Cool implement! Funny, I was teaching The Agricultural Revolution in World History and talking about Jethro Tull's seed drill! 😅

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Very cool! I always love learning history.

It is so satisfying watching that dirt roll.

@cervus-venator

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Ava! Much appreciated!

I bought one of these in 2013, it is amTP-46. I actually used the fertilizer feature for the first time last year and was very pleased with how it worked. I set up my presswheel/furrow disc on a 2x6 board and it plants about 1 1/2 in. deep. It definitely helps if you have an assistant to walk beside the planter until you get the depth correct using the 3 point hitch. I read on a forum where one guy replaced the 4 in. shovel with a 2 in. point and cut 1 in. off the bottom of the fertilizer drop tubes and this supposedly reduced or eliminated clogging the tubes with dirt if you stop the tractor without raising the planter first. I have been meaning to try this but have not yet. I use my planter to plant peas and sweet corn.

@cervus-venator

3 ай бұрын

Awesome James! I've done three tests so far and I think I have the depth figured out. One thing I was doing was setting the three point too low and it was actually causing the cultivator to sit on top of the planter and pushing it down into dirt several inches. I now have it on a tractor where I can control the 3 point level and I have the planter floating as it is supposed to. I was going to plant this Saturday, but no rain is forecast for several days so I'm going to wait.

Nice addition to your equipment Cervus!!

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Ken. I'll keep working with it to get better at it.

I like the machine it looks like it takes a little getting used to it and then it does as good as any of them

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Yes I need to keep practicing with it.

Looks like it worked pretty good I need to get my tractor out and clean the dust off and service it

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Yeah it did okay. You do need to break that tractor out and give it a run.

I bought a new one and used it to plant a variety of crops this year. I can’t wait to sell it and buy a John Deere planter. My Covington has worked me to death. It seems that the front plows are too long, therefore plow too deep without the rear cultivators touching the ground. I’ve had bushings, bolts, chain and everything else you can think of go wrong with this thing. When it’s working it does a great job. But make sure you have lots of tools with you when you go to the field.

@cervus-venator

Ай бұрын

Hmm, very interesting. Not sure if you've seen some of my videos with results, but yes I have a lot of gaps - more so than plants - and I can only assume that it was going too deep. I may have to try taking that front shovel off if indeed that is the problem. Thanks for the comment and your information.

@allenmarkrussell

Ай бұрын

@@cervus-venator I’ve planted about 8 acres with it this year. Planted 3 acres of pumpkins yesterday and the bushings and bolts that hold the planter assembly fell out. Haha. I was almost done planting so I quit for the day. Gotta order bushings and bolts to put the planter back on the cultivators. I’ve gotten great stands of corn, beans, peas. It always seems like the front plow is too deep and the cultivators too shallow and the rear presser wheel dragging when I lift up to turn around. I’ve tried everything. Thanks for the reply. Have a great day. 👍

You'll probably have a herd of squirrels & a flock O birds when they figure out you've got to burying sunflower seeds !😂

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I need to work on some squirrels. They got in my place and built a nest up in the insulation. It is a mess. Little rodents, lol.

Looking good Mr Douglas!

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Mitch! I Ava cheering me on.

@charlesmorgan1879

4 ай бұрын

Lol

Nice mechanical equipment - no computer. Good to see. Hope you share a video of tbe results come July? Thanks Cervus.

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Oh I certainly will. This was just a practice run and I'll be doing more in order to get familiar with it before actually planting in late April. I'll be showing all results as time goes on.

The farmers 🚜 around me are getting prepared too .

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Yeah when I left Sunday I went by a field that was being harrowed and limed so they are prepping around here too.

Not bad at all Cervus fix a big spot for me to set now lolllllllllllllllll. Good job GOD BLESS

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Oh I got you a spot all ready for you.

All those years in school hating Math & look how much Math you use now lol. Takes a lot figuring gear/cog ratios , how much seed per acre etc. Not sure the difference but my birds & critters dont like wally world bulk black sunflower seed as good as co-op seed. Looks about the same but Im not the one chewing it. 😂 Enjoy the planting videos. While listening to God Made A Farmer - Paul Harvey. 👍🙏

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Bill. Yeah I use a lot of math in a lot of things I do but no so much the Algebra. More so the general math and geometry. My friend said the same about his bird seed in that the birds seemed to like the name brand seed better than just the bulk seed.

👍👍a great piece of equipment to have. How did you plant it before?

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

I've never planted sunflowers before, but wanted to and knew I needed a planter. Although another youtuber does his sunflowers by broadcasting them. That is how I plan the millet is by broadcasting. This planter is a row planter so I'm actually getting into farming practices now.

Looks like money well spent!

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, still working and learning it so next weekend I'll do another test to see if I can work it out to where I like it.

What are you planting I been planting and putting up my new electric fence that’s where it’s at shocked the hell out of me 😂

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

I've been shocked more than once with an electric fence. That is something I need to do too as these are sunflowers and I need to keep the deer out.

@tbone67gthenderson78

4 ай бұрын

@@cervus-venator I definitely would it’s worth the investment imo as that’s what I do

Better stock up on ammo, thanks for sharing

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

I sure hope so. Thanks.

Cervus hey

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Hi there Randle 👋

Maybe turn the machine off next time while you’re explaining everything

@cervus-venator

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I can do that.