New Toy....I mean necessary piece of equipment

[TNhobbyfarmer]

I plant food plots and use a lot of small seeds, i.e., clovers, rape, chicory, etc. The germination rate can suffer with these small type seeds if disked under very deep. Even something like a chain link drag can cover lots of seeds too deep. A cultipacker is an ideal attachment to prepare a seedbed for small seeds. I have been looking for a used cultipacker for a long time. There are plenty out there at auctions and on used equipment lots; however, they are almost always the pull type. Since I plant small fields without much turnaround room, I have wanted a 3pt. hitch model and they just aren't to be found used. I finally bit the bullet and bought a new one. Here are some pics.

P.S. Don't tell my wife. She has been wanting a new refrigerator.

 

[dknarnd]

That is a nice piece of equipment, something I have been keeping my eyes open for also. What is the length and weight on this? Who makes it?

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

That is a nice piece of equipment, something I have been keeping my eyes open for also. What is the length and weight on this? Who makes it?

The length is 8 ft. It's made by Leinbach and I'm not sure about the weight.

 

[Z-Michigan]

I think this is an extremely practical piece of equipment for your purposes. We have tried grass (pasture) seeding with chain harrow after seed and with no covering after seed and germination seems as good or better without harrowing. As you said, I think the seeds get buried too deep. This woulkd be an ideal tool for that.

 

[john_bud]

?? $$ ??

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

?? $$ ??

$950.00

 

[john_bud]

That's higher than I would like to pay, but still not too bad. Around here, old junk from the '40's and '50's goes for 300 or more at auction.

jb

 

[dmg]

Absolutley Necessary!! Don't know if I need one , but it looks well built! Good Luck my friend.

 

[bx23barry]

Them things is kool. I've never seen a 3 ph one. Why couldn't ya just modify a used pull type? Here's mine, just flip it over and go down the road.

 

[dknarnd]

That is a nice one too. All the ones I find here for sale are always over $500 and most are larger. Usually they are the ones where you tow it from the end length ways.