Old grain drill??

Or maybe here. I rebuilt mine last year. I couldn't believe how many bolts there were in it, JUST IN THE BOX. I took off any hex bolts and nuts. Theres not one on it now. Just square head bolts and nuts.

Attached Thumbnails

         

     

Bill, what you have is called a sprocket roller. Used more for breaking down plowed ground that is dry and has a lot of big hard clods of dirt....James

There are different seed drills depending on use and climate. 6", 7", 10" spacings. Here we use 7" drills, close off 1 run for 15" and some times even 2 for 21" rows. 21" is used a lot in grass seed grown for seed. Makes it a lot easier to spray out weeds with a shielded sprayer....James

There are different types of drills, single disk, double disk, drop seeders, hoe and cultivator opening or ridge drills. A ridge drill keeps the soil from blowing and puts the seed where there is more moisture. Even seeders that went right on one way diskers that did the whole operation in 1 pass....James

https://www.google.com/search?q=one+...D1%3B720%3B304

That looks just like the one I am looking to get. Can you do grass seed with it? I really think it will come in handy but am new to this stuff so not really sure. Thanks for all the advise everyone.

Depends on the make. Yes I can do grass seed in mine. It does it heavy, but id rather have that than doing it light. Ill be sowing 12 acres of Sudan grass seed in it next month. Last year it sowed it too light and it was somewhat stemy. Ill up the amount this year.\
FIND OUT WHT MAKE IT IS. THEN see if you can get a OPERATORS MANUAL.

HOPEFULLY, there is a instructing on setting it for various seed on the inside of the drill box.
IF NOT, Do your best after you get it home to tell us how the setting gauges are made, and likely SOMEBODY in here can help you with setting it.
IF IT HAS A WOOD BOX, AND, its still in great condition, DO NOT jounce and bounce it around. IF you have to replace that boxes wood, Youll have the very dickens of a time getting those parts underneath put back where they all belong.

Bill he is not planting sudan grass like you have. There is a huge difference in the size of the seed.

Correct Wanda, I will be planting some kind of turf mix for our yard. Also. pasture mixes and forage seeds form pigs and chickens. Thanks all!!

Do you have a weather tight building to store it in? If not you will get a few years out of it before the seed cups, and other internal parts rust out or up. At $2.00 a pound, I wouldn't waste clover seed in the main seed box, even when mixed with a cover crop of oats. Too little control. Broadcast the small grass seed (around here grass seed means clover, timothy, trefoil and maybe brome) then lightly drag the field to lightly cover the seed and maybe roll a cultipacker over the get good soil contact with the seeds.

Do I need to disc field first haypoint?

Wanda, I have the op manual for my drill. Got it from IHC. I CAN plant grass seed in mine such as alfalfa, clover, lespedizia, rye, ect.

BB You need to PLOW, DISC, and HARROW to get a good stand. What evers above ground that may grow needs to be put far enough below ground that the seed you plant has the time and chance to get started without NO competition. It needs to be disced and harrowed so as to make the smoothest seedbed you can make before drilling.

ALSO, Because you have lots of selections in depth you can make. DONT set the discs at the lowest setting. You want to plant the seed around 1 to 2in below ground. NO MORE. The chains will cover the seed well enough and any rain will drive those too close to the surface lower, and cover them.

Thanks

Doncher figure its about time we got to see some pics of IT, and know what make and maybe model it is??

This is the only pic he gave me.

and it didn't come up

Sorry. I am only 33 but me and technology don't get along sometimes. It showed up when I go to thread.

Looks like it has staggered double disk openers under it.

My biggest concern with an older drill beyond it's general operating condition would be the disks. Can a person find replacement disk and bearings, if your disks are worn your seed placement in the furrow will suffer.

Its a 16 hole drill. Hooks like a JD. IF it is, your lucky cause you can get the op manual from JD way easier than from other companys. Its a tractor drill, so there will be a trip mech on it somewhere.

The discs on mine are 90yrs old, and all turn fine. Course, im way liberal on grease. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY cheaper and less labor than dealing with parts.

AND, even if some discs were buggered up or froze, the distribution wouldn't be any worse than if the seed had been sown b a cyclone seeder

OP says it is a Minn Moline in the first post. Minneapolis Moline tractor drill. Probably still get some parts and manual from Agco and online....James