Ih two planter question/advice

Hi everyone looking to purchase a two row planter for 3 acres of sweet corn planting. I know very little about planter and never used a planter before. I have several old farmalls to pull one with. I found one locally that seems to me in pretty good condition. It has seed hopper and one set of plates for it. No fertilizer hopper with it. Are these good planters or should I look for something else? What should I look for when I go and look at it? What would be a fair price for this? Any advice I can get would be helpful. Thanks Jim
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it will work like a rope trip plow , and should plant corn or most any seed with plates that the seed fit in. The only problem is it won't make corners well , you can't lift it off the ground .
 
(reply to post at 17:41:14 11/29/15)
here is a you tube video of your planter this is an after video, this guy has a before video too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZsCg-oocmE

bass
 
There were at least two models of these pull behind planters made by IH, one with fertilizer hoppers and one without. The one you are looking at never had fertilizer hoppers. If you use this planter and you want any seed bed prep like shovels to open a hole for planting below ground or banding in 10-20-30 or some other dry fertilizer you will have to mount the shovels and hoppers on the front beam or front cultivators.
 
James, I have this one cut down from a 4 row for sweet corn. It is a McCormick No. 44 planter bought new by my dad. Not sure of your location, but I'm in Ohio. Would consider selling.

 
I know you are not doing a lot of corn, but as someone whose life is all but dominated by corn...planting, spraying, harvesting...I would look for something just a tad newer with fertilizer boxes that raises and lowers. Row markers would be nice too if you are planning on cultivating with a tractor. Maybe you could get more accurate spacing. Just saying, in corn growing, the better you plant the better and easier the rest of your year will be.
 

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