Thank you. Yes the rocks can be a bit of a pain, however this particular planter moves them out of the way so it’s not too difficult when I’m using it.

This was the Spring of 2023, and yes I have very rocky soil. I an at the base of a mountain so there is a ton of rock ranging in size of a fist to a football throughout my property. I have very similar soil to PA. I am only a few miles south of Gettysburg PA. The crops grew this year but we had drought like conditions all growing season so it wasn’t as good as 2022.. hopefully 2024 will be better. I absolutely love the planter. It’s one of the best purchases I’ve made on my small farm. Thanks for the comments and I look forward to communicating in the future.

I use a 700 pound hopper/spreader when I fertilize and Lime my fields. I till that in and then plant with planter.

It works great, but you definitely need to remember to adjust the size of the opening or it will double or even triple drop seed.

I ordered this online and they delivered it right to the farm

Your BX23 would be just fine to use the planter. It weighs a few hundred pounds but the hydraulics of the Kubota will lift it easily. I use it on an LX3310

Great question. I put up an electric fence around areas I try and protect from deer. This does not prevent small animals from getting into crops but larger animals won’t go in. I also plant outside the fence with what could be considered “sacrificial crop”. It is usually cheaper seed and not something I plan to sell. Other than that there really isn’t much I do to protect the sunflowers. The corn is pretty hardy and survival rates with deer graze seem to be pretty high so far. I really don’t have a problem with the smaller animals at this point. I purchased the electric fence from Tractor Supply. The solar type system I use is very effective. The initial cost was roughly $150. I guess it depends on how much field you are protecting, but it works very well and is a set it and forget it system. Hope this helped and thanks for watching.

I have not tried any other seeds besides sunflower and corn. It is designed to plant corn and beans but with the adjusting wheel I would be comfortable planting a lot of other things. Pumpkin seeds, depending on their length may be a bit of an issue with consistency in spacing though if they don't land in the wheel just right.

I apologize for not seeing this comment earlier. I ordered it over the internet. There are quite a few places that carry it. It is a Field Tuff 2-Row Corn & Bean Planter For Tractor. If you google that there are many places that carry it in stock. I believe Tractor Supply and many stores similar to that have it ready for pick up or delivery. You can occasionally find them on Facebook Market Place as well, or another variation of it. Hope this info helped you.

Is there no fertilizer hopper for this one?

@@financedfish6852 No there is no fertilizer hopper that I'm aware of. The hoppers and set are are pretty basic, which is why I went with them in the first place. I just mix my fertilizer and Lime in a spreader and put it out like that.