Does anyone know anything about the Land Pride overseeder?

[Fredhargis]

I'm looking at a Land Pride OS1548 overseeder that's for sale near me. I would hook it to my B2920, and mostly use it on my 4 acres of hard clay to overseed a poor stand of grass. If it works well I might do some custom work with it. But I'm questioning whether my tractor would handle it. The Land Pride info rates for 25 to 60 HP tractors. Fine, but it weighs 1200 lbs., and hooks to the 3 point hitch. About the most I've been able to lift with that hitch is maybe 850 lbs. Here's my question: I'm not sure how these things work, and it wasn't clear reading the manual. Maybe the tractor doesn't use the hitch to lift it, but to position it (?). Anyone have any experience. Will my tractor work with it? BTW, I just bought a core aerator that was supposedly easily within my tractors capabilities (Bush Hog MPG 600) and find it is just barely within what my tractor can handle, hence my apprehension.

 

[skeets]

Fred in MHO you would be right on the gray edge, and on the lower edge to boot,, Might it work yes will you tear something up most likely,, Again just MHO

 

[Fredhargis]

That's kinda what I'm thinking......thanks.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

Yeah it takes a helluva tractor to pick them things up. The 1200lbs is the empty weight not including seed which can be several hundred pounds more.

 

[hodge]

Yeah it takes a helluva tractor to pick them things up. The 1200lbs is the empty weight not including seed which can be several hundred pounds more.

It looks like the limit at the ends of the lift arms is 1,058 pounds. Your tractor might get the seeder off the ground some, but certainly not in a functional range. Add to that the weight of the seed as Eric stated, and you will at least push your tractor to or past its limit, damage the tractor, and be a danger to use. I think you need a bigger tractor to utilize it.

 

[Fredhargis]

I agree it takes a bigger tractor. Funny that Land Pride specs it for 25 horse models.

 

[olthumpa]

"The Land Pride info rates for 25 to 60 HP tractors"
That 25 to 60 HP usually refers to the PTO HP. Your B2920 has 21 PTO HP. JMHO

 

[Fredhargis]

You're probably right....forgot about that.

 

[Bulldog]

I would say that's a great seeder but at over 1500 lbs fully loaded it will take a pretty good tractor to handle the weight. I don't think any of the B series tractors will be up for that job.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

Overseeders were built long before this new compact tractor craze has come about. The 25hp they mention is meant more for an L series then a B series. A tractor more along the lines of 40-60hp would be beneficial.