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Deake

03-28-2007 10:04:46




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I have a all steel McCormick grain drill that I would like to find a manual for. Cann't seem to get the settings right for oats. Is there perhaps a plate or cover that would reduce the flow? Thanks, Deake




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Deake

04-21-2007 00:30:34




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 Re: McCormick grain drill in reply to Deake, 03-28-2007 10:04:46  
Sorry it's taken so long to reply, got a case of the shingles and am just starting to recover. I have opened it up to point where I am getting about 8 to 10 seeds per foot and will try that. Thanks for all the help and will let you know how it turns out. Deake



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riverbend

03-29-2007 19:41:16




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 Re: McCormick grain drill in reply to Deake, 03-28-2007 10:04:46  
Do you have the countershaft grain speed device (looks a little like a corn sheller)? If so, I have a manual for a MF drill. My drill does not have the speed device.

You can put a photo in the Implement Photos (left side of this page).

If you have the fluted shaft type of metering, what do you have to move the flutes back and forth ? On mine, the levers (one for each side, on the back of the drill) have a cast plate behind them marked for crops and pecks per acre.

Greg

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FreeRanger

03-29-2007 14:42:34




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 Re: McCormick grain drill in reply to Deake, 03-28-2007 10:04:46  
I have a McCormick grain drill on wooden wheels. It has a metal chart on the front that tells about the different setting. I will try to post a photo of the chart tonight.

No sure what model I have but has three bins; grain, grass and fertilizer. It also has a "transmission" for slow or fast. Looks like it was converted from horse to drawbar at some point. I purchased last summer for $100. I figured if it didn't work I could always sell the wheels and get my money back. Used it to plant 2 acres of timothy/orchard grass. Works great and look great shape! Original paint and always stored inside with the fertilizer bins unused. I was going to sell it but now have decided to keep it.

I sure wish I had a manual too!

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James22

03-28-2007 11:33:22




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 Re: McCormick grain drill in reply to Deake, 03-28-2007 10:04:46  
If it is that old, I assume it is a double run seeding mechanism, rather than fluted feed. This provides you a large seed and medium seed opening. I believe oats used the smaller feed wheel, but could be wrong. Look in the seed box and see if you have removable covers on the adjacent side of the current seed feeds. Some are hinged and can be flipped over. Others are removed from one seed feed and then placed on the opposite one. The drive mechanism/transmission should be a large cast disk with a bunch of "bumps" on it. I believe the farther you move out on the disk the faster the drill will plant. I think you can also change the chain drive sprockets which vary the speed of the "transmission, giving you a lot of possible settings. Haven't used my old IH MF drill for several years and would need to get the book out for more specific answers, assuming it is similar to your implement. Also have a newer fluted feed IH 620 press wheel drill, so if your's isn't a double run, still might be able to provide some help.

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Deake

03-29-2007 10:27:27




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 Re: McCormick grain drill in reply to James22, 03-28-2007 11:33:22  
Thanks for the imput, only has a single seeding wheel, slides to increase or decrease the flow, even though it is set for the minimum a lot of seed comes out, that"s why I thought I might need a cover. Wish I could send you a picture. Do you ever go on the Red Power forum, I could send a picture on there. Is there a recomended seed flow? Like 25 seeds per ft or something like that? Thanks, Deake

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James22

03-29-2007 17:49:34




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 Re: McCormick grain drill in reply to Deake, 03-29-2007 10:27:27  
Got the parts book out and you are correct, they offered both double run and fluted feed. You have the fluted feed . They did offer seed flow blockers, P/N: F8377 for model years 49-55 and P/N: 601434R156 for model years 56 and above. Might have the local dealer try the obsolete parts depot as a long shot. I have been told that the old timers when broadcasting oats would look for 5-7 oats per horse hoof. I would guess that a draft horse hoof is around 30 sq inches. With 7 inch drill spacing that would give you between 14 and 19.5 seeded oats per foot. If you have a better feel for the size of a horse hoof then use that number and the given 5-7 oats.

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