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Hi guys,
I am closing in on finishing refurbishing my corn planter. I appreciate all your help so far. I have a question regarding the markers. I moved my planter from 38" rows to 30" rows. Now I need to cut down my markers to the right length. What should the exact measurement be from the center of the planter to the marker disc? I come up with 105" from the center of the planter to the disc on the marker, does that sound right? I am figuring on putting the mark down the center of the tractor since I have a narrow front. Thanks for all of your help.
 
If it is a four row planter you would want 120 inches from the center of the planter to the disc on the marker.

Both markers will not necessarily be the same length. It depends on how you set in the seat and which eye is dominate.

I know this sounds crazy but dad and I would not space the marker row the same with the markers set the same. We sat different in the seat. Or had a different dominate eye.

Gary
 
Measure from center of planter to outside row(45"),then add 30". That would make 75" from the last row to the marker disk.Then 'fine tune'. This is for a 4 row 30" machine.
 
yt,always set your marker to the center of tractor,regardless of the front end style. Then while planting,sight far ahead(to the far end of the field) to get straight rows.Looking imideately ahead will result in crooked rows.Loosen up,do not try to correct every little 'whoopsie'.Just drive straight ahead. It will take some practice.......
 
My first disc opener planter was a used White 5100. I couldn't believe it when I narrowed it up to 30"(4 row) and you were supposed to set the markers so that your front tire (wide front) ran in the furrow! The planter frame was too wide to set the markers so you could eyeball right down the mark. I couldn't accept that. So, out came the torch, and off came some of the planter frame!
That was a good planter. I have said it on here before- I would still have a White if I had a dealer nearby.
 
Reminds me of when I was a young guy chains girls. Was out with a girl and didn't get home until 4:30. Dad woke me at 5:00 and told me to move to our fartherest land and start plowing somerfallow.

When I got to the field to make a strike out - I couldn't even see the other end of that 1/2 mile long field. Tried to follow the stubble rows, but that was the crookedest strike out that I ever made. Dang girls got me in trouble again.
 
The guy in the mf hat agco would give you a funny look when you asked for white planter parts what's a white is that what color it is?
 
Im curious about this subject I have the same issues.I will have tonset mine also but im running a 4 row on 38 inch I believe. Its a 56 ih planter.but my question today is why would you set for center on a wide front end ? I can understand if you are switchong back and forth but I have noticed where I live the bigger acreage guys ryn the inside of the tire on wide front.just curious why you would set for center
 
You want crooked rows? just set the marker on the tire and that is what you will get.Sight down the center of the hood.I have for 40 years.Try it .
 
I've never planted rows before but I can tell you the front wheel won't work very good at keeping a straight line
 
Yes, and if the tractor doesn't have a little "hood site" out on the end, then put a magnet or something on the nose and site it down to the other end. Not an expert, only done it once, but I had some nice straight rows.
 
I figured mine on paper first then several times in my mind. I have a ford 352 planter. Which is a white/oliver 543 . I plant with a wd allis. i just set to run along the front right tire track. I have one marker longer thann the other and one is short.Since on a wd or wd45 allis chalmers you sit offset to the middle of the tractor.I cut the frame down some because when i got it i set it down to 30 rows. Now i wish i had left it wide so i can use my mounted corn picker next fall. :D
 
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