Drill seeder help

[Tx Jim]

Nice fabrication. Your hitch appears to be a lot stronger than factory hitch.

 

[flusher]

I have a John Deere Van Brunt drill seeder. As you can see from the picture it does not have the small seed box.

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Here's my question; could I duct tape the seed outlet mostly closed and then seed with alfalfa? In my head it would work but I'm not sure it would in the field. :laughing:
Hopefully TXJim see's this post and replies.:thumbsup:

If you plan to plant more than a few acres of alfalfa, I'd use a Brillion seeder that's designed for tiny seeds such as alfalfa.

Brillion 64 Inch Landscape Seeder | eBay

Good luck

 

[cat fever]

Nice fabrication. Your hitch appears to be a lot stronger than factory hitch.

Thanks Jim, the factory one would not slip over the 1 1/4" draw bar on my tractor so that's why the new one. It's 3/4" steel which is way over kill, but didn't want to take any chances of it bending.

Flusher I'll keep that in mind. I may just stay with oats and peas for a while. Not sure yet. Worst case scenario I can borrow a seeder if needed. I just wanted to be self sufficient.

 

[Turbys_1700]

We have an old Van Brunt Model B just like yours. Ours is a 14 drop on 7" centers in great condition. Looks like with your fabrication skills you may be bale to fabricate a plate to insert over the openers. I would try that first. The Brillion on E-Bay is another option. Good luck and keep us posted. Nice job on the hitch.

 

[Tx Jim]

Looks like with your fabrication skills you may be bale to fabricate a plate to insert over the openers. I would try that first.

Why fabricate a plate to cover openings when they can be purchased cheeep from JD? M60725 FEED STOP ADD 2.81 USD

 

[Turbys_1700]

That feed stop is designed to stop the flow of seed. I am not sure if you can modify it to allow small grain feed or not. If you can that is a good option. If that was a viable option I wonder if it was used in conjunction with the small seed box?

 

[Tx Jim]

I doubt one can fabricate a seed opening cover for large seed box that would allow the correct amount of small seed such as Alfalfa to be planted. Seed opening cover I listed is made of plastic & it's designed for large seedbox only.

 

[cat fever]

I will certainly look into this option Jim.

 

[HarryVanderpool]

I just wanted to throw my two cents in....
I would NEVER, NEVER, NEVER use that fine machine for spreading fertilizer.
That is the fastest way to ruin.
Spread fertilizer with a cheapy hopper broadcaster, NOT your fine drill.
Good job on the hitch!

 

[Shaneard]

I don't know how small alfalfa seed is but I have sown clover before by mixing it with fertilizer and put it in a broadcast spreader then cultipacking it, worked great and clover seed is tiny.