Black Hawk corn planter

Anonymous-0 · Apr 19, 2013

I have a 2 row, 3 pt . mounted Black Hawk corn planter model RM135 from late 50's or early 60's. Everything including hoppers in very good shape, three sets of plates, fertilizer drop hoses need repair. What is it worth?

maxwell99 · Apr 19, 2013

Ed, if you are not familiar with the story of the Great Indian Chief Black Hawk,
go to the library and read up on the story of his life. He was one heck of a tough fighter for his people.

Back in the day, many tools were given the name Black Hawk, it was a indicator of how tough they were, how they were well built and would last to the end.

I have a Black Hawk hand crank corn sheller, only reason I bought it was because it was named after the great Indian Chief Black Hawk.

Also, there is a fine line of hand tools named Black Hawk, but most are to expensive for the average Joe.

If I owned that planter, I would keep it, just because it was named after Chief Black Hawk!!!

But then again, that is just me. I subscribe to the theory, a man cannot have too many tools.

do not give it away, I bet there is not another Black Hawk planter laying around under every old oak tree.

Leroy · Apr 19, 2013

That planter would have been from the late 40's, by the 60's that name was no longer in existance. They were built in Belleview Ohio and later came under the Cockshutt name and no parts are avaible including plates. The plates you have would probably not fit any of the corn avaible today so the value is small. The best is to find a collector that justs wants it for show. I know a dealer that has 3 of the pull type ones in an area that still uses a lot of them and he cannot sell them. Last 2 he got and the one I completely went through to get in working order. He had gotten the first one and thought he had it sold, deal fell through. Consignment sale came up last year and he asked if there was anything usuable with horses there. I said these 2 planters, one is set up with the 3rd wheel and double tree and I said what they were and you don't want them, he said yes I do, now he wishes he had listened to me. This is in an area where a Deere of the same age and style will bring $700 in working condition, McCormick about $600.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 20, 2013

Leroy, thanks for the information re: Black Hawk. Not what i hoped to hear but that's life.
Thanks again.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 20, 2013

maxwell99 - Many thanks for the encouragement. I'll hang on to the planter for a while. Perhaps someone want it to match a tractor of that vintage. Looks like a solid implement. Ed

Uncle Jed · Apr 20, 2013

I just sold mine for $550 and had lots of interest in it from collectors and deer plot owners.

tim(in) · Apr 20, 2013

If i had known my farming wouldnt have grown like i hoped if would i would never have stopped using my blackhawk. THe plates do indeed work on todays seeds.You just have to find sized seeds.my only problem was the disengage spring has weakened so it didnt shiut off on the ends and was pull type so couldnt just pull it over the paved rows and was two row.

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