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AC Planter Question

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Topic: AC Planter Question

Posted By: Garrett2006
Subject: AC Planter Question
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2019 at 5:54am

What keeps the planter shoes/seed drop tube from clogging with dirt? Or is this common problem with old row planters with shoes instead of disc openers? Thanks

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Posted By: Kurt WI
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2019 at 6:25am

It was with ours when it the ground conditions were not quite dry enough. When planting we tried to keep it moving other than stop and put it down. Seemed to help some.

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Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2019 at 6:46am

Be moving forward when you let it in the ground and keep moving when you raise the planter out of the ground.Don't stop with the planter on the ground.

Posted By: JoeO(C-MO)
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2019 at 6:51am

As already mentioned, keep moving forward when raising or lowering planter.

This also applies to planter with disc openers.

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Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2019 at 8:00am

...and never, ever back up with the planter in the ground...