Planters What are my food plot attachment options?

foreman Etexas · Aug 28, 2012

I have two ways to throw out seed a big hopper for back of tractor and a atv one that mounts on rack(12v.). I would recommend the 4wheeler one if you have one for doing the small plots,it will hold 50lbs and I pre-mix everything in buckets. Maybe somehow can mount it were when you cultipack it first time can also throw seed out behind it,all in one pass.

8ball3290 · Aug 31, 2012

You do not want to run a tiller over clover and smaller seeds, it will bury the seed way to deep. Get yourself a decent set of discs and a cultipacker like suggested. You can always run the tiller after disking. I only tiller over seed of its larger, beans corn etc that needs to be planted deeper then I run the culticker over it. I pull the cultipacker attached to the tiller and kill two birds in one pass

dkhntr04 · Sep 1, 2012

If you are looking to plant more crop type plants such as soybeans, peas, corn, etc. look at building a no-till planter. I picked up a couple White 5100 row units and made a mini no-till planter by adding 200# of additional down-pressure to each unit, and using Danish s-tines with narrow ripper sanks mounted in front of the units as sod-rippers when needed. I spray glyphosate after to kill off the existing grasses on a first planting, or any weeds on a re-planted plots. Works really slick, very fast, no tilling, and in our soil type the "crops" do very good.

I can only dedicate 1 weekend to bring the tractor to where I hunt (150 miles one way). The no-till works great, I can seed 5+ acres of plots spread over 240 acres in half a day plus do a host of other chores over the time I am there. All the seed I use except for peas is glyphosate tolerant, so any time someone goes to the hunting land over the summer they spray the plots with the 4-wheeler to keep the weeds down. Works great.

Here is the Mrs. planting soybeans on the largest plot on the property.

Johndeere3720 · Sep 2, 2012

One of my Jake Rake's would work great for what you need to do. Check out my website and see if it is something you may be interested in. :thumbsup:

clemsonfor · Sep 3, 2012

Look on Craigs list for a good used 5ft disk. I bet you can buy one easily for $300-400. Then get a packer if you want. I just have my disk really high just barely touching ground and go really fast to thow the dirt all around behind me. I know its not the best way but im doing it on the cheap and small areas, and i overseed counting on to deep seeds and bird predidation.

No way would i buy an all in one machine if "your only dooing a few small areas". If your doing it as a side biz its prolly a good investment as you will save time.

The 4wheeler pulled ones are junk i have used them before.

kneedeep · Sep 3, 2012

My method for wildlife food plots are to mow first then spray. Wait a few weeks for spray to work then disk plots deep and fast. I then set disk almost straight and drag 6' chainlink fence section with old tires tied on it to smooth sed bed. Mix fertilizer and seed in cone spreader, brodcast while dragging fence section and pray for rain!

One man operation and works with a mower, disk , spreader and fence section.

just my :2cents:

sawtooth · Sep 3, 2012

Yeah as another poster said if you want to do it right then go with cultipacker and disk harrow. buy a $1000 Leinbach 6 ft cultipacker and $1500 Howse 6.5ft HT series heavy disk harrow with 20" blades. I also have a high end Brown disk buy the Howse is best bang for buck. Then cut up the ground real good and pack it down. Then throw out seed and pack again. Make sure dirt is on the dry side and not muddy as it turns to concrete once it does dry. Now if your doing big seeds like soybeans and wheat you can disk then last runs with that disk don't go as deep but just level the plot. Then put out seed and cultipack. Good luck and have fun.