Planter information wanted.

[pharmvet]

I am wanting to incorporate some type of planter into my food plot arsenal. Up until now, I have mostly planted winter food plots for which I used my Herd broadcast seeder. At first I used a small 3 pt disk for breaking ground and covering seed. I have since graduated to a larger tractor, a wheel drag disk, and I cover the seed (oats and wheat) with a chain harrow. Now I have some ground that I would prefer not to disk heavily every year because of erosion concerns and would like to be able to use a "Drill" for winter plots.

Im wanting to start planting some summer food plots (beans and corn).Currently, my only way of planting these would be with my Herd seeder. I was hoping to be able to plant it in rows so that I could use roundup on it as need (assuming I plant with round up ready beans and corn of course) Even If I dont use round up, I could use a cultivator to reduce grass competition.

I have done lots of research and it appears that the older JD model 71 are very popular with food plot guys. Also, the model 7000 and 7100 appear popular.

My confusion lies in the fact that I see the term "NO TILL" used with some and not with others. Also, exactly what is the difference between a drill and a planter, especially when the planter is used in a NO Till fashion.

In short, Is there any one implement that can plant corn, beans, oats and wheat either with or without first tilling the ground???

Any and all information is welcomed. thanks

 

[oldbones]

As far as any one implement to use for all, no.
Planter used for corn, beans.
Drill used for beans, oats, wheat, etc.
No-till units (planters or drills) will have trash wheels, and heavy downpressure springs, and most have fluted coulters ahead of the trash wheels, for tillage.
Regular planters might have trash wheels (most conventional tillage guys, including me, have them on, now).
Hope this helps.

 

[flusher]

I am wanting to incorporate some type of planter into my food plot arsenal. Up until now, I have mostly planted winter food plots for which I used my Herd broadcast seeder. At first I used a small 3 pt disk for breaking ground and covering seed. I have since graduated to a larger tractor, a wheel drag disk, and I cover the seed (oats and wheat) with a chain harrow. Now I have some ground that I would prefer not to disk heavily every year because of erosion concerns and would like to be able to use a "Drill" for winter plots.

Im wanting to start planting some summer food plots (beans and corn).Currently, my only way of planting these would be with my Herd seeder. I was hoping to be able to plant it in rows so that I could use roundup on it as need (assuming I plant with round up ready beans and corn of course) Even If I dont use round up, I could use a cultivator to reduce grass competition.

I have done lots of research and it appears that the older JD model 71 are very popular with food plot guys. Also, the model 7000 and 7100 appear popular.

My confusion lies in the fact that I see the term "NO TILL" used with some and not with others. Also, exactly what is the difference between a drill and a planter, especially when the planter is used in a NO Till fashion.

In short, Is there any one implement that can plant corn, beans, oats and wheat either with or without first tilling the ground???

Any and all information is welcomed. thanks

Drills (aka grain drills) generally plant hay crops (oats, wheat hay, etc) is close rows (6" or so between rows). Planters are used for beans, peas, etc that are planted with wider row spacing (~30" give or take a few inches).

There are no-till grain drills as well as no till planters. These heavy beasts have large, stiff springs to force a disc or coulter sufficiently deep into the soil to make the furrow in which the seed is deposited. Generally, you spray the field with a broad spectrum herbicide (e.g. roundup, anything with glysophate) to kill the weeds, wait a few days for the chemical to work, mow if necessary if the weeds are tall, and then plant.