IH 5100 Drill

Schuelerj · Jan 14, 2017

I recently purchased an IH 5100 drill...in great condition. Looking to plant beans with it. It does not have the "soybean special" decal on it, but it does have the big packing wheels on it and it does have an alternate 8 sprocket chain sprocket on each side. If I switch the larger 14 sprocket out with the smaller 8 toothed sprocket would that make it a "soybean special?" Everything I've read about the soybean special says that changing the sprocket to a smaller sprocket slows the delivery speed of the beans. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

flying belgian · Jan 14, 2017

I have the same drill. Mine is not the soybean special either. The book says change the sprocket for beans but I only have one sprocket so I just close the gates more. Make sure you set the adjustable seed cups to
bottom notch or beans will sow to heavy. After some trial and error I have mine to plant around 50 lbs/acre. Mine is 6 or 7 inch disk spacing. I believe soybean special is 10" spacing. If they look nice when they
come up, then you planted them to heavy. Beans are very forgiving. You can sow 50% rate and still get 90% yield. Just don't plant to heavy. Better to error on the light side.

Fordfarmer · Jan 15, 2017

Depending on your disk spacing, you could also cover every other seed opening in the seed box. I have a 5100 (also not a soybean special),
6x24 (12'). My cousin has used it to plant beans several times - he gets along well with the standard sprocket and 1/2 the openings
covered.

centash · Jan 15, 2017

I've used a 510, similar drill, but not a soy special, blocked off every other row
for a 14 inch row, single disc, no press wheels. Worked, but a planter does a much
better job. Ben

hydro70guy · Jan 15, 2017

We have a JD drill but i like the half speed sprocket so i can open bottom gates up twice as far. We sometimes clean our own beans,
wider opening seems to feed better if any trash at all. With seed beans it would make me no difference.

Schuelerj · Jan 15, 2017

So when you say you only have one of the smaller sprockets do you mean the planter only came with one or yours had one on each side. Mine has an extra one on each side, on the same shaft as the drive sprocket. Looks like it comes off pretty easy. Thanks the help.

(quoted from post at 22:16:21 01/14/17) I have the same drill. Mine is not the soybean special either. The book says change the sprocket for beans but I only have one sprocket so I just close the gates more. Make sure you set the adjustable seed cups to
bottom notch or beans will sow to heavy. After some trial and error I have mine to plant around 50 lbs/acre. Mine is 6 or 7 inch disk spacing. I believe soybean special is 10" spacing. If they look nice when they
come up, then you planted them to heavy. Beans are very forgiving. You can sow 50% rate and still get 90% yield. Just don't plant to heavy. Better to error on the light side.

flying belgian · Jan 15, 2017

Schuelerj, are you talking to me?

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