antique IHC corn planter

Hi everyone! I honestly forgot about this piece until recently when I was hauling off brush.
It was gave to me about 9 years ago for scrap, i did not have the heart, to cool. Had to put it over the hill on dads farm " out of the way",that was the last time i paid any attention to it.The cool thing is it goes with my other recently aquired IH stuff.So my plan at first was a lawn ornament,then a few friends were looking at it and said i could probably use it to plant my corn in my garden or sell it and upgrade to a more modern 2 row interchangable plate seeder.
What to do??
What year is it, is it horse drawn or three point,whats it worth???? The gentleman that had it has passed on and his daughter didn t know he even owned it.
Most of the parts rotate freely,pots have no holes and still have corn in them,apears to have check row markers,and pedals to trip mecanisms.
What do you all think? Thanks Chris
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Seat on backwards. It is meant to be pulled from left to right as pictured. Horse drawn planter. Also that towbar is on the wrong end. See the planting shoes and the seed packing wheels "behind them" Readjust to travel the right direction.
 
Looks right to me. Hook it to the 3pt. hitch that"s on there and go.

Yes the seat is spun around but otherwise looks good to go to me.

The hitch you see is part of the markers.

Gary
 
Horse drawn converted to 3 point. I'd fix it up and use it on the 3 point. Might need to find some markers for it, but could be used without... rows just might not stay even (but then I had trouble even with markers :lol: )
 
Gordo,
You're a farmer, don't you remember why that seat is on backwards? That is so you can see how the planter is working and all seed is covered.

You did not need to look forward with that planter, the horses knew where to go. With horses there was no need for GPS, and you had auto-steer. No, "horse-steer").

LA in WI
 
That's an old "check row" planter. That way a man riding, pulled by horses, could cultivate after the corn was 4" tall, with a double-shovel either parallel with the rows of corn or he could cultivate across the field perpendicular to the direction the corn was planted. A lot of work, but it was about the only way to get rid of the weeds back then.
 
Nope. rider also had to refill planter cans. Pedals are in front of the seat mount. I see now the 3 point mod. How did you hold reins backwards>? My Dad showed me all the horse implements. Also how he always ran a team of 5, one being a yearling learning the ropes. He and Grandpa had 8 horses at all times and usually two in training.
 
the hitch is in the correct position, I suspect the seat was turned after "the conversion to tractor power" so the rider could inspect the results. My Grandpa could plant 25 acres a day (checked row) with one of the planters and a team of horses as long as he had someone to move the wire for him. Before my time but dad said that he and his sister usually had that job.
 
The seat bolt is loose and it got turned by that awful looking boom pole(need to convert it to red/white).The chain is stiff, think ill soak in trans fluid and see what happens.What would you use a chain from or where to buy new?
Are those shoes on the bottom at the ground under the seed pots going the correct way?
 
(quoted from post at 21:01:58 07/10/13) Think it will handle it?
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:lol: yeah, just get yourself some of those cat. 1 to 2 spacers for the pins and you'll be okay :lol:

I was wondering what the hitch would be for at the rear... maybe pull a drag of some kind, or maybe just to move the planter when not in use?
 
Not exactly sure what the rear piece is for,its not a hitch,just
looks like it in the pic.It actually runs side to side and has hoop
on each end.I think it is for the check row system
 
(quoted from post at 23:44:19 07/15/13) Not exactly sure what the rear piece is for,its not a hitch,just
looks like it in the pic.It actually runs side to side and has hoop
on each end.I think it is for the check row system

Behind the seat? That is the mount for the markers.

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