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Warren(Oh) 
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Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 6:27pm |
Anyone else see these on Ebay ?? New, never used Planet Jr planters. I'd bid but I have a feeling these will bring a lot more than I would comfortably want to pay !
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 6:45pm |
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I bought one of those about 30 years ago at an auction. I think I paid $1 for it. I took it home and bent up a handle off of a push lawn mower and used it for green beans in the garden. It will plant beans perfect as fast as you want to walk. I got 3 plates with it and the seed chart is under the lid. Maybe I should buy two more and make a 3 row planter for the B.
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Dennis IL
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Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 6:50pm |
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Charlie, you are lucky ol buddy! I have been looking for one at local auctions for awhile now. I know where I can get them new from market farm implement in PA but boy are they expensive! but they really are an excellent little planter.
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Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 9:39pm |
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John_SWPA
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Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 10:03pm |
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They do make a modern equivalent 1 row planter with a push handle for $120. I see them on sale for $99. So, if you had some steel stock laying around to make into a tool bar, or had a tool bar set up, you could have a mounted planter for about $100 per row.
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 5:59am |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 6:34am |
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I have seen Planet Jr. at auction, but I believe they had a cast type seed box. I guess they would be the original, or older version? I have a very reliable aluminum one row planter with a stack of plates for various things. It works great, so I never paid any attention to what those go for. Maybe I should start?
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Warren(Oh)
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Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 8:15pm |
I'd be happy just to find another of these planters.
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 8:28pm |
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John(Mi), my 30 + year old one has tin hopper and lid but the base of the hopper is cast, like this one.
Edited by CTuckerNWIL - 03 Dec 2009 at 8:29pm
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Warren(Oh)
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Posted: 04 Dec 2009 at 3:58am |
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$425 and 6 days to go ! Good grief !!!
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Ken in Texas
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Posted: 04 Dec 2009 at 8:18am |
Muth Welding and Equipment on Highway 50 at Rocky Ford, CO had a dozen of complete toolbar planters and hundreds of Planet Jr parts to make more. Last time I asked the price for a complete seeder it was $325. There were plenty still there this past June. If you need Planet Jr parts this is the place. I saw seed boxes a foot tall. Fill one of those up with turnip seed and plant a loooong row.
I have 4 walk behinds with handles and row markers that were handed down from my grandfather. I still use them. Before I found Muth I got some missing parts from Rispin Seed Co in Beecher Illinois
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Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 3:33am |
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I knew they'd go way higher than I cold justify paying ! $1001.36 !!!!
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Posted: 12 Dec 2009 at 5:02am |
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