Drill and drilling???

Richard from SE AZ · Apr 8, 2015

I am not a farmer. Retired underground miner. My drill and your drill are not the same thing. I know a farming drill by looking at one but I don't know what their purpose is or what they do. Will someone explain them to me?

retired farmer · Apr 8, 2015

If you are talking about a grain drill used on a farm, it is what plants the seed in the ground.

Fawteen · Apr 8, 2015

A "drill" is used to plant grasses and cereal grains. The rows are only a few inches apart and the seed spacing is much closer as compared to a "planter" used to plant things like soy beans or corn.

JMS/.MN · Apr 8, 2015

Along with what others said, a drill seeds by volume, while a row crop planter plants by singulation of the seed. Flutes on a drill rotate to meter a volume of seed, so population is not as accurate as a planter that counts them out. Depth control is not as accurate as a planter, but does a fine enough job for small grains.

Robin Hood · Apr 8, 2015

A man by the name of Jethro Tull invented the grain drill.

Richard from SE AZ · Apr 9, 2015

So, a drill plants things like wheat, rice, alfalfa, oats etc...

JMS/.MN · Apr 9, 2015

Yes. Common for soybeans too. Corn can feed through the flutes but typically not used cuz the seeding depth control is so poor compared to a row crop planter. Grain drill is good for smaller seeds. Grass seed attachment is similar contruction, smaller flutes, again geared to seed size.

Richard from SE AZ · Apr 10, 2015

Thank you guys for clearing this up for me.

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