was RE: [AT] Towing now planters

Lew Best bee_keeper at earthlink.net
Mon Sep 4 11:05:32 PDT 2006


THAT sounds like what I'd like to find or try to build!

Thanks!

Lew


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 Subject: Re: was RE: [AT] Towing now planters

 

Lew around here the old planters were called Sweet potato planters and
were
equipped with an adjustable distance clicker and water valve and a 55
gallon
water barrel.  The original design was was to be pulled by a team of
horses
or mules. We have one that has had the tongue shortened for tractor
power. 
It has a furrow opener and two press wheels to close the open furrow and
pack the soil around the seed. The only thing we have used it for, for
the
last few years is planting potatoes. Two people ride on it and drop the
seed
pieces. 

 

A long while back we used to transplant tomatoes, watermelon and other
greenhouse started plants.  Now the majority of our transplanting is
through
plastic so the water wheel transplanter or just hand planting is used. 

 

 

 

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