Pull-Type Tree Planter

Pull-Type Tree Planter WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 23-5-34 I spotted this tree planter at the Christian County Soil and Water District in Taylorville, Ill. (ph 217 287-1315). It was built by Sheedy Welding, Morrisonville, Ill. The planter has several unique features. It's made to be pulled behind a tractor and has a plow opener and boot for inserting tree seedlings. The plow opener is controlled by hydraulic pressure off the tractor, or it has a hand-operated jack that does the same thing. To facilitate seedling handling and planting, the planter is equipped with two seats facing the plow opener. Both riders can plant, or one can speed up the job by handing seedlings to the other rider. I also recently noticed this mailbox on a back road and thought it was a pretty easy way to set up a fortified mailbox that vandals û and snowplows û can't damage. It consists of two 2 by 8's mounted horizontally on a 4 by 4 post. The mailbox mounts at one end and there's a cement-filled wheel weight on the other end to keep it balanced. The mailbox itself is protected on all sides by 2-in. boards and there are braces down the base of the post for strength. (C.F. Marley, P.O. Box 93, Nokomis, Ill. 62075)

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