Canola in old drills

DavidT1 · Oct 17, 2018

Hello,
I have IH 150 hoe drills. I am looking at seeding canola next year, but my drills don't show canola as an option on the seed chart. I have read that some have done it in the 9350 style JD drills, but was wondering if anyone had seeded using the same models I have or similar area drills? If so what tips to you have? Thanks

SVcummins · Oct 17, 2018

Get a seeder meter scale then you can plant
anything you want it weighs the seed and tells you
what you?re putting on per acre of any kind of seed .
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Bob · Oct 17, 2018

Is there a "low speed option" for the feed shafts to slow them down on that drill?

When you try to seed really fine seeds at low rates, slight discrepancies between the feeds in the amount of flute exposed can adversely affect seeding rates from one feed to the next.

If you can slow the shaft down, then the feeds can be run open more, making for more even seed rates from feed to feed.

Is there an option for flax on the chart, that might be a starting point.

DavidT1 · Oct 17, 2018

It does show flax as an option and I believe it has the ability to set on the slow speed, but would have to verify to be sure.

Jim in Sask · Oct 18, 2018

I had an IH 100 double disc press drill from the same era as your 150. To seed canola I mixed the canola seed with the fertilizer and put it down the fertilizer attachment. I was only putting on about 50 lbs of 11-48-0 and 5 lbs of canola seed per acre. It worked out well - the fertilizer attachments on those old drills was pretty accurate. I mixed the canola seed and fertilizer through an auger just prior to seeding - I think leaving the two mixed very long can damage the canola's germination.

farmersamm · Nov 2, 2018

On my 150 you can change the speed on the fertilizer box, but not on the main shaft that runs the grain box. You'd have to change out the sprocket on either the axle, or the drive shaft.

I believe they had grass seed boxes for the things, but probably need some kinda luck finding them.

Only thing I seed is Haygrazer, Oats, and occasionally Wheat. Simple matter of leaving the hoes slightly off the ground, just enough to keep the clutches engaged, and counting seeds per row foot when driving over a hard piece of ground that's hard enough so's the press wheels don't bury the seed.

150 will stack up against any modern drill, hands down. I have the Eagle points, and can get down to moisture when a disc drill won't. I get a stand in dry years, while the other guys are lookin' at bare ground. And it'll run in cloddy ground. Around here, you're a moron to use any kind of cultipacker to create fines.....dirt's gonna blow away on ya. Hoe drill will put it down, and the press wheels will pack it tight in rough seed beds. The clods keep the surface speed of the wind in check.

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