RE: corn planter???

Tx Jim · May 25, 2014

My having grown up on a farm that planted several different crops with the same planter by simply changing plates what signifies a "corn planter"?? Can not the "corn planter" have different plates installed and plant different crops such as cotton.milo,peanuts,beans etc????
Thanks,Jim

caterpillar guy · May 25, 2014

Yup they can by changing plates/drums plant corn, beans,soybeans,popcorn,and milo. Don't know about the cotton thing. A bit to far north for cotton in MI.

JDemaris · May 25, 2014

My Ford 309 planter is called a "Drill-Planter" by
the company. Two row and 3 point hitch and all it's
ever been used for is sweet corn. That being said -
they sold all kinds of plates for other crops. Ford
even sold blank plates so you could custom cut your
own notches for odd-ball crops. Ford made peanut and
corn hoppers for it. Also sold plates for peanuts,
eight different cotton plates, eleven different
sizes for corn, soybeans, navy beans, sorghum, etc.

Traditional Farmer · May 25, 2014

My Cole Planter had 130 different planting plates made for it over the years

2 Old 2 care · May 25, 2014

Until just recently, I used JD #71 "unit planters" in a 6-row configuration. Used it to plant corn, pop corn, and soy beans. Also used it a time or 2 when planting green beans in the garden. I always just referred to it as "the planter". Went with Kinze 8-row/15-row 2 years ago. Still call it "the planter".

Brendon-KS · May 25, 2014

I've planted field corn, sweet corn, Indian corn,
soybeans, green beans, peas, milo, cantaloupes,
watermelons, zinnias, pumpkins, and onions with my
Deere 71 "corn planter". There are lots of options
with plate type planters that make them very
versatile.

Tx Jim · May 25, 2014

OK so why are a lot of planters referred to as "CORN planters"?

Leroy · May 25, 2014

If you look at say the John Deere 246-247 planters you can see a difference. The 246 only had the standard corn boxes and that was the first crop to be planted withthem, beans were not yet heard of here in America. The 247 planter has an entirely different box setup so it can plant peanuts or corn, never seethoseup here in Ohio.

Donald Lehman · May 25, 2014

Here in northern NY we naturally called them corn planters becuase up until 30 years ago that's the only thing we ever planted with them. About the only other grain crop planted was oats and they were sowed with a grain drill. The very few soybeans planted around here back then were planted with a grain drill with some of the runs blocked off. Soybeans are becoming quite common in this area, but everyone still refers to the "corn planter" by habit and tradition, I guess.

Tx Jim · May 25, 2014

Similar to tissues called Kleenex & adjustable wrenches called Cresent I guess.

Anonymous-0 · May 25, 2014

Some people think that all string trimmers are 'weedeaters'.
There are those who call all rotary cutters 'bush hogs'
not all starter drives are bendixs
The list could go on and on and on

Spook · May 25, 2014

I had a 309, it did a real nice job. Buying plates was expensive, only availible thru a NH dealer.

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