Starting from square 1 on implements for food plotting

[GMan5465]

What a great thread. Maddog66, I am in the exact same boat, just newer. Closed on my land a month ago and trying to figure everything out. First purchase for me will be a tractor, brush hog, and a grapple. First projects are screening along a half mile dirt road and then access trails along east and south. Then food plots. I went back and forth five or six times…don’t need a no till drill…need a no till drill…need is the wrong word, want. Great information, thanks everyone!

 

[Triple C]

It’s been a long process but I thought I’d close this out by saying thanks to everyone for their feedback. I went back and forth 100 times and wore out my fingers doing interweb research on this subject.

In the end, what mattered most to me was 1. being in charge of my own destiny foodplot-wise….and 2. The ability to do more than one thing without having to go out and grab another implement - saving time. I guess the 3rd thing was space, in that my shed is pretty full already without adding 3 more implements.

So I bought a new 6’ disc Firminator with the HD upgraded cultipacker. Just got notified it was done and ready to ship.

I won’t get to use it this year since our first frost date is under 2weeks out, but I’m sure and looking forward to spring .

Maddogg - Just read this thread. Good stuff! Bet you love the Firminator. I've used a Plotmaster since 2011. Been a champ for us putting in 10+ acres of plots on different parts of the property. It's as close to no till as you can get without being fully no-till. Run the discs straight and just slightly breaking the surface to create a small furrow for dropping the seed and done. When I replace the Plotmaster I'll either get the Firminator or the Woods Seeder. Got buddies with each and they love them equally. Once you get the hang of it, huge time saver with the one-pass process.

 

[WeedyJ]

Maddogg - Just read this thread. Good stuff! Bet you love the Firminator. I've used a Plotmaster since 2011. Been a champ for us putting in 10+ acres of plots on different parts of the property. It's as close to no till as you can get without being fully no-till. Run the discs straight and just slightly breaking the surface to create a small furrow for dropping the seed and done. When I replace the Plotmaster I'll either get the Firminator or the Woods Seeder. Got buddies with each and they love them equally. Once you get the hang of it, huge time saver with the one-pass process

Want to borrow mine?

 

[Triple C]

Want to borrow mine?

Plotmaster still kicking. Thing may never wear out but if and when...I'd love to check yours out. Thought about you when I posted this. I'm planning on being down at the farm most of the week next week. Thought we might get together for a visit.

 

[WeedyJ]

Plotmaster still kicking. Thing may never wear out but if and when...I'd love to check yours out. Thought about you when I posted this. I'm planning on being down at the farm most of the week next week. Thought we might get together for a visit.

Let me know. I probably won't b down for another 10 days or so but duck season will get me down a bit more!

 

[buckdeer1]

You are talking about cost to have coop spread fertilizer.Most coops you can just a couple dollars per acre and take the ground drive spreader if you want to pull with PU or a pto spreader if you are using your tractor.I agree with talking about not putting food plots in middle.Also clover is a good easy plot but other things such as soybeans or winter wheat are easy to grow. Biggest issue will be the weeds and having to spray herbicide if you break ground.I am going back and reading your total thread in case I missed something.You can use a piece of chainlink fence with a pipe on both ends to drag instead of a cultipacker.

 

[Bassattackr]

A disc is also extremely helpful in restarting early successional habitat, opening up the ground for quail, Turkey poults..