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wjohn 
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 Topic: 333 Planter - Mechanical Transport Lockup?
Posted: 18 Aug 2025 at 7:33pm |
I am working on getting a 6 row 333 planter home with 74 row units. It seems to be in pretty good shape but they took the tongue off and set the frame on some boards in the storage shed - probably to save space in the corner of the shed. I picked up bolts for the tongue today so I can bolt that back on and pull it home.
Question: Did these planters not have any sort of pin or other way to lock the planter wheels into the transport position? I could very well be missing something, but it looks like I will have to chain the wheel arms maybe towards the front coulter mounting bar to keep them down and raise the planter frame high enough.
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DanWi
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Posted: 18 Aug 2025 at 10:16pm |
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Depending on the style of hydraulic cylinder. You could put a stack of stops in it to hold it up. Or a piece of angle or channel cut to the right length over the cylinder rod.
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wjohn
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Posted: 18 Aug 2025 at 10:45pm |
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I like the stack of stops idea. I think I have a box of them that I bought at an auction that should work or at least hold them fairly far extended. Not sure that I have any channel or angle handy that would fit but that is also a good idea.
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PaulB
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Posted: 18 hours 18 minutes ago at 6:31am |
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I used to have a mechanical cylinder. It was like a ratchet binder that was sized as an exact replacement for a hydraulic cylinder.
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If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere.
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Tenn allis
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Posted: 18 hours 13 minutes ago at 6:36am |
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If memory serves me right they had a hydraulic lock up you would just raise the planter and close a valve and it would hold itself up Yall forgive me if I’m wrong but it’s been several years since I’ve been around a 333
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Leon B MO
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Posted: 17 hours 27 minutes ago at 7:22am |
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Yep,it had a gate valve inline at the front of planter but cyl stops would be better. A hose failure next to cyl would still let planter drop.
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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".
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Posted: 8 hours 23 minutes ago at 4:26pm |
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PaulB, we had pull type New Idea conditioner and side mount sickle mower on a series 1 D17. The 1 remote on the tractor was used to raise the sickle. The conditioner had the double acting rachet that took the place of a cyl. When you pulled into the field you lowered the conditioner by hand and left it there until you got done. The conditioner was dark green but the rachet was orange, don't know if it was AC or New Idea.
Good memories but wouldn't want to go back.
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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".
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wjohn
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Posted: 5 hours 37 minutes ago at 7:12pm |
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You know I think I have one of those ratcheting deals on something else I dragged home. Maybe I can put that in place of the cylinder on one wheel and use a whole stack of stops on the cylinder for the other wheel.
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