Thank you so much for this precious information. I felt overwhelmed shopping around for a used seed drill but now I am 100% confident thanks to your video! Great job!

Great introduction. If I may I would like to add a little bit. The grain drill you are looking at is a single disc opener for the seed to fall in. Others may have double disc or even a hoe opener. In addition to the bearings the discs can be worn out, to small in diameter. The method of raising and lowering that drill is commonly called a trip clutch, it uses a cam to engage the lift gear. The drill has to be moving to lift or lower the drill, the real down side is if you get stuck. You didn't go into it in much detail but the steel crank on the front adjusts the spring tension and that determines seed depth. One of the drills I use is junk, but, for me anyway, it works in planting a grass seed and companion crop mix. I patched the rusted seed boxes with plastic from a cut up 5gal bucket and self tapping sheet metal screws. The seed cups and drop tubes are long gone and most of the openers are froze. The seed mix falls on the ground. The ground has to be well tilled and weed free,. Behind the drill I pull old box spring materess that do a good job of covering the seed . The "cultipacker" is two 6 inch pipes as wide as the drill welded about 4 feet apart. Not pretty but it works. No one messes with that junk pile I can leave in out in the field. It works great as a place to post a no tresspassing sign. If someone shoots it up who cares, duct tape can fix the holes. Fertilizer can also be ran through the seed box if someone wanted to do that. I look forward to seeing what you end up with and seeing you put it to work. Thanks

I really appreciate you took the time to make this video. I just got this exact drill, and this helped me tremendously

this was a great and very helpful video i appreciate the time you spent making both of these videos that addressed the difference between the planters and then what parts to inspect before purchasing. i have 100 acres here in Texas and my father has an old drill that we never use because he said one side simply doesn't work... well just like you i have researched the no till method for a long time from dr grant and know its my best bet to get things to grow here since the soil gets so hot and we go so long between rains in the summer. i am extremely excited to get back down to my farm and start going through our drill with the information you provided here thank you sir!

To cover the seed pull a cultipacker behind the drill, or use the chains that were in the fertilizer box to close the slits where the seed is deposited. Very informative video.

Very well done video. Good camera work and informative. Very helpful as I was looking what would be best for my food plots as well. Thank you.

Thanks For the INFO. i just got a international McCormick almost just like the one one on the video. Mine is in great shape and has no rust and the fertilizer box is great. Thanks Rick

You are awesome!!!!! This is exactly the info knead looking for. Guys like you are hard to some by so thank you so much!!

Thanks for the information on the grain drill I’m new to farm equipment.

It's very rare that I finish out a video that's more than 10 minutes, you're very good at it, it was a lot of information and I'm very interested in one of those now, I've only got one in a third acre but I'm wanting to do some feed plots

Great info sir, thanks for sharing & Merry Christmas!!

Yes, good description and very helpful. I've been renting a no-till drill from local farm supply for past few years to drill new seed into my hayfields and pasture and wondering whether a no till like this one (perhaps with a cultipacker behind it) might work for my purposes and be more convenient (as the one i rent is often out when I need it).

Nice job well done and informative.

Excellent info. I wouldn't have thought about disc bearings or greasing the wheels for the trip home. Take a slow moving sign with you too if it doesn't have one.

Really great information thank you much

Good info. And thorough. Thank you.

Very good job. Thank you

Thank you for the info

Great video I so need one!

Very interesting. Thank you

Thanks for the matter of fact explanations and points to consider. Apart from the main drive chain, the cam on the seeder and the wheel bearings, are there other shaft or disc lubrication points to check? We will be requiring occasional seeding to oversow grasses with legumes and other grass species so sharing this info’ is appreciated. Cheers, Gary

Thanks your a big help

Wow, finally someone made a video for us poor food plot makers, I have all the small equipment for my Kubota b3300su, I have been discing, cultivator, perfecta, throwing my seed, then cultipacking then dragging to get my food plots done, I only do 5 acres on a back 40 acres, what equipment could I eliminate if I got one of these and like you, mine would have to be rope actuated as I have no rear remotes on my tractor, I subscribed and am looking forward to more videos professor!

Great video

Thank you !!!

Have you planted chufa with your grain drill? Looking at buying a drill but have had mixed answers on chufa. Some people say they will some say they wont

Clear but how does that spring on top create enough pressure to send disc down?

I know I'm a little late to the party, but I know where an older Oliver grain drill is for sale for $500. Seems to be in decent condition. I have used the co-ops no till drill in the past on hayfields and been spoiled. Do you think the Oliver is worth looking into? It has actual rubber tires and not the old metal wheels of course lol

isnt there supposed to be back wheels to cover the planted seeds after opening the ground with the discs?

By the way a Peck is a quarter Bushel. A bushel is eight gallons so a Peck is two gallons. Bushels and Pecks are both dry measurements and many Apple Orchards sell Apples by the Peck or Half Peck.

Witch of the grains are good for corn?

did you ever come up with what model this is?

Most have chains to drag behind the rows to fill in with dirt

Run a cultipacker, over field if you only have single wheel

I jusy got one and i will weld a pipe or something aomit cover the grai

The fertilizer box wouldn't rot if it's rinsed out after each use...

What price is good.

drag a chain harrow or culipacker behind drill at same time, seeds will get covered

Average prix of grain drill?

good video, and Roll Tide!

I believe this is a 1948 Model M

Rideover it w a 4 wheeler or vehicle.

I didn’t buy mine I got farmer friend gave me for free I’m fixing