Seeding "tools" - row planters

[random]

Wondering about tools, machines, or other devices you use to plant seeds, like corn, beans, etc that you want to put down a lot of in rows.

I'm curious what you use, even if it's 3-point or the like, but at the moment I'm mainly interested in smaller/less expensive options - I just don't have THAT much space I'm planting to make it worth the bigger stuff (yet).

 

[bird dogger]

We have a "Planet Junior" type seeder for the wife's small vegetable garden plot. It comes with the different plates for the different sized seeds being planted. For the 2-3 acre sweet corn patch: I rescued an old Cockshutt Blackhawk 4 row planter from a farmer's junk pile. It usually takes a few days to get it working each spring for just a few hours planting time. Then it goes back in the trees til next year.

 

[ccoon520]

I remember there was a thread from a while ago I think early 2020 maybe 2019 that someone had a similar question. I don't remember exactly what it was so I can't find it. I remember TTWT bought a 2 row planter that actually fits behind his 1 series JD that he uses to plant corn but I think it was over 2k for it.

There is this thread I found: http://orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/l3200-no-till.49430/#post-438591

Do you know what you intend on planting? Is it going to be all corn or are you thinking of planting a variety of things?

 

[sheepfarmer]

Every year I think there has to be an easier way, but even the smallest ones are a couple of hundred dollars and so I use the hands and knees method for my little garden.

The Johnnys seed catalogue shows a lot of tools that are between tractor implements and hand tools for seeding and cultivating.

 

[skeets]

Here is a corn planter a single row, but if you look around you can find one a lot cheaper used

And if you want something, look around somebody already built one

 

[bucktail]

Every year I think there has to be an easier way, but even the smallest ones are a couple of hundred dollars and so I use the hands and knees method for my little garden.

The Johnnys seed catalogue shows a lot of tools that are between tractor implements and hand tools for seeding and cultivating.

The Chapin seeder is on sale locally for 80 bucks. Don't know how well they work.

 

[BigG]

Lehman's Own Old-Fashioned Corn Planter

We discovered a stash of corn seeder parts for this planter in an old warehouse. We had a local Amish craftsman make the missing wooden corn planter parts exclusively for us. Planting beans, corn and peas is a snap! No stooping - just push steel blade into ground and squeeze handles...

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