IH 56 planter with no till colters

wbenchfarms

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Just picked another IH 56 4 row planter. It was in use last year, but I bought it mainly for parts for one that I have is in a little nicer shape. This one that I just got has no till colters added to a toolbar in front of the fertilizer openers, and has the double spring downpressure bars on the row units. Typically the 56 is not a good option for no till planting, however, with the add ons, would this be feasible? I am thinking of moving these colters over to my nicer planter, that I have set up for 30" rows. Would it be worth the effort? Both planters have double disc openers, but over the runners. I know of a few folks around here that have White 543's, and are doing some no till. Just looking for some suggestions.
 
For commercial purposes where my livelyhood depended on it then no I would not. I would only use a modern planter with depth control at the seed drop point among other things. Does not have to be a Deere. White, Kinze, CaseIH 1200 would all be good options depending on what is offered to convert these planters. Even a Cyclo planter would suffice as long as you can deal with the ins and outs of that machine.
 
Only looking at putting in 5-10 acres of corn this year. Just to fill our bins for the feedlot, so a newer planter is not in the budget. If it all works out like I am hoping it will, I will definitely be looking at a newer planter and adding acreage.
 
I think unless you lack the tools or your conservation plan forbids it I would till the soil and then plant it for this year.
 
I tried to no till with a 56 years ago.I couldn't keep opener disc bearings in it. I also found that it won't close the seed trench very well.
 
Planned on plowing the main ground that I am putting corn on this year. I have some ground that I am debating on whether or not to put corn on that we no tilled rye on previously, and thought if I could help from plowing that field up, it would save a little.
 
That was my main concern on closing the trench. The closing wheels seem like they will work on tilled ground only. I just thought that since someone went to the trouble of putting on what looks like Yetter colters on the front (the discs have IH part numbers on them, though), they must have tried it.
 
I used keeton firmers, incorporating harrows behind the presswheel and a heavy dragchain behind the seed opener. It worked great on light ground but I also rented one farm that was untiled clay and I would roll the ground a couple of days after planting to reclose the reopening seed trench. In unworked ground rocks don't move so the opener bearing breaks.A nieghbour worked at a starter/generator shop in his teens and said the 56 opener bearings are roughly the same as a car alternator bearing.
 

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