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Tell you what.....if you have a 2-row pull planter (I don't have a three-point hitch), I'd be willing to swap! Here's the deal with the 4-row. When we bought our C a little over a year ago, it was down in east-central Indiana not far from where I grew up. My current job causes me to travel a bit (I'm writing this from Columbus, Ohio tonight, though we live outside of St. Joe Michigan). It was difficult to work out the arrangements to get the little C up to Michigan. My brother helped us pick it up from our friend's house and move it. That was when I saw the planter. It's still where I saw it, in east central Indiana..... though I'm committed to getting it up to Michigan before the summer is over. It looks in good shape (it's a John Deere, but don't ask me the model), and it's been stored and well-taken care of. (still stored under roof). The former owner was using it regularly before he got a bigger planter, but he was pretty fussy about the way he kept his equipment. The little C has been a good investment. I'm hoping to make arrangements to get it up to Michigan in August. Let me look it over good first (and my brother.....he's the "real farmer") and then let's talk...how about that? My email is [email protected]. Yes.....that "a-chief". We owned an old, antique airplane for a number of years, and Aeronca Chief, 1946, two-place side-by-side, fabric covered airplane that went a blistering 85 mph. Had a wooden propeller (I'm a licenced aircraft-mechanic, federal inspector, and maintenance instructor by trade...train aircraft technicians), and anyway....that's what "achief" is all about...more info than you wanted to know..... but it stops you from wondering!! We have about 10 acres outside of St. Joe, Michigan near the little town of Eau Claire in the small vegetable, orchard, and vineyard country of southwest Michigan. We are using the tractor to work up about, at the moment, an acre and a half of small vegetables and grains... That 4-row planter is just too big for what we need. A 2-row, at this time would be more efficient. I used an Earthway seeder (push-kind) to plant this spring....worked pretty well. Have all sorts of dry bush beans, all sorts of corn, squash, swiss chard, sorghum, broom corn, and Nancey raises flowers. We hope to supplement a small used bookstore we're planning on opening in this lake/resort region....something to keep us busy in our "old age"..... More info than you wanted to know, I'm sure.... Stay in touch with the planter if you're interested. Dave I'd be willing to sell it (if you didn't have a trade) for exactly what I bought it for...$100.00 I don't think I can find a 2-row for that (the one's I've looked at around the area are $250-500), but fair's fair. As long as you don't need it next week.....I'd be willing to "dicker" :) Like I said, I've only seen it once, it looks in nice shape, the fellow who has it is on the up and up, and I have no reason to believe if won't work as advertised.... Does that help you any? :)
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