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larry@stinescorner · Mar 28, 2020

Its A question That I should know,but must ask to be sure.

If the wheels are set close on the FORD 2000,,,and we use a three pt row marker to plant potatoes

The ride the tire mark to make the next row,,how wide apart will the rows be?

For another example,how wide would the rows be with the one row planter?

Im sorry,,I know I could measure it,,but Im away from it,,and cant get there now,

Any handy suggestions or advice on planting with the middle buster ,or this planter would be appreciated,Im just kind of passing time ,thinking about it,,and researching,,,

thanks in advance,,I wont be replying much,,dont have a lot of computer time available

teddy52food · Mar 28, 2020

Same width as the tractor?

caterpillar guy · Mar 28, 2020

The same as the tire setting so if the tires are 60 inch centers then your rows will be 60 inch. If you use a 2 row planter then your rows will be half that. Or if you set it to one side and go the same way each time they could be 30or 36 or whatever you set it at.

JK-NY · Mar 28, 2020

Do you put fertilizer down ahead of planting the potatoes?
Maybe you could use that one row planter to band fertilizer
and rig up something to open a furrow for the seed potatoes.
As far as width if you drive in the wheel tracks your row
spacing will be whatever the center to center width is of your
tires. I would try to gear the row width for potatoes to match
up well with whatever you use for cultivating and hilling. When
I grew 1/2-3/4 acre of potatoes I marked and fertilized with
one side of a 2 row corn planter and planted with an old
adapted horse drawn one row potato planter pulled by a
Farmall Cub , which was also used to cultivate and hill the
potatoes. I kept a fairly wide row spacing as I either plowed
the potatoes out with a middle buster or dug them with a one
row ground drive digger. (Both pulled by a Ford!)

tomNE · Mar 28, 2020

on my 4630; with the wheels set all the way in it straddled two 30in rows. but i'm gonna say with gardening that 30in rows are too narrow! I'd shoot for 60in
rows but i'm not doing it an you are, so i hope my answer helped!

Bill(Wis) · Mar 28, 2020

It appears you have a Ford 2000 model year between 1965 and 1975? If that's the case, and it's a Utility model, then it should
have a rear wheel tread setting of 52"-76". Assuming your wheels are set all the way in, then your tread setting would be 52"
making anything pulled right down the longitudinal centerline of the tractor 26" from each of the rear wheels. Following back in
the rear tire mark would put your rows at 52" apart. You really have to measure what your tread setting is to be accurate.

Billy Shafer · Mar 28, 2020

As my dad told me. No such thing as dumb question. If you are trying to learn.

Bill(Wis) · Mar 28, 2020

My post just above should have read: "making anything pulled right down the longitudinal centerline of the tractor 26" from each rear wheel CENTERLINE". As that's where the tread setting comes from. Centerline to centerline.

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