was RE: [AT] Towing now planters

[David Bruce]

Sorry, no pix here - but you might be able to find some pix via google.
The manual one was just two tubes attached together, one big enough to 
drop a transplant down the chute to the bottom of the tube where a 
clamshell arrangement is used to open a spot in the prepared soil for 
the plant.  The other tube holds water and a portion of it is released 
to water the transplant - not a good description but a really neat device.
David
NW NC

Lew Best wrote:
> Thanks David
>
> You got pix of the manual one?  :)  Or even a 2-row; might be able to
> try to build a 1 row?
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> Lew
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of David Bruce
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 10:06 AM
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> Subject: Re: was RE: [AT] Towing now planters
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> I don't know of a planter for sale but it should work wonderfully for 
> transplanting tomato plants.  Just remember that you will need several 
> people to man the thing so it would work best for a larger operation.
> The ones I remember were two row - four people feeding plants to the 
> planting section (they ride in seats on the setter) and, of course, 
> someone to drive.  A water tank was mounted on the tractor to supply the
>
> transplanter - if you are planting acres it would be prefect.
> For smaller operatoins maybe a manual transplanter - I think I have the 
> remnants of one here somewhere - might be just the thing for my tomato 
> garden <g>
> David
> NW NC
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