Rit
5 year old buck +
Me neither Jac but I couldn’t justify the drill I bought either. Life is short and you can’t take it with you.
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Wild Thing
5 year old buck +
Amen to that Rit. I couldn't really justify what I paid for my drill either - especially for only 16 acres of food plots. But it has cut my seat time down on the tractor by more than half and has definitely made life easier for me. And...if you take care of them they hold their value very well. I am guessing my drill is worth pretty close to what I paid for it over 6 years ago.
I have to believe that a roller/crimper will also hold its value. I know I sold my JD 4-row planter and my JD conventional drill years later for more than what I had paid for them. The proceeds for those implements went towards the cost of my new drill. Which reminds me...I have a 12' cultivator sitting idle that hasn't been used since I purchased the drill either. I should probably get that sold and use the money towards a new roller/crimper.
Thanks for helping me justify that Rit.
Wind Gypsy
5 year old buck +
Amen to that Rit. I couldn't really justify what I paid for my drill either - especially for only 16 acres of food plots. But it has cut my seat time down on the tractor by more than half and has definitely made life easier for me. And...if you take care of them they hold their value very well. I am guessing my drill is worth pretty close to what I paid for it over 6 years ago.
I have to believe that a roller/crimper will also hold its value. I know I sold my JD 4-row planter and my JD conventional drill years later for more than what I had paid for them. The proceeds for those implements went towards the cost of my new drill. Which reminds me...I have a 12' cultivator sitting idle that hasn't been used since I purchased the drill either. I should probably get that sold and use the money towards a new roller/crimper.
Thanks for helping me justify that Rit.
You ever get the urge to list that drill for what you paid for it, just let me know first..
Wild Thing
5 year old buck +
Thanks Wind Gypsy - maybe some day...but not this year.
I am taking real good care of her for you. She gets cleaned and washed and parked back in the barn every time I use her. She still looks almost like new and she won't ever spend a night outdoors.
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Wind Gypsy
5 year old buck +
Were $22k+ when I was inquiring a couple months ago.
Sorry for the hijack @Snoop I’ll stop now. I’m looking forward to how this turns out for you.
No problem WG. Your just making us all jealous posting pictures of your baby.
Wild Thing
5 year old buck +
Now we’re talkin Foggy!
Had no idea they had gone up that much WG.
I bought mine on a “Show Special” at the Deer & Turkey Expo in Madison, WI. I am pretty sure I ordered every available option except the NWSG box. I can drill Switchgrass from the small seed box just fine. I even got the brackets for the suitcase weights (but I have never needed to use them). Price included delivery to my farm in Michigan and a dealer demo after it was unloaded. The only thing they wouldn't do was paint it green for me. I said why not - they are made at the same place as the Great Plains drills, but he said he just couldn't go there. $16,200 out the door. Like I said, I am pretty sure it is worth pretty close to that today.
Wild Thing
5 year old buck +
John Deere 5400 - 68 HP but you only need 40 HP for the pull behind model like mine.
SD51555
5 year old buck +
Have you been back to check this out since you flattened it?
Check out my plot this weekend. There is something coming up through the mat. That summer blend I think had 9 types of seeds.
I think I need to learn what all these look like as seedlings. I know what weeds look like. lol
I‘ll probably be back down in a couple weeks again.
Robert86
5 year old buck +
If it was me, I would mow it around the 10 of July, let it green up again. Come the end of July beginning of August, I'd spray it with glysophate, and try to seed it with 2 pounds of each, purple top turnips, dakion radishes and dwarf Essex rape seed per acre. I came up with that mix after about 10 years of trying different mixes.
SD51555
5 year old buck +
Did it look like you got a good kill with the roller?
Yes. the rye was all still down & turning brown.
SD51555
5 year old buck +
That's great!
S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
I crimped mine a bit early but It ended up being the right decision because of the amount of rain that we have been getting.
Check on my plots today.
This is 4 weeks after planting into standing rye & clover, then cullipacked.
I’ve got to do some research to identify my plants.
I know I’ve got some weeds in there, still pretty happy with it. Probably should of gone heavier on the seeding rate.
This is 4 weeks after planting into standing rye & clover, then cullipacked.
I’ve got to do some research to identify my plants.
I know I’ve got some weeds in there, still pretty happy with it. Probably should of gone heavier on the seeding rate.
yoderjac
5 year old buck +
Looks good. A healthy mix if weeds is a good thing!
