Advice/opinion/review for a good wheel-type planter

[unregistered168043]

Whats up guys. Just finished a 1/4 acre of corn with my jab planter...total time; 8 hrs. There has to be another way. Mother Earth magazine recommends this walk behind wheel planter; http://www.earthway.com/products/gar...-garden-seeder

...looks like a cheap piece of plastic junk to me ( sorry if I offend ).

Anyone have any recommendation for something a bit more heavy duty...something made to last and work right? I don't mind spending a bit extra for good quality on this.

-Darntootin

[ksfarmer]

The Earthway planter works well for me. However a lot depends on your soil. It works well in good mellow soil without much trash or clods.
For planting larger plots of corn (1/4 acre or more), I have a old Dempster corn planter set up for my compact tractor. I can plant 2 rows at a time and make a quick job of planting larger areas.
The Earthway works well for other garden seed such as beans, peas, beets, etc......, you just change plates for different size seeds.

[agmantoo]

You never mentioned if you have any type of garden tractor. With access to a small garden tractor a Cole planter can be affixed and will work great for planting up to a few acres. I have a pair of these original planters and I think that someone is now making a copy and marketing same. PS........I did a search and found this
http://www.coleplanter.com/

[FarmboyBill]

I had an Earthaway planter and I didn't like it that much. As said. The ground has to be clodless free. There is another plastic planter with bigger dia wheels that costs around $110 here that, with the bigger dia wheels might work better.
What I hate about most planters is that you've got to squat down to work on/with them. Chanfgeing plates, putting in seed, ect. I wish theyed make a planter that is a NORMAL tractor planters highth, but pushable.