1923 IHC check row fertilizer.

Charles Krammin · Feb 17, 2018

See my WTB Ad on 1923 IHC check row planter , fertilizer hopper and pan. I amm restoring this historical corn plater because of its unique fertilizer chek which places the fertilizer between hills , by hinged down tubes. Help is desired in future year parts. My mailbox is open

Mark Poss · Feb 17, 2018

Correct me if I'm wrong but if you fertilize between the hills aren't you fertilizing the weeds?

Charles Krammin · Feb 17, 2018

No. Check rows allow cultivating both way to remove weeds between hills. Only problem with fertilizer between hills, is a long way for roots to grow for fertilizer uptake. The planter can also drill rows with different length, making fitilizer on this olanter obsolete as it does not have a split fertilizer shoe to place fertilizer each side of seed.
It neat to watch this planter work with hill drops as both the corn and fertilizer tubes close and open.

Mark Poss · Feb 17, 2018

Charles are you check rowing the corn or hill dropping?

Charles Krammin · Feb 18, 2018

Check row. The check wire which is across field, trips the mechanism that opens the gate at the shoe, at same distance as the row width (40X40"), causing the seeds to drop all at one time. Hill drop terminology, would be building up a HILL, with a hoe and then like the planter, "dropping some seed in the "Hill" and covering the seed up. The fertilizer gate is also opened by the check wire spacers, to drop the fertilizer between the seed drops.
Can someone tell me the correct way to place the "stakes" for the check wire at each end of the field and how to change them, when you reach the other side of the field and disconnect and then turn around and place the stakes for the next trip across the field?
Charles Krammin

henryv11 · Feb 18, 2018

The Amish in Iowa still hill drop and check row their corn. They have to get off and move the stake at each end watched them do it many times.

Charles Krammin · Feb 18, 2018

The fertilizer assembly for the 1923 IHC plater is the "# 9 fertilizer attachment", which could be brought in addition to the basic 1923, check row planter. See attachment

Mark Poss · Feb 18, 2018

I hope that the guy on the planter is short or he might get clothes lined by the marker!! LOL

Charles Krammin · Feb 19, 2018

The agaitator plate that I am missing, appears to be flat and driven by the tangs on top of the gear drive in the picture. The "fertilizer can" appears to attach on the outside of the picture on the 2 things that look like you could grab. I thought some type of "turnbuckle".
This planters and fertilizer attachment, appear to have been available, until the #1 model. The number 1 and future models appear to have 2 markers attached on the outside of the planter as opposed to mine that has 1 marker, attached behind the operator seat. My marker would be moved by the operator grabbing the cable attached to the "hoop" in front and above him and is the most identification characteristic. I have not seen any future model pictures, with fertilizer capable.
I would appriccicate any one that can send me a picture of #1 model, and future fertilizer attachment, or so I can substitube, or build my own fertilizer agiator and can?

1923 IHC check row fertilizer.

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