Looking at a Few Planters

Fuddy Duddy

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I'm wanting to buy a Planter for Deer and other Wild Life Food Plots. I don't know much of anything about Planters. There are three I'm currently looking at these three.
The one row is $550 and comes with six plates. It's an Allis Chalmer.
The all Iron two row is $450. The seed buckets are rusted out at the bottom. And no lids. Don't know the brand or if it comes with any plates.
The red and yellow two row is $410. Looks to be from what I can tell in pretty good condition. Two plates in one side. Didn't open the other side since it was wired shut. Don't know the brand.

What do I need two know about these? How hard is it to find additional plates? And other parts I might need.
Which one would be best to Buy? I'm leaning to the red and yellow one.
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I would buy the AC. With an adapter from Lincoln AG Products you can use JD plastic plates which are readily available. You change seed spacing by using different size driving and driven sprockets (they interchange). Good simple planter.
 
Dont buy any of them. The old 'off brand' ones are going to be hard,if not impossible to find plates/parts,etc. The one with rusted buckets? Really?That stuff is 'yard art'. The AC is going to be the most 'modern',it uses a JohnDeere plate with adapter. You should have a 2 row minimum. That onerow was set up to replant missed rows.Pass em all by.Dont waste money on junk. Keep looking. Agood IH or JohnDeere planter will serve well.Money well spent.
 
Should have added that press wheel bearings are sealed and are available from AGCO and Shoup has opener discs with bearings installed.
 
Forget the rusted out one automatically.

Some planters have runners, and some have coulter disks for openers. Round blades are nearly always better.

That Allis Chalmers you could still find parts for. Be nice if it were a two row.

JD 70 and 71 are popular.

CIH made the 185 through 295 models, same idea.

Aliss Chalmers made 2 good models like the one you pictured.

Those all would have some parts available.

Paul
 
The red and yellow is a Massey Ferguson. Parts and plates will most likely be very expensive, if available. The one with rusted buckets appears to be a Burch, who went of business recently. Probably should be on an iron pile somewhere instead of for sale.
 
Where are you located i have a two row three point allis i have used to plant sweet corn and sunflowers with last couple years i would sell. Also it is set up as notill.
 
Prices seem a little high for me. Looks like a dealer? You are paying a markup on something you may be able to find at an auction. Try the auctions before you buy retail. Pass by anything with runner openers unless you can fabricate new ones when they wear out. Double disk openers are better. Check everything to make sure it moves smoothly. If a dealer, have him hook onto it and move it across the ground. You want nice smooth operation or you will have skips. Pass by anything rusted out or nearly so. It was either not maintained or left out in the weather or both. Just some thoughts.
 
I put in some game plots for myself and others and never use a row planter,I just broadcast the seed then lightly disk and cultipack.A drill would be better then a row planter unless you're planting something special.
 
Thanks for the replies.
I picked up a two row JD 71 today off eBay.
Looks nice.
Here's his description:
"John Deere 3 point 2 Row model#71 corn planter. The planter has new chains and works great. It comes with CAT 1 pins. It comes with extra sprockets for population settings, corn, soybean, sunflower plates. Great for food plots!! The planter will be shipped fully assembled. Free shipping to a business with loading dock or forklift."
$1250 and free shipping. I think I'll be happy with it.
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In the past broadcasting is what I have been doing too. Loose a lots of seeds that way. But since I had been using cheap Feed Corn it didn't matter.
Problem was weeds would take it over. Especially the giant ragweed. I plan to try some roundup ready corn and soybeans. With rows I can still drive my tractor
over it till it gets to big. I've heard a Drill takes a pretty big tractor to use one.
 
Good choice. I've used these units for years. Parts still available from JD and Yetter still produces the unit.
 

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