Repurposed AC 4 row planter
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Topic: Repurposed AC 4 row planter
Posted By: AC720Man
Subject: Repurposed AC 4 row planter
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2025 at 9:44pm
My buddy has a “Fun Farm” in the corner of his farm where he has events for children in the fall. Hay rides, games of all types, and a pumpkin to take home. So he started planting pumpkins a few years ago instead of buying them. Old way of planting involved a rod shoved into the ground, place the seed by hand and cover it with dirt. Last year he purchased an AC sod planter that was no longer in working condition. Removed the planter and fertilizer box and added a tube and funnel to place a seed one by one. Added 2 seats, and a small bucket to store the seed in. Cheap way to do it but it works. Using the no-till AC platform works well. My first opportunity riding it and placing seed in the funnel. Although a primitive way of doing it, the results have been successful. Thought I would share a few pictures.  ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
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Posted By: 8070nc
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2025 at 5:17am
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Awesome ------------- 1984 80780 1957 D14 DES 300 with 25000 engine 616 tractor |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2025 at 5:49am
| If he wants something faster and less labor I have a 2 Cole planters mounted on a 3pt tool bar with double boxes so two things can be planted at once.Pumpkin plants are in one side,corn plates in the other.Can plant either seed or both at the same time.Plus I have a huge variety of cole plates to plant about anything |
Posted By: CA13414
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2025 at 6:26am
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Love it. Would be fun to ride and drop seeds. Neat effort for the kids (of all ages!!!). ------------- Helping the aged survive and thrive! 1953 CA |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2025 at 6:57am
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Interesting. We plant vine crops in a similar way. This is a new idea transplanter for plants. But just drop seed in.  |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2025 at 8:27pm
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Gary I will mention it to him. If interested I will give him your number. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2025 at 11:36am
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Not sure if any of you noticed the AC model 300 no-till planter in the background but I had just finished planting 2 acres of corn in a hash tag pattern for the corn maze. Normally have it mounted on the 175 but it wasn’t at this farm that day, used a NH 3930 which has shuttle shift which I liked. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |