Got some planting pics

jon f mn · Jan 28, 2022

In line with the warm weather pics lately
I thought maybe some planting pics would
be a good idea. Here are some of mine.
This is my 400d that I have pretty much
completely rebuilt. The engine has been
swapped for a 301 ot if a combine. They
are rated about 85 hp in that use, but the
rpms are much lower in the tractor. I'm
guessing this one at around 70. The
tractor has all new tires, new clutch, new
pto clutch, rebuilt hydraulics, overhauled
engine, added and rebuilt power steering
and all new brakes. It's my favorite for
chores and planting because it's so
maneuverable and easy to drive. Don't
remember the model on the drill, but its a
war years vintage because of the painted
boxes rather than galvanized.

This is the 400 pulling my 434 planter. This planter has the capability to do hill drop planting for things like cucumbers and pumpkins.

This is the clipper fanning mill I got last year. Works good, but I need to get a couple small auers to make it easier to use.

Spread some fertilizer too.

Post your planting pics if you have them. I'm getting things ready for spring now and am excited for the new year.

swindave · Jan 28, 2022

those are some neat pictures! ive seen some case equipment, but never a case planter!
please tell me about them.

thanks for posting those pictures!

tomstractorsandtoys · Jan 28, 2022

Here are a few. Top is 2040 on the drill, next is 4020 gas on the 7200 4 row and last is 4020 on a 494A. Tom

tom upton · Jan 28, 2022

Heres a few of mine over last couple years. I would like to put a cylinder lift on the Oliver drill this spring.

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jon f mn · Jan 28, 2022

Case was known for good planters, both grain drills and corn planters. The drills are really just your basic grain drill and about he same as the others of the time. Not sure why they are sought after, just know where I live they were very popular and bring more money than most of the others.

The corn planter is a 68 model and second to last version case sold. They did change the planter units slightly the last 2 years making the boxes a bit larger and he plates so they could be adapted to use most other brands like IH. This version has a trip mechanism so you can plant in hills for crops like watermelon and such. It closes the seed and fertilizer tubes and holds them and drops in bunches, that spacing can be adjusted to your liking.

I got this planter from Iowa from a fence row, it had a large tree growing through it that had to be cut out. Most all the shafts were from solid and had to be freed up. The wheels in the back were badly worn and needed to be drilled and bushed. The fertilizer box metal parts need to be fabricated as well and the fertilizer augers replaced. To get it to plant and fertilize at modern rates I had to add larger gears on the drive wheels. I also had to replace all the disc blades.

Worked real well now.

coonie minnie · Jan 28, 2022

fixerupper · Jan 28, 2022

In this neck of the woods my 12 row is the smallest to be found and probably the oldest. Everyone else pulls a 16 or 24 or 36 row. But mine's paid for! I know the seed tender wagon tractor is the oldest tender tractor in the county. Most farmers use seed tenders with pro boxes mounted on them. The hydraulic pump on the SC spins the auger at about the right speed at about a third throttle. And it's so easy to get on and off that tractor. I never have filled that wagon clear full of seed beans. The SC probably wouldn't pull it in the field. That would be 21,000 pounds of seed alone, a bit much for the little girl. When I started farming on my own I pulled a four row IH plate planter with an A Deere. I planted 480 acres per season with that rig. Up until this year I planted 580 acres per year with this one, about half as many acres as most farmers plant with a 12 row. This year I will be covering only 186 acres with it. Now when I look at the pictures I see what looks like blue sun rays coming down on my favorite SC. Quite fitting huh? You Case guys should be smiling. LOL

This post was edited by fixerupper on 01/28/2022 at 10:10 am.

crsutton81 · Jan 28, 2022

First pic is CIH 7150 pulling a 8 row Lilliston ripper bedder. 2nd pic is a 7110 and CIH 955 planter planting corn. Last pic is my son planting his soybeans last year with Farmall 140 and Mc Cormick drill.
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crsutton81 · Jan 28, 2022

Last picture didn't load. Son's soybean planting and tobacco setting out from 2021. A CIH 5140 with 4 row Lannen transplanter.

db4600 · Jan 28, 2022

We didnt see much Case equipment around central Stearns. There were a few sprinkled through out the neighborhood and seemed like good equipment. I recall asking Pa as a kid why there wasnt more Case equipment in the area. He said because there werent any dealer in the area. The two closest were 35 miles away in opposite directions and had a fair market in their immediate area. Neither were strong dealers and were gone by the 1980s.

stevieb49829 · Jan 28, 2022

CR, can you give us Northerners some more info on planting tobacco? I looks like its a transplant crop. Where and when are the seedlings started and how are they handled? Steve

crsutton81 · Jan 28, 2022

Yes it is a transplanted only crop. Nowadays the plants are grown in greenhouses. They are grown from seed in the Styrofoam trays you see in the picture from seed. There are different cell sizes for trays, but we have 288 cell trays which would be 288 plants per tray if everyone germinated. We have a machine that places potting soil into the tray then 1 seed is placed onto the soil. Prior to seeding the trays have to be washed and steamed to sterilize them from any prior crop disease issues. Greenhouse seeding takes place between now and by Valentines day depending on weather forecast. Once seeded, the trays are placed into the houses in float beds and float on water and a fertlizer mixture. They are self watered by floating
like this. They remain in the greenhouses until transplant time which occurs normally around April 15th ish, usually our last good frost. Until then, once they reach 1.5 inches tall, they have to be mowed with a mower usually every other day to increase a good stem diameter and hardiness. This will also keep them a uniform hight for a regular transplant depth. In the meantime of all of this, fields have to be prepared for tillage and fumigation prior to the plants being transplanted. I'll post a picture of seeding when we start probably late next week. We're still getting the houses prepped for seeding.

SVcummins · Jan 28, 2022

stevieb49829 · Jan 28, 2022

Thanks CR. That sounds very similar to growing seedling conifers for the tree planting programs of the Forest Service and state Forestry agencies, which I know well. Does the used crop just get tilled under after harvest? steve

SVcummins · Jan 28, 2022

larry@stinescorner · Jan 28, 2022

Planting pics?

crsutton81 · Jan 28, 2022

The only thing that is left of the plant in the field after harvest for Flue Cured is the stalk. It is chopped up and then disked in as soon as possible from the finish of harvest.

paul · Jan 28, 2022

I havent seen planting conditions that dry in decades! Wow. Was dry this mid summer, but not at planting time.

Cool pics.

Paul

LonM · Jan 28, 2022

Pictured are front and rear views of planting soybeans in May 2021 with a 1970 JD 3020 diesel and a JD 7200 vacuum planter (6 row 30) near the SD/MN border.

Jim in NC · Jan 28, 2022

How many acres do you reckon one row planters put in the ground? They worked well for small farms for decades.

830 · Jan 28, 2022

686 & 4 row 7000 corn and 6 row 7000 and packer for beans

SVcummins · Jan 28, 2022

Very nice

caterpillar guy · Jan 29, 2022

SV If these guys want warm planting pictures you need to stick with the mowing pictures. Planting in the winter doesn't do much for the warm feeling they want. Now I would rather plant like you do if things would grow here. No skeeters and not sweating my tail off to do it. It is harder to get things started though.

crsutton81 · Jan 29, 2022

They put a bunch of acres in the ground in their day. On the old Holland 1 row, we considered we had a darn productive day if we had set 3 acres. This was on 45 inch rows with every 5th row left out for a truck row.

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