[AT] OT--- 800 IH plate planter

[Ralph Goff]

On 4/3/2015 7:50 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> I'm hoping to finish the controls on my foam marker on my sprayer tomorrow
> so I can get the planter in the shop for a once over. One thing I have
> started doing on my grain drill is tying a piece of baler twine(with several
> knots in the end to serve as a weight) to use as a row marker.  When I
> started growing milo I had to block off every other spout so I needed a more
> accurate way to drill than guessing, this works surprisingly well. Its
> positioned to run right over the last row on milo, second to last on
> everything else.
John , it is reassuring to hear that I am not the only farmer still 
doing his own steering
without relying on GPS and auto steer. Although I do use the trimble 
ezee guide to show
me where to steer and mark how much ground I have covered.

Ralph in Sask.
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