Seed roller/cultipacker

Harper

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I just got a 10' length of 18" A2000 PVC sewer pipe that I am going to use to build my own seed roller so I am looking for input on a couple of ideas. Which is better 3 point or tow behind? Advantages/ disadvantages. What length should I go with?
 
Make it tow behind, easier to work with and easier on your tractor as if you fill it with anything for weight your tractor just might not lift it or if it does front end of tractor will come up instead of roller.
 
IMO, 3pt are nearly useless. By the time you cut them down so they're light enough you can pick them up and drive without tearing up your tractor or the frame on the cultipacker, they usually don't even cover your tracks. This is doubly true with an 18" pipe. A pull behind with flip over transport wheels will make use of your entire pipe and still allow you to move it around easily.
 
I do not think it will work, or last, but if you insist, make it pull type and wrap it in woven fence wire, several
wraps. I think a flat 10ft long woven wire drag with a few boards on top to keep it flat, works just as well and is a
lot easier to make.
 
I have a chainlink fence drag on a metal frame that weighs about 200lbs. Apparently I might be better served to stick to the drag. I was hoping press the seeds for better soil contact.
 
I made one from steel pipe 16"
diameter capped the ends so I can put
water in and stuck old tires over the
pipe. Put bearings on the end and made
a hitch to pull it around. Found pics
of one on this site, that I used to
build mine. Works well for me. I would
think a three point hitch would drag
around the corners.
 

A Brillion seeder is a lot like a cultipacker, very wide and very heavy. I have used both 3 pt and tow behind. I prefer the three point for a few different reasons. The key to the "lift-ability"of a heavy implement is simply that it be very close to the back of the tractor. In other words, if you are going to build a frame heavy enough to lift it, be sure to build it so that the lift points are right in tight to the roller.
 
That might have been my pics that you saw on here...20 inch gas pipe, 13 feet long to match the drill width. I used 22.5 truck tires on it, had to add some 1 inch OD pipe along the length of the gas pipe to fill in the space for the tires. Ends are capped with 1/2 inch thick steel, welded tight to hold water. Larger dia wheels work better, don"t push dirt ahead instead of packing. I found large bearings and shafts in a junk yard. Tires were free.....owner glad to get rid of them.
 
where do you live? I was over in the field this morning with a bunch of old equipment and spotted a set of steel irrigation wheels about 15 inches wide that bolt on a standard 8 lug
hub that I'd forgotten I had.Those on a tricycle tractor you wouldn't need a roller just drive it around.
 

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