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  • From: <sunnfarm AT netscape.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Ford 309 two row planter
  • Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:07:30 -0800

Don't waste your money on the planter. I used one for about 5 years to seed corn and though it worked as well as any plate planter I could not get uniform debth control between the two units. The two planter units are joined so if one rises over a rock the other will do the same leaving skips or one planter will tilt on a ridge forcing the other planter to set seeds too deep. Fertilizer hopper rots out inside no matter how clean you keep it and I don't think you will be able to replace it anymore. The exposed chains and sprockets are their own thing. You can only use Ford cast iron seed plates. They are very expensive making it unlikely you will want to buy enough for every type of seed size. Look into getting used JD 71 unit tool bar seeders with disc openers if a plate planter is what you want. The JD max emerge plateless planters are the very best... Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.

--- rstewart AT zoomtown.com wrote:

From: Richard Stewart <rstewart AT zoomtown.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [Market-farming] Ford 309 two row planter
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 23:04:14 -0500

Does anyone here have any experience or own a Ford 309 two row planter?  I found a nicely priced that appears to be in good shape.

Does anyone know if there is any cross compatibility with other manufacturers seed plates?

Richard Stewart
Carriage House Farm
North Bend, Ohio

An Ohio Century Farm Est. 1855

(513) 967-1106
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