Question about planting.

Some background: last fall I scaled the row crop operation back quite a bit, to the point that all I have left is a big garden spot and one truck patch about an acre in size.

So here's my question: I have an Allis Chalmers 71 planter, one row. I want to plant with my John Deere B, which is a narrow front. Will the narrow front compact the ground and give me trouble planting? Or am I nuts?

Thanks for any advice. Mac
 
It will compact it but also factor in how much the front tire impact gets fluffed back up by the planter. I would like a double planter better.IMHO.
 
Put a pair of cultivator shovels in front of the planter opener. Or offset the planter to one side to avoid the compaction. Jim
 
Corn needs to all come up at the same time. Being a one row, they should all be the same. I planted for years with a 4 row with the rear wheels not set properly. Never could tell the difference. I'm sure others experiences will differ
 
One year many many years ago Pop decided the garden rows would be straight that year. Was tired of straggley wandering garden rows. Hitched up the old grain drill, ran one pass, then planted all the home garden. Pop said that year was the best stand of oats he ever had....
 
Can you offset the planter so it goes in between the tracks and then turn around and go right back up your tracks? Just a thought. People running duals here, the crop did not come up even where the duals ran.SE MN
 
For years planted with a JD 246 2 row 3 point planter behind a 2N Ford and every row was in the tire tracks, no problem. Later got a Oliver 4 row pull type 402 planter and the 2 rows behind the tractor were still in tractor tracks with the 2 outer not and don't remember any problems.
 

So long as your not trying to plant when it's too wet the compaction of just one pass will be good for the seed bed, not bad.
 
Beans on dry enough to be fit ground will do fine.

I would be concerned about corn. It will be fine sometimes, and a bit of a bother sometimes. Kind of a gamble? It is more fussy about compaction.

Paul
 

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