fast as he can get them and is waiting for his next batch to come in. I will go take a look in the next couple of weeks and post a picture whether or not I buy one.

That is a mighty nice looking planter you have. Did you restore it? It looks like a first class restoration job. Is it a "from the factory" planter or a "fabricated from parts" model? The one I will look at is a "fabricated from parts" implement. I think the thing that interests me is the no till aspect.

 

[rswyan]

Hey Mike,

Where are you hiding that thing at ?

I didn't see it when I was over there .....

 

[Indydirtfarmer]

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Indydirtfarmer......I know you like to play around.....er... I mean work making two row units out of old planters. Ever seen anything like this? I consider you the planter guru and would like your opinion. I might consider buying one since my old JD 246/247 planter didn't serve me very well this spring. )</font>


PLAY?????? This is serious stuff man! (Or at least that's what I try to make my wife believe....)

Those A-C planters were some of the first AG planters to be successfully used as no-till units. They lend themselves quite well to that chore. I've seen a few in action (mostly years ago...)

The biggest liability to any planter attemting to no-till is getting enough down=pressure on the coulters and disc openers (or runners). In some cases, weight must be added to the planter unit. Those old A-C units are quite heavy.

I've modified a few #71 Deere units to no-till. They require adding coulters in front of the disc openers. (In some peoples eyes, that takes the planter out of the classification of no-till, and puts them in "strip-till" or "minimum till")

I'm not at all familiar with AGCO's parts situation, regarding those planters. That is why I lean towards the Deere 71's. Plenty of parts still in the system for them.

At $400, I'd say he'll sell all he can build!

Planter Guru! I like that! (But don't know if I've quite earned it yet.....)

 

[PineRidge]

TNhobbyfarmer yes it was necessary to do just a bit of work on the planter. Take a look at the picture and you'll see what it looked like when I found it. It turned out pretty nice when we finished with it.

Randy the planter was actually a little large for our needs so we made a deal with John and it now has a new home at his place. He used it for the first time this spring and said that he was happy with the results.

 

[Indydirtfarmer]

I don't have any pictures, but the A-C planter I was referring to is a much later model. They are toolbar mounted "units". That looks like a nice planeer though....You do good work!

 

[johan3400]

How callous of you to paint an Allis Chalmers BLUE. Good God man! have you no feelings?? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[PineRidge]

I didn't want anyone thinking that I was going to switch to a Bota. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Besides I had NH blue left over........

 

[ZJ_HR]

HAHAHAHA,
that planter looks just like mine, a thousands of miles far from you. And it is made in Croatia!!!

My planter is from 1977, bought new. Still working, still good, just with some modifications made a years ago (lowering fertilizer tanks).