JD 51 planter

Agrantina · Jul 6, 2011

I found this at a used car lot? I dont know much about planters so point me in the right direction.. I have read alot about JD 71 planters.. Whats the difference in this 51 planter? Any other info would be great- on planters in general... They are asking $550...

AndyG

Farmwithjunk · Jul 7, 2011

Home made hitch/tool bar. 51's were economy level flex planters. No where near the supple flex frame suspension of a 70/71, but not a bad planter...Plates are same "b type" as was used with 71's, ect....(All Deere plate planters made beyond the 1920's used the same plates) Same seed hoppers and seed metering as was common on Deere planters of the day. Runner openers instead of the standard disc openers found on just about all of the 70/71's. Kinda pricey, but then again, so goes the story with any working 2-row planter these days. Seems like they were built in the 1050's and early 60's....

Briar Hill Brittanys · Jul 7, 2011

There's a listing for a 51 on John Deere - Parts Catalog , enter planter in the equipment search box, scroll down to 1232 -51 unit planter. Might offer them 300.00. Looks like it would clean up to be a good food plot planter, adjustable a little on row width. Do they have any additional gears for changing the population settings? Mark