Posted by jdemaris on December 27, 2009 at 07:26:20 from (67.142.130.23):
In Reply to: Re: ford 309 corn planter posted by anthony panarello on December 26, 2009 at 16:11:59:
Yeah, I understand the idea of keeping the planter up in the air when backing up. But. . . all you have to do is have just one wheel brush the ground slightly when going backwards and your new plates break to pieces IF they are plastic. If metal, not so bad. I'm in a hillside area and broke many until I got smart and put that rachet release in. Mine did not have it originally. I come across cheap 309s cheap as parts machines and I've bought many for $25 or $50. I've got half a dozen up in my junk pile. Up to a few years ago, I was able to get many parts from New Holland, but not anymore. But, many are easy to retrofit. Furrow openers, disks, etc. are cheap new for other machines like Deere. The most touchy part is the dry fertilizer box and speader. And, the little plastic spring-loaded impulse dogs that ride on the seed plates. I've gone to New Holland many times with plate part #s and got nowhere except for just one or two useless numbers, and they are very expensive. I've done much better at auctions. Last 309 parts machine I bought for $25 came with a big box of 20 assorted plates and many are cast-iron. Deere AA57466 disks work well, in case you wanted to know. Or half the price from Sloanex, part # 109500. 13.5" diameter with a 5/8" bearing shaft.
Plates I have are: 108954 small flat 108957 A2 medium round - normal 109785 A2 medium flat short - normal 109786 A2 medium flat long - normal 109787 A2 medium flat long - normal 109788 A2
Fertilizer tubes are 1 3/4" ID by 22" long and flex radiator hose works well.
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