Crary Piggy Back Planter Conversion Kit

Crary Piggy Back Planter Conversion Kit DRILLS Drills (42C) 20-1-26 "The Crary Piggy Back Planter conversion kit I used last year to plant corn and sunflowers with my 1991 Deere 750 no-till drill isn't perfect but it works well," says Paul Mahoney, Appleton, Minn. "The system consists of planter boxes that attach to the back of your drill and a Crary air delivery system. You disconnect the drill's drive and connect it to the add-on planter units. "In planting 600 acres of corn and 100 acres of sunflowers in 30-in. rows, I found that seed depth placement in no-till was absolutely ideal. However, it's not as accurate in a modified tillage situation, because so much downpressure on seed boots is required. Also, seed spacing was inconsistent. Nevertheless, I believe the system is going to take off for a couple of reasons. First, it offers the flexibility of no-till or minimum till in one piece of equipment without a major purchase. What's more, this year I plan to use the system to plant two soybean varieties - one solid seeded, one rowed - in the same field. Researchers say that's one way to overcome iron chlorosis and phytophthera problems which are rampant in my part of the country. If this system can take care of those, it'll be worth every penny of the $500-per-row conversion cost." (Contact: Crary Co., P.O. Box 849, West Fargo, N. Dak. 58078; ph 800 247-7335).

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