2-Row Deere Planters

2-Row Deere Planters PLANTERS Planters 30-6-4 Plateless Deere planter units equipped for conventional planting or no-till are now available as 2-row pull-type or 3-pt. units. The planters are ideal for wildlife plots and small farms, says Larry Sims, S&S Equipment, Lancaster, Ky. "We started making them a few years ago when University of Kentucky researchers were looking for a plateless two-row planter for research plots," says Sims. "I knew a guy who had built one, and I bought it for them. But they wanted a æCadillac' version and I knew I could build one that would do a better job." The results of that first effort have grown into a product that's selling well. Today Sims offers two-row, plateless Deere planters with or without fertilizer units. They fit in the back of a pickup, and the pull-type units can be pulled by a small tractor, pickup or utility vehicle. "Every planter is really custom built to the buyer's needs," says Sims. "We use all Deere parts from the planter units to the hitches that come off rotary hoes." Hunters and small farmers like the plateless design. Sims says they can be used to plant anything from soybeans and corn to sunflowers and pumpkins. Originally available only in the 3-pt. hitch configuration, the demand for fertilizer units caused Sims to begin offering the pull-type models. The small tractors being used simply couldn't handle the extra 500 lbs. Prices range from $1,350 for a 3-pt. hitch unit without no-till coulters to $2,250 for a no-till pull-type with dry fertilizer application. All four styles can be adjusted to plant 30 to 38-in. rows. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, S&S Equipment, 834 Pollys Bend Road, Lancaster, Ky. 40444 (ph 859 548-2277; fax 502 379-4143; sandsequipment@alltel.net; www. sandsequipment.com).

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