JD 71 planter Help

[wolc123]

That is a nice looking 71. I bet you will get well over $1k for it after you get your MF fixed up for your own use. Corn is getting to be a real big crop for deer food plotters and JD 71's or Yetter equivenents are the most popular planter ammoung these guys. Not many of them seem concerned with the lack of fertilizer attachments but I suppose most of them have enough cash to pay for the extra fertilizer required by broadcasting. The thing about planting corn for deer, is that a little starter fertilizer (50 lbs/acre or so of 15-15-15) dropped on the rows is really all that is required in most cases. This is because white clover is still the most popular plot food and if you plant the corn on an old clover field, most of the nitrogen the corn needs as it matures is there for free thanks to the clover.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

That is a nice looking 71. I bet you will get well over $1k for it after you get your MF fixed up for your own use. Corn is getting to be a real big crop for deer food plotters and JD 71's or Yetter equivenents are the most popular planter ammoung these guys. Not many of them seem concerned with the lack of fertilizer attachments but I suppose most of them have enough cash to pay for the extra fertilizer required by broadcasting. The thing about planting corn for deer, is that a little starter fertilizer (50 lbs/acre or so of 15-15-15) dropped on the rows is really all that is required in most cases. This is because white clover is still the most popular plot food and if you plant the corn on an old clover field, most of the nitrogen the corn needs as it matures is there for free thanks to the clover.

I've got a standing offer of $1200 for the #71's IF I decide to sell. May just keep 'em. I've got seed plates I filed out to plant green beans, sugar snap peas, and several other garden crops. The #39 MF planter would be a dedicated corn planter. I just got finished scrubbing it up. Next to narrow it down to 30" rows.

 

[Oleozz]

Here is a pic of a model 71 planting sweet corn. I got this planter because the previous owner bought it only for the fertilizer box and then resold it. It's in good shape but like many other folks I wish I had a fertilizer box for it. I have the drive wheel and the front coulters that opens the ground for the fertilizer.

 

[Barneyhunts]

Oleozz, Farmwithjunk,
Is there a good way to gauge where to run when operating a planter without row markers? I've been told to hang chain with drag from the FEL? Do you have other ways to gauge where to plant?
Thanks

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Oleozz, Farmwithjunk,
Is there a good way to gauge where to run when operating a planter without row markers? I've been told to hang chain with drag from the FEL? Do you have other ways to gauge where to plant?
Thanks

With a 2-row planter, provided you have the tractor wheel spacing set right, you just run with the rear tire in the tire track from tha previous pass. You should have the track width set at 2X the row width. Track width is measured from center to center of rear tires.

 

[Barneyhunts]

Thanks Fwj, you're a good resource.
Barney

 

[300UGUY]

I have a model 70, which looks very similar to the 71, the only difference being the 71 has a spring tensioner for the chain. I have fertilizer boxes, but i haven't used them yet. One thing, without the fertilizer unit, 1 man can handle a 2 row unit very easily, but the fertilizer units are very heavy, and are not driven by the same drive that drives the seed unit. In other words, you might have to do some more fabricating to get a fertilizer unit to work.

 

[Oleozz]

My biggest problem to date has been getting the corn covered properly. I have adjusted the toplink about every way possible and that doesn't seem to make much difference. As you can see from the pic my seed bed is not real smooth but I have not been able to afford a heavy duty harrow yet. My 71 is also missing the gauge wheel and so maybe that is making a difference. We did have a good crop last year so overall I am pleased with the planter.