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Jim Calhoun

04-11-2005 18:33:30

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I have two MM drills, both double run type, one on rubber with 10 inch spacing and the other is on steel with 8 inch spacing.

Both are just dead on with metering out seed, pull nice and get the job done.

I see lots of these old drills being scrapped, cut up and sent to China (I hope they don't shoot 'em back at us someday!)

I know they are old and obsolete, but either they work or they don't, and I have never used a MM drill that didn't work well when maintained.

Just curious...

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grandfield

04-17-2005 18:32:55

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Jim Calhoun, 04-11-2005 18:33:30

I am currently using an 8'/grass seed to plant my oats and alfalfa seed, does a great job. Just got a 12' double disc/grass seed to use, the 8' is for sale, EXTREME NE Illinois. Both low rubber, both mechanical lift. John

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jnasman

04-15-2005 20:59:55

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Jim Calhoun, 04-11-2005 18:33:30

I have 4 MM drills that I have purchased on auctions in recent years. I have a 11 foot steel wheel and a 10 foot steel wheel drill and a 12 foot press drill and a ll foot on low rubber. All have fluted feed . I seeded 18 acres of winter wheat last fall and 6 acres this spring with the press drill and have also used it on soybeans. MM drills do seed accurately. I used to use the 11 foot steel wheel drill, but it sits in the shed now with the others since I got the press drill.

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Glen in TX

04-14-2005 22:41:04

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Jim Calhoun, 04-11-2005 18:33:30

I still see a few of them being used too but many just sitting in the weeds now. Still got some NOS parts for some of them and some drill manuals from old dealer.

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Wendell Larson

04-13-2005 02:01:01

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Jim Calhoun, 04-11-2005 18:33:30

I got another one for you $200

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James2

04-12-2005 10:51:34

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Jim Calhoun, 04-11-2005 18:33:30

I believe I read somewhere that a double run drill was more accurate than a fluted feed and more gentle to the seed. The "transmission" for a double run was too expensive and led to it's demise. I have a relatively new (compared to your MM's) double run JD 520 and it also seems to do a real good job. It probably is one of a small hand full ever produced.

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Chad Franke

04-12-2005 10:12:08

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Jim Calhoun, 04-11-2005 18:33:30

Where are they? If you are interested in selling, let me know, I may be interested if they are close enough.

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Jim Calhoun

04-12-2005 19:18:23

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Chad Franke, 04-12-2005 10:12:08

You can find any style of MM drill ever made in western Kansas, the panhandle of Oklahoma and Nebraska and in north east Colorado.

Unfortunately, I don't need any more drills.

I attended an auction this week that had 3 decent ones on the sale. They sold for around $20.00 each and all went to the metal man.
If fact upon winning the bid, the metal man pulled up his truck and had the iron wheels torched off in about 10 minutes. He loaded up and drove away, leaving the carcass for the other metal man to clean up.

I also saw a decent 3 bottom Moline plow get torched recently.
Alas, we can't save them all...

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Andy2

04-12-2005 06:39:35

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Jim Calhoun, 04-11-2005 18:33:30

I drilled 20 acres of soybeans last year with mine. I set it and did the math for seed density,(one per square foot) I had about 5 lbs of seed left when I was done; I was pretty impressed.

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Mopower

04-12-2005 06:15:13

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Jim Calhoun, 04-11-2005 18:33:30

Dad has one he bought from another farmer that was using it now and then. It is smaller, but there is nothing wrong with them. I see quite a few too. Just maybe not much of a use for them to tractor collectors who don"t plant or own much land. Ours will be used!

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Ol Chief

04-16-2005 03:19:05

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Mopower, 04-12-2005 06:15:13

I am in Texas Hill Country and looking for an MM grain drill for sale in this area.I missed one recently in an auction at Sealy, Texas.

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JimMM

04-20-2005 15:44:42

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to Ol Chief, 04-16-2005 03:19:05

I just purchased a 10 foot MM grain drill with grass seeder. I don"t have any specificaitons for either of the boxes. Both are calibrated from 2 to 20. What do these units mean and what should they be set at for 1 bushel of oats and 3 pounds of alflfa seed per acre?

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jimMM

04-21-2005 06:08:02

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Re: Moline Drills.... Anybody out there planting w in reply to JimMM, 04-20-2005 15:44:42

Oops, I meant 13 pounds of alfalfa per acre.

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