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IH grain drill help - Model MF settings

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Just picked up a nice Model MF grain drill and have not had one of these before. I do not see any charts for seed types and seeding rates anywhere on the internet.

Also looking for info on tire size for this drill. Currently has some car tires one is 22570r15 and the others is 21570R15

It is a double disc, double run staggered, 2 boxes


Any guidance and info would be appreciated.
 
I think they ar small. Orignally that drill on smaller sizes came with 6:00x16 later replaced with 6:70x15 and they were normally considered a 28" diameter tire. Larger size drills had 6:50x16 replaced by 7:00x15 that would be about 29" diameter. We had the 6:50x16 on our 13-7 drill. Your 215-70x15 will be about 27" diameter. Don't try to use a 70 or even a 60 series tire look for a 75 series to get more diameter without going too wide to not have sidewall clearance and a 235-75x15 is still a bit small in diameter. If you can find some 7:60x15" implement tires that would be correct size. And you do not need any tread for traction. Seed charts are in the book but way to many options put in post. If I would know exactly what seed you are wanting then I could get that. Fertilizers are made different now so the fertilizer chart would not be correct. The MF dates to late 40's.
 
I believe on the IH MF drill the seed chart is on the adjusting lever. Someone else had the same question awhile back and I took a picture of it which is attached. I also have the original operator's manual but I don't think it has any seed charts. But I will check tomorrow.

My dad bought this drill new in about 1948 and I used it until about 10 years ago when I purchased an IH 5100 drill. I think the tires are 600-16 but I would have to verify that. Still have the drill but probably should sell it. Mine is an 8 ft. double disk. I might be able to answer other questions you might have. Al
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thanks for the quick feedback -- unfortunately I do not have that lever. I have a fast/slow lever on the back side of the unit and some gear like device that would likely effect the seed flow. A gear slides along a rail and contacts a cone shaped device with protrusions that mesh with the sliding gear. Sorry for the poor description!! Hopefully this makes sense to someone
 
Thanks for the info on tire size -- I will look for some implement tires.

I would like plant soybeans, wheat, rye and oats. Not sure I can do clover without a small seed box but would certainly like to.
 
That drill in the picture will plant clover put seed in small box on front.I have the sister to that one and plant sudan grass using the small box works perfect.It will plant alfalfa. Mine has 15 inch tires.
 
That fast-slow is fertilizer on back side of unit as well as lever on left end. The other part is seed setting with about 10 different speeds plus a sprocket that you change to go from wheat to oats. Also you have to move the covers on the inside of the box and make sure the correct filler inserts are in the feed openings. If you send me a snail mail address I will scan a couple of pages for you and snail mail them. I cannot put items in a post. Click on where it says send mail with your address. Without the pictures that go with the charts you would be totally lost. And that adjustment you say you do not have is on the front of the grass seed box. What you have to be conserned with are below the main seed box. Sounds complicated but actually very simple once you get on it and should take less than 10 minutes to go from wheat to oats.
 
Leroy, Looked at my MF drill manual. Yes it has a seed chart on page 13 but looks like it is for seeds other than wheat, rye, oats, and barley. For these seeds you just set the lever for the number of "pecks" you want to plant. Page 13 does show the conversion of "pecks" to "bushels". Four pecks equal 1 bushel. Thus if you want to plant 3 bushels of oats to the acre, set the lever to "12" in the oats/barley setting. But I found that this is just a rough setting as different oat varieties may require different settings. Same for wheat. Even on my 5100 drill, the seed chart in "lbs. per acre" just gives you a rough estimate. And like you said, the seed cups on page 13 have to be set to match the crop listed on the lever. For oats, wheat, barley, and rye, the seed cups need to be in the top notch. Al
 
first colum says for wheat, barly,buckwheat,kafir corn?,rye, flax & hemp. third colum northern oats, fourth for bearded or rustproof oats.
 
Just looking at the picks of your drill I could not place a lever like that and my books do not show that lever. Last evening I accuired a dealer parts manual for the M & MF drills and find out that they did make a fluted feed version as well as the double run version that is all there ever was around here. So I wonder if yours was the fluted feed version? that could make a difference in seed charts in book. And first year made was 1949 where I thought my double run was also supposed to have been a 48 when Dad bought it in 53 when I was 10 years old so memories are not always correct. I did send Mark the pages for the double run drill and just sent him an email about finding out about the fluted feed version.
 
(quoted from post at 07:36:06 06/20/15) Just looking at the picks of your drill I could not place a lever like that and my books do not show that lever. Last evening I accuired a dealer parts manual for the M & MF drills and find out that they did make a fluted feed version as well as the double run version that is all there ever was around here. So I wonder if yours was the fluted feed version? that could make a difference in seed charts in book. And first year made was 1949 where I thought my double run was also supposed to have been a 48 when Dad bought it in 53 when I was 10 years old so memories are not always correct. I did send Mark the pages for the double run drill and just sent him an email about finding out about the fluted feed version.
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thanks for all the help. I am still looking for info on the tire size for the 15 inch rims. I have the the Double run not fluted
 
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