DIY!! Plant Your Own Corn [[Cole Corn Planter]] Ford 8n
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Grow delicious sweet corn fresh from your own garden! Sweet corn is one of the most well versed vegetables of all. It just goes good with about everything! On the cob or cut off it will always make for a delicious meal.
I started planting my own corn about 10or 11 years ago and haven’t missed a year yet. When I first started I had know idea what I was doing. I started off with one of the push from behind hand seeders. I would work the ground and make my very crooked rows. I had no way to fertilize it, but to throw some to the side of the row by hand. It worked, but my corn was not going to win anything at the the fair.
One day when planting my corn with my old hand push planter my Uncle came by. He sat and watched me for a few minutes with a odd look on his face. Finally he asked me “What in the $&@! are you doing?”. So I explained my corn planting process to him. Being the rough old farmer he was he laughed and made fun of me. I think somewhat out of disbelief.
My Uncle was a tough old farmer that loved to pick on you, but if you ever needed anything he was the first to be there. After he saw me struggling to get much of anything out of my corn crop. He took me under his wing. He let me use his planter and helped me plant my own corn. He showed me everything to do and when to do it. We would talk for hours about different planters, seed plates, and what they were used for.
Finally I got a planter of my own. The first person that I had to show it off to was my Uncle. He helped me get it set up just write so that the spacing and depth would be correct. Now I can take the knowledge he gave to me and share it with others.
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Nice video! I rigged up a horse/mule drawn Cole Duplex planter behind the Farmall Super AV back in march and planted our garden for the first time with a tractor.
Great planting music! Can't dance a jig while planting, though. I got a 3 point 2 row john deere 246 from a guy off of Facebook market place. He used it for sweetcorn, as the guy he got it from. I just planted my sweetcorn with it yesterday. Had it on my ford 860.
Dang I have the same planter
Maybe hang around and help older farmer plant his corn and ask questions. Thanks for the video.
@FishHuntCookTinker
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
Good video! I'd love to find one of those little planters to use with my 8n!
@FishHuntCookTinker
2 жыл бұрын
I have seen a few at estate auctions over the years. That’s about the only place to get them at a good price. Thanks for watching!
I have one I used to pull behind a Cub Cadet. The two curved pieces beside the furrow opener I removed as found they were unneeded. Seed bed prep is critical. f there is a lot of trash it would build up so much it would raise the back of the garden tractor. My fertilizer hopper is rusted out. I just used an agirfab broadcast spreader. Maintenance of the tractor and tiller was more than the effort was worth. The long belt was $130. would only last 2 or 3 years. I now have a Ford 8n like you and may try to find a way to pull mine with it. Need to find a field cultivator first for tillage. Is the 3point bracket made by Cole also? Bought mine from ebay for $125.
@FishHuntCookTinker
3 жыл бұрын
I have a problem with trash clogging the front of mine up as well. Especially last year where I was not able to plow because of rain. The dead weeds would not turn under no matter how many times I ran the disc through it. I would assume Cole would make a 3 point hitch for their planters. My bracket was made from 2 pieces of angle iron. A longer one in the back and a shorter one in the front. Cut and drilled to bolt to my one row cultivator. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching!
I'm rebuilding an old 12mx planter using the parts diagram, but I'm stuck on putting the fertilizer bucket parts in place. I'm missing the cuttoff disk (200 dollars), so I'll just fabricate my own disk, since it's just riveted aluminum. If you get a chance, could you peak a photo of the gears inside that fertilizer bottom slot? The manual doesn't show exactly how those gears connect to the fertilizer plate. Thanks for the video anyways, farm on!
where did you get your seed from?
@FishHuntCookTinker
3 жыл бұрын
I normally get it from Jordan Seed Company online. In my travels I sometimes find Sweetie or How Sweet It Is, but hardly ever. Thanks for watching!
What is the row spacing?
@FishHuntCookTinker
3 жыл бұрын
That all depends on my driving. Which is normally all over the place. I have never measured to see the exact spacing. I keep them as close as I possibly can get with a 8n and one row cultivator. When I plant I keep my tires about 6 inches off the previous row. Thank you for watching!
What kind of planner is it
@FishHuntCookTinker
3 жыл бұрын
My planter is a old Cole 12mx I fixed up years ago. Thank you for watching!
Where can I buy one
@FishHuntCookTinker
3 жыл бұрын
Not sure if you are asking about the planter or the tractor. I assume the planter. You can buy them new online for a lot of money. Around $1700. I got mine from a buddy’s grandfather for a few hundred. I fixed it up and painted it. You can find them at auctions and craig’s list from time to time. Often the fertilizer hopper is rust out. You can find replacement parts online. Thank you for watching!
Do you know what the number is on the plate?
@FishHuntCookTinker
2 жыл бұрын
10-152 is all I can remember seeing. Just seeing that is a struggle.