Chisel Plow Grain Drill

Chisel plow grain drill PLANTING EQUIPMENT Drills (19) 16-5-15 Key to success of this new "chisel plow" no-till grain drill are special-built chisel plow points designed to deposit both seed and fertilizer into the same furrow but keep the two separate. "As far as I know it's the only chisel-type drill on the market," says farmer-inventor J.W. Thomas, Prescott, Wash. "Our special chisel points have seed distributor plates on back that deposit seed on ledges in the furrow to keep it separate from fertilizer which is deposited in the bottom of the furrow. A big advantage of using chisel shanks is the excellent soil penetration. Our chisel seeding points pull into the ground just like conventional chisel plow points. No extra weight is needed to penetrate. "It also has a unique packer wheel design. Other no- till drills or air seeders have packer wheels that are rigidly attached to the frame, causing them to become offset from the furrows on sidehills. Our drill is equipped with packer wheels mounted on a bar that allows the wheels to pivot horizontally and remain parallel with the direction of the chisel point, even on side hills. Adjustable down pressure is provided by a spring-loaded, automobile-type booster shock. The drill's eight carriage wheels are mounted behind shanks and also serve as packer wheels. "Seed is delivered by 3/4-in. seed tubes. Fertilizer flows through a pair of stainless steel tubes. This dual fertilizer system lets us deep band nitrogen with sulphur and phosphate at the same time." The 29-ft. drill has an 11-ft. center section and two 9-ft. wings that fold up for transport. It's equipped with a 750-gal. spray tank and two 100-gal. wing tanks. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Hillcrest Farms, Inc., HC 11, Box 140, Prescott, Wash. 99348 (ph 509 849-2865).

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