JD Planter finished

[Agrantina]

Completely disassembled cleaned, sanded, primed, painted and re-assembled. I am happy with the outcome. We planted 6 ac of sunflowers before I restored and it worked great- now it looks the part!

AndyG

 

[Agrantina]

It was fun but a lot of hard work-- dang thing was heavy- even taking it apart...

 

[Agrantina]

last pic---

 

[crash325]

Wonder if it looked that good when new.

Great Job.:thumbsup:

 

[Mud Mechanik]

Nice work:thumbsup:

 

[remington270]

Looks great, I hope your sunflowers do well

 

[Steave]

Just like washing the car. If it's clean seems to run better.

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

Nice job. What is the model number of that planter?

Hope you have better luck with your sunflowers than I did. I planted 3 acres a few years ago with a JD planter. They germinated great. Weed control chemicals worked great. Deer loved them. Cleaned out the whole field .

 

[remington270]

Nice job. What is the model number of that planter?

Hope you have better luck with your sunflowers than I did. I planted 3 acres a few years ago with a JD planter. They germinated great. Weed control chemicals worked great. Deer loved them. Cleaned out the whole field .

Hey TNhobbyfarmer what chemicals worked well for you?

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

Hey TNhobbyfarmer what chemicals worked well for you?

I used Spartan 4F at planting. I was trying to make a dove field, so total weed control wasn't necessary. You can mix Dual Magnum, Prowl or Pendimax for better grass control. The Spartan by itself did an adequate job for my situation.

Like I said, the deer love sunflowers. They ate my entire crop prior to the sunflowers heading out If you have large deer populations, sunflowers are hard to get to maturity.

 

[covefarm]

We keep them out with a tape type electric fence. Works well once they figure out where the shock is coming from. I have also heard spraying a repellent works but I haven't tried. Have you tried any other crops for doves? I'm about to plant Browntop & Proso millet for the first time and in rows to keep the ground open in between.

 

[sixdogs]

That is a great job. Restoring and painting old equipment does wonders for the soul.
Is the smaller round wheel up front a gauge wheel for depth control or press wheel that rides in front to smooth the ground before the "V" coulters open the seedbed?