Horse Corn Planter

[PPGman 5]

I picked up one of these little Earthway seeders last year and it worked so well it got me thinking how nice of a setup this might be behind the Wheel Horse. We put out a few acres of sweet corn last year using this seeder as a walk behind; This year, i plan to be riding if all goes well.

Last night I started fabricating a frame, and this was what i came up with. I saw a similar one mounted to a 3point Deer tractor, and thought this set up would work for the Horse and the slot hitch as well. I'm planning to use the attach o matic the mower bar hooks to for a quick attach row marker with short pieces of chain dragging to keep my row spacing. I have it all tacked up now, so after i make sure it tracks straight i'll finish the welding this evening.

I really need to come up with a way to inject fertilizer as well. Any ideas?? I was possibly thinking a 2gal plastic gas can mounted upside down with some pvc plummed down to the seed drop tube. Any ideas???

[B-8074 20]

Nice work. How do those work? Do they drop the seed at a preset interval? If so maybe you could rig it trip the fertilizer at the same time.

[PPGman 5]

Well, I haven't tried it behind the tractor yet, so i can't speak to that as of yet. Last year i used this seeder to plant everything from corn to lettuce and i have to say i was pleasantly surprised. It has about half a dozen seed plates that come with it so it can plant just about anything. It does have a few quirks, but for the most part i was happy with it. I believe i paid around $90bucks for the seeder last year through Northern Tools.

I don't know how these will hold up in the long run, ( plastic gears, wheels ect), but for the price it sure has saved me tons of time. What usually takes a few hrs is reduced to a few mins with the seeder. :thumbs:

[JC 1965 1,534]

:thumbs: Great idea, keep us informed on how it works. :wh:

[jusjeepn 59]

Where's the hopper? I can see 3 or 4 of these side by side Nice work! :thumbs:

[PPGman 5]

That little black thing in the center that looks like an inverted cheap funnel is the seed hopper. I do have to admit that it looks pretty whimpy compared to the rest of the outfit.

I too started thinking of mounting 2 or 3 together as well, but i believe i'll look for a 2 row planter down the road i can hook to the 3point hitch tractor when i find one. I think even my dog silently chuckled as i rolled this unit out of the garage this evening.

Until then, i'll see how this works in the next few weeks. The hopper only lets me go a few rows, and then i have to stop and refill them. But hey...if it works, it sure beats pushing! :thumbs:

[qd-16 15]

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[qd-16 15]

They hold up well, Grandpa has one that has to be at least 35 yrs old....use it every year to plant sweet corn and green beans......

[can whlvr 994]

:thumbs: a bit,really nice lookin tractor