Planters Question about Covington 1 row planter

[lpigott]

Field corn

Plant Roundup ready corn and spray it after it and the grass and weeds come up and forget around cultivating. Last I did I didn’t even add N2 and still had great yield but we had perfect rains on good ground.

 

[barkerwc4362]

I have a two row John Deere 51 unit planter on a 4x7" toolbar that I use to plant food plots with. It is set up for 30" rows. I use that behind my International 244. which I assume is smaller and narrower than your Kubota. On the food plots however, I do not intend to cultivate or side dress the grain sorghum or sunflowers I am planting. A friend of mine has a two row Covington that he uses behind his John Deere 850. I am curious what width issue would prevent you from using a two row attachment, especially a planter behind your tractor. I see a lot of pictures of two row planters behind small to medium sized compact tractors of all brands. Have to remember there are a lot of "experts" out there. I have been told you cannot plant squash in the fall in South Alabama! Funny, it grows fine.

Bill

 

[Jimmy1040]

Ok I've gone out and bought a Covington side dresser and a 2 row rigid cultivator frame. I planned on mounting the side dresser offset to one side in order not to run over my rows which are centered on my 1 row planter. Now I have a couple questions if someone can help me out.
1. My side dresser shaker pan has divider that shakes into 2 separate chutes ( for a 2 row set up) so I need to modify it to only drop to one side possibly blocking other chute somehow. What is best way ??

2. Also that chute does not reach over close enough to drop into opening caused by shovel/sweep. Is this necessary or can it just be dribbled along top off ground and not covered?
I did see a conversion kit listed on Wattsbrothers website and sent them email requesting info on it but nothing back from them yet.

 

[downslope]

Ok I've gone out and bought a Covington side dresser and a 2 row rigid cultivator frame. I planned on mounting the side dresser offset to one side in order not to run over my rows which are centered on my 1 row planter. Now I have a couple questions if someone can help me out.
1. My side dresser shaker pan has divider that shakes into 2 separate chutes ( for a 2 row set up) so I need to modify it to only drop to one side possibly blocking other chute somehow. What is best way ??

2. Also that chute does not reach over close enough to drop into opening caused by shovel/sweep. Is this necessary or can it just be dribbled along top off ground and not covered?
I did see a conversion kit listed on Wattsbrothers website and sent them email requesting info on it but nothing back from them yet.

Yes, it is much better to cover the fertilizer, since the nitrogen will otherwise volatilize.

You say you bought a 2 row cultivator frame so it seems life would have been a lot simpler for you if you were able to use a 2-row planter. If you are intent on planting one row at a time I guess you should look into the "conversion" kit.

Isn't there some way you can mount the planter offset on a tool bar so if you go up and back in the same track you will approximate 30" rows. The issue is maintaining accurate spacing for later cultivation. I have successfully grown sweet corn in 26" rows, I just leave wider wheel rows. I assume you are wanting to plant 1 row at a time to save on equipment cost. It's unfortunate because your tractor seems to be a good setup for 2-row work.

 

[downslope]

My tractor/ tire width is at 66" and tires are 14" wide on rear with no adjustment. So if my planter is centered to tractor my row spacing would be 66".
So if I'm understanding this right , is that if I move planter over to the side just 9" inside rear tire then I could make 2 passes in same tire tracks giving me 2 rows leaving 20" in between rows.
And if I buy myself a 2 row cultivator and adjust feet to cultivate each side of row and be able to mount a side dresser in the center with 2 fertilize chutes and that the press wheel will ride between the 2 rows ???
Does this sound about right? Or am I way off?.... please advise
My goal is to plant 2.5 acres of corn.View attachment 536937

No, you are wrong here. If the 66" is measured outside to outside and the tires are 14" and the planter is centered on the tractor, then you would end up with a 52" row spacing. Usually when discussing row crops and wheel spacings the center-to-center measurement is used, not outside edges. Maybe you could get away with running the planter about 7" from the tire edge instead of 9". That woud give you 24" between rows. Then for the next 2 rows hold the tractor over a little to achieve a wider wheel row.