Re: ih 56 planter

Posted by Fixerupper on January 23, 2009 at 07:05:34 from (66.43.238.99):

In Reply to: ih 56 planter posted by chris yoder on January 23, 2009 at 06:41:55:

$600 might be a little high? I planted with a 58 - 6 row 30", which is the same as the 56, for about 20 years, planting about 600 acres a year. It was a real dependable planter. Had to replace the bevel gears once and the disk openers a few times, but that's normal wear. Downfall is it has runners so it's not going to be planting at a consistent depth. In soft spots it'll run a little deeper and in hard spots it will run shallow and might leave a few seeds on top of the ground.

Replaced my 58 with a Deere 7000 and wondered why I didn't do it years before. How many acres are you planting? The newer style planters do a much better job at depth consistency and plant spacing.

If you're just planting a wildlife food plot or something like that, the 56 will do just fine, but if you are growing a crop for profit, consider finding a good used White Vac. planter or Deere 7000. Jim

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