Homemade Cultipacker

[airbiscuit]

Seems too clever by half.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

It's not going to make a very good cultipacker, pretty lousy one I'll bet.

Might make a really light lawn roller or driveway roller?

So that brings up the question of why?
Do you need one of those?

 

[gbaker53]

It's not going to make a very good cultipacker, pretty lousy one I'll bet.

Might make a really light lawn roller or driveway roller?

So that brings up the question of why?
Do you need one of those?

Well, I have a friend who’s been using one for years and he said he has had very consistent success with his food plots since he started using it. He said that just throwing out the seeds and hoping for good germination will be a loss of about 50% of your seeds but by rolling them after you throw them out you will get about 90% or more germination. The cost of seed has increased significantly over the last few years, has everything else has! So after you save your seeds by using the cultipacker, you will be in the black for many years after. Plus I could have borrowed his but I like to stay busy so I decided to make my own!

 

[gbaker53]

Well, I have a friend who’s been using one for years and he said he has had very consistent success with his food plots since he started using it. He said that just throwing out the seeds and hoping for good germination will be a loss of about 50% of your seeds but by rolling them after you throw them out you will get about 90% or more germination. The cost of seed has increased significantly over the last few years, has everything else has! So after you save your seeds by using the cultipacker, you will be in the black for many years after. Plus I could have borrowed his but I like to stay busy so I decided to make my own!

I have always loved being outside as much as possible so I have always had the opportunity to do things that I enjoy doing, hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. “ my dad told me one time “if you sit on the sofa and watch the TV all day, they will find you in the same spot when you are gone!” He’s 98 years old and still mobile but yes he’s not doing too much these days but he’s still here and that’s what he was telling me about life.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

When I sowed winter rye as a cover crop, ONE pass with the empty Big Jon roller(4'w,2.5'D) did a fine job. When I used the tandem drag discs, straight, no weight got similar results,looked like I'd drilled the rye.

 

[gbaker53]

When I sowed winter rye as a cover crop, ONE pass with the empty Big Jon roller(4'w,2.5'D) did a fine job. When I used the tandem drag discs, straight, no weight got similar results,looked like I'd drilled the rye.

I believe that if you do anything to help the seeds make better soil contact when you sow them you will get better yields. I have a back blade that I use to blade my driveway. I could use it to get better seed contact with the soil by
turning the blade 180 degrees and tilt the blade so that you are using the blade to press the seeds into the soil as you drive forward slowly.
But I wanted to make the cultipacker as a project to do the seed planting process so that I could get the best seed germination.

 

[airbiscuit]

I agree that a roller or cultipacker helps with soil/seed contact. The thing is, it needs to be waaaay heavier than your latest plan. Did you watch the videos I posted? That is a pretty decent DIY roller/cultipacker.