Tar River seeder/drill

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Anyone have any info on the DRL-072 seeder from Tar River? I've never heard of them, it looks decent from the pictures and the price is great for a drill (under 4K). It's not no-till but I absolutely need no-till for my application, min till would be fine. Anyone have any other Tar River implements? Good/bad/ugly? And if someone has the seeder, I'd love to hear from them!

Tar River Crop Seeders | Belco Resources Equipment
 
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Just bumping this back up, no info at all from anyone on this thing? Let me ask another question, seems like seed drills have a lot of places where things could go wrong. Lots of fittings, bearing, rubber parts.. Are they generally a lot of work to upkeep? I'd like to have one, but not if I'm going to be wrenching on the thing 10 hours to get it rolling, this would be a few times a year use for me, and maybe roll it over a few acres a year, so not something that's going to see a ton of use. Just wondering if I'm setting myself up for more work buying one than it's worth.
 
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I have never heard of them, but I am also looking in to a seeder/drill of some sort. Their models look intriguing. Where did you see their pricing?
 
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I have someone nearby trying to sell the 72in model for about 3200 bucks. I think they are around 4K new. Wish someone had one on here to get a report, I know squat about drills, so I don't even know what to look for if I go up to see it to know if it's going to work well or not. :(
 
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Well I sent an email to "Sales" at Tar River MFG yesterday that bounced back today. That's not a good sign. All in all, I thought the unit looked pretty good and I would compare them to some of the Kasco models at MUCH better prices!
 
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I bought this one last year from Northern Tool and have been happy with it for a cheaper option.

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200642014_200642014

Well, that's good to know. I've looked at that one a few times, just can't get myself to pull the trigger on it. Seems "too cheap" if you know what I mean? But great to hear you're having good luck with it, I'm going to have to think on it a little more. My local ag office rents their no-till for 10/acre, so, that's an option too, I just hate not having the flexibility to plant whenever I want too.
 
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That drill looks like a Northern Tool Drill that I got a chance to see one shipped to local store. I got a good look at it as it was offered to me for $1200. Lots of thin plastic, seed cups were junk and cheap bearings with few greaseable ones. I passed on it.
$10/acre will never buy a good drill but is limited to availability.

That looks like a seeder rather than a drill and is not notill. A Notill drill has to have some type of opener, seed drop mechanism and way to cover seed trench up.

For 4K, a usable notill drill may be hard to find but they are out there. A new 8' Great Plains NT will run about 25K, used 10-15K. I have a Taylor Pasture dream that is NT, bought for $350. I did find new opener tips for it but have yet to install them.

Here are some pix of used Taylor and Midland drills. Good tools if there are not worn out. Check under the hopper for fertilizer damage on those type drills.
No-Till Pasture Dream Drill - Bing images


No till is tough on equipment require penetration into unworked sod and enough weight to keep it in the ground and enough HP to pull it.
I also have a 5100 IH endwheel drill. It will plant into thin or dead sod if openers can get in the ground about 1in. I use it to plant wheat cover mix in once disked corn stubble, does good job in any kind of worked soil but marginal in unworked ground. Again, openers need more down pressure to penetrate through any existing ground cover.

A good used drill with part availability will make planting enjoyable rather than sorry for trying to save a little money. Resale on drills in working order with new parts is very good, might even make a few dollars trading up to the last one you will buy. I am almost there myself!

All the above is JMHO!
 
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The northern tool model is not technically a no-till drill, but it has disks that cut and a panel that covers the seed. It works great for a $1200 option in plowed soil.
 

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Well I have looked at both the Tar River & the Northern Tool seeders & they are very similar to each other based on all of the images I can find. The Northern Tool version is at least $800 less. For the extra $800, the Tar River model has stainless steel seed boxes, better adjustment handles, and a lightweight cultipacker at the back of the seeder. On top of that, it looks a little more "finished" with the SS box & red paint. There is also a visible seed rate adjustment needle on both the front and rear boxes.

They really look to be made by the same company, yet I still think I would spend the extra $800 for the Tar River model. Either one is much cheaper than the anything else you can find new that doesn't just drop seed.
 
 

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