Cultipackers - Tell Me About 'em

Bill VA · Jul 11, 2015

I think I'd like to buy one.

Recommendations? New/used, brands/features to look for/avoid? I've got 38 and 50 hp tractors to work with - 2 wheel drive.

Any advice is much appreciated.

Thanks,
Bill

draftx · Jul 11, 2015

Get a double one, old Dunham or McCormick - Deering about 7 ft wide. a lot of them went to scrap and the others have been picked up by the guys planting deer or bird plots. used to be scrap prices, but today many are 450.00 at an auction. Its one of those things you might not need very often , but they are handy for getting seed in contact with the soil.

maxwell99 · Jul 11, 2015

If you are sowing grass seed, use one of you want a good stand.

Traditional Farmer · Jul 12, 2015

Doesn't take much HP to pull one,you should be able to pick one up in your area at an auction.You need one when you seed torn up ground they crush the dirt clods,push the small rock back into the ground as well as firming your seed in the ground.

James Howell · Jul 12, 2015

As others have mentioned, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrgtH66JLFc">a cultipacker is used primarily to prepare a seed bed</a> for good seed-to-soil contact.

We use a <a href="http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/0/3/31-john-deere-m.html">John Deer MT (18 HP)</a> to pull our Brillion Sure Stand 8ft Seeder cultipacker.

Hope this helps.

Dick L · Jul 12, 2015

In our type of soil a cultipacker is used to fine the soil as well as what has been stated. Soil is real cloddy over the clay knobs without something to crush them.

notjustair · Jul 12, 2015

I use it when I plant a new alfalfa field. Makes for a nice smooth surface. Other than that the thing sets out by the bale stack wishing someone loved it more.

Bryce Frazier · Jul 12, 2015

Don't have a lot to add here, but I DO have a set, and REALLY REALLY like it!

I have an 8 footer, and I just tugged it right along behind my case drill. Worked just dandy! Made a HUGE difference. I had lots of little rocks, clay lumps, and worst of all, grass clods (you know, those little ones that this disc will never get...). Just took EVERYTHING and smashed it down, and made a fantastic seed bed.

Going to take this winter to continue working on it a little bit to make sure it is as ready as it gets for next year!!

draftx · Jul 12, 2015

Brillion is the King. Those things are high dollar around here. Keep hoping to get a deal on one.

Jeff M NY · Jul 12, 2015

Like others have said, probably something you won't use on a regular basis, but good to have around. I have pulled them right behind a disc and separately. It's best to use one before you seed to firm the ground and then after to pack the seed in so it makes good contact with the soil. I have a dunham-lehr I recently just purchased at an auction for $160. It is 10' and in good shape as well. Pretty good deal I thought as I have seen them bring a lot more at auctions. This one was really close to home as well. You can also use it to roll out small ruts in existing fields as long as the soil is right.

JMS/.MN · Jul 12, 2015

Besides making a nice seed bed, you can greatly reduce the seed per acre. If you normally seed 18-20 lbs per acre, you can get an excellent stand with 10-12 lbs. More than pays for the packer shortly.

sd pete · Jul 12, 2015

It is a necessity for planting Alfalfa.

gtractorfan · Jul 12, 2015

I remember back in the old days there was a cultimulcher (as I remember it was called) that had a set of rollers in front, then spring tooth harrows and another set of rollers in back. Also had wheels to transport like a wheel disc.

gtractorfan · Jul 12, 2015

Decided to look up "cultimulcher" and found this.

wellmax99 · Jul 12, 2015

I have used this old Brillion 8ft for years,

its a bit like me, broken and wobbly of bearing here and there, but does a great job of packing down seeds. No telling how many acres this old thing has been pulled over in its life.

each time I get it out to use someone will stop by and ask if its for sale.
so if you have one for sale, do not let it go too cheap. They are getting harder to come by as many have gone to the scrapper.

caterpillar guy · Jul 14, 2015

They don't like real stoney ground though. If you try to pull them fast with lots of stones you will break the packer wheels. Also letting them run with the wheels loose so they can wobble will break them. The ones with the 4 inch looking shaft is the heavier better one in a Brillion.

Bill VA · Jul 17, 2015

Thanks everyone - great info on the culitpackers!!!!!

Bill

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