[AT] OT--- 800 IH plate planter

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

I rode with the guy spreading lime for me last summer and he had GPS. Now 
that is the way to go! When he ran out he just paused the machine, went and 
got another load, and picked right back up where he left off. Absolutely 
easy. If I farmed for a living I'd be using that on anything spraying or 
spreading. Looks cheap enough to justify real quick.

John


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:14 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT--- 800 IH plate planter

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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