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ric

04-06-2010 18:13:30




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how many you guys put the fertilizer threw your grain drills instead of spreading it.thanks RICK




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MLD

04-09-2010 06:36:39




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 Re: fertilizer in grain drill in reply to ric, 04-06-2010 18:13:30  
Well, they were designed with fertilizer boxes, so why wouldn't you use them??? I found quite a few drills with the fertilizer boxes rusted out I considered buying but past on. I found an Oliver, their father made them paint it with motor oil every season & it saved the drill, nothing rusted out. I prefer to plant with the seed & fertilizer together, I hate having to clean the drill & oil all the parts down!!

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cmd1042

04-08-2010 16:04:35




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 Re: fertilizer in grain drill in reply to ric, 04-06-2010 18:13:30  
I have a 8250 jd drill have had it over 10 yrs. If cleaned properly each year will last along time. I sow 140# of triple 19 per acre with 3 bu oats to the acre. along with the grass seed I choose each year. works well



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Bob Bancroft

04-07-2010 17:11:33




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 Re: fertilizer in grain drill in reply to ric, 04-06-2010 18:13:30  
I plant about 100 acres of oats every spring then the same acreage is planted to winter wheat in Sep. I run a mixture of MAP and KCL through my drill for both, based on soil tests. Most of my N is sprayed on as liquid. It just works out good for me that way. I find that with very little N going through the drill corrosion is not an issue.



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pine forest

04-07-2010 07:34:01




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 Re: fertilizer in grain drill in reply to ric, 04-06-2010 18:13:30  
If you apply lime or fertilizer with a drill, do you mix it with the seed or put in the grass seeder? This is an interesting topic.



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Leroy

04-07-2010 17:52:53




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 Re: fertilizer in grain drill in reply to pine forest, 04-07-2010 07:34:01  
You only apply if the machine is equiped with fertilizer boxes. Like on a John Deere drill a B is a plain drill and the FB is the fertilizer box version, F standing for fertilizer.



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Leroy

04-07-2010 00:00:43




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 Re: fertilizer in grain drill in reply to ric, 04-06-2010 18:13:30  
No longer farming but we used to do it, then Dad started broadcasting and you do not get neer as acurate an application broadcasting it, Notice all the 2-3' wide strips in the wheat fields after they have been topdressed. The only thing is clean it good after you are done, we did not have good cleaning equipment then.



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James22

04-06-2010 19:07:38




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 Re: fertilizer in grain drill in reply to ric, 04-06-2010 18:13:30  
We did for many years and it can be tough on boxes and the delivery mechanism. But we only used a hose to wash them out, and after they dried brushed on used engine oil. However if you can powerwash the boxes and after they dry, oil them down, I wouldn't be too concerned with corrosion. Powerwashing will remove most of the bad stuff from the pores that hosing misses.



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sd pete

04-06-2010 18:55:21




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 Re: fertilizer in grain drill in reply to ric, 04-06-2010 18:13:30  
Rent on the spreader is a lot cheaper than buying a new drill. That fertilizer will ruin a drill.



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Banditfarmer

04-06-2010 18:35:12




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 Re: fertilizer in grain drill in reply to ric, 04-06-2010 18:13:30  
For the cost its cheaper to broadcast it and less time consuming. I do put lime on with the drill in beans. Lime is a lot easier to clean up, fertilizer is not as easy and hard on the drill. Bandit



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