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Ford 2 row planter

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Ultradog MN

12-24-2004 09:02:36




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Howdy all,
I've been talking to a guy about maybe buying his Ford 2 row corn planter. It's not the old red Dearborn one but a newer Blue one.
I don't know the model yet.
Does anyone have any experience with one of these units? Are they any good? He says it needs a little paint and the brackets that hold the hoses on are needing replaced but otherwise it's a good unit.
Are parts still available at FNH?
I'm greatful any and all replys.
Jerry

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Ultradog MN

12-25-2004 12:02:34




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 Re: Ford 2 row planter in reply to Ultradog MN, 12-24-2004 09:02:36  
Thanks guys,
I'm still in the hemming and hawing stage here.
I did look at a JD 490 4 row planter here a while back. Was thinking about making a 2 row out of it and have some extra parts to boot. The price was right: almost scrap value. The JD 71 planters are too rich for my blood. They go very high.
Maybe if I painted over the the 490 with Blue.
Then I wouldn't have to plant at midnight like I have to with my green Van Brunt drill. Grin...
Thanks and Merry Christmas to all
Jerry

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JMS/MN

12-24-2004 22:19:42




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 Re: Ford 2 row planter in reply to Ultradog MN, 12-24-2004 09:02:36  
Jerry- considering the parts/availability options, I'd go with the JD 71 units on a toolbar. Easy to make, and parts will be available. Plenty of local sources available. At least one wink in this message! Good to see you're still around...



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jdemaris

12-24-2004 19:13:10




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 Re: Ford 2 row planter in reply to Ultradog MN, 12-24-2004 09:02:36  
I've got a couple of two-row 309s with three-point hitch setup. I like using them for sweet corn. Most parts are no longer available from the dealer, but in most cases, something else can be adapted. I broke off two disk openers this Spring and could not get them from Ford (New Holland). Wound up buying some from Deere and mangaged to make them fit. Some of the plates are still available but they are VERY expensive. Range from $25 to $50 apiece. Some of the 309s tend to break plates is you accidentally scrape the ground when backing up - unless they have a spring-loaded overunning safety-release added to them. I also found the planters too light to use in heavy and rocky soil. I added weight to mine and it works quite well.

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greenbeanman

12-24-2004 12:25:00




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 Re: Ford 2 row planter in reply to Ultradog MN, 12-24-2004 09:02:36  
I really don't know any thing about the planters, however a friend had one and I always got a better stand of milo than he did. I was using a Flex 71 John Deere with Acra-plant runner openers.

It could be his planter was not adjusted properly, his seed wasn't as viable as it should have been, or the ground simply wasn't prepare enough. At any rate his field would have small skips, whereas mine would have a plant where it was supposed to have one. I used Oro and Funks seed which were both considered good at the time.

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Tim(nj)

12-24-2004 10:09:31




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 Re: Ford 2 row planter in reply to Ultradog MN, 12-24-2004 09:02:36  
Ultradog, I had one, a 309. It was a good planter. 3 years ago most parts were still available, but expensive. Plates will be a problem if there isn"t a set with it. They can be had through NH, but $100 a pair will run you up a lot of money in a hurry. There are piles of plates around for JD planters. I"d look for a couple of JD 71 planter units and put them on a toolbar or a 246 2-row 3-point if you want to drop fertilizer. You could cut down a 494-A or 1240 planter, those are cheap even where I live.

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Darrell Wilson in ky

12-24-2004 09:21:06




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 Re: Ford 2 row planter in reply to Ultradog MN, 12-24-2004 09:02:36  
More than likly its a ford 309 planteri use to plant 20 or 30 acres a year with one wnen i planted corn they do a good job think i still have some plates some where



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