Posted by mkirsch on May 14, 2014 at 05:11:54 from (65.199.189.6):
In Reply to: What's this? posted by Ben70b on May 13, 2014 at 15:33:34:
It does look like a Mccormick model MF (not Massey-Ferguson) grain drill. That would be a model M with F for fertilizer.
The little box down low across the back is the grass seeder. I think it is aftermarket, because they normally mounted on the front.
The rear hopper on the main drill is the fertilizer. The front is where the grain goes.
Parts even if available are going to be more than you want to spend if you pay a fair price for the drill (i.e. not much). You could spend thousands on new disks and seed tubes and still end up with a $200 grain drill.
It may still drill a few acres as-is, or with some clever creative parts substitutions. You may be able to modify some off-the reel tubing from the hardware store as seed tubes, for example.
Look for loose floppy disks. That means the bearings are shot, which means an expensive tedious repair.
If it's cheap enough, and not excessively floppy, and you don't have a lot of acres to cover, and you're not looking for laser-accurate seed placement, it might work ok for you.
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