500 series?Planter
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Topic: 500 series?Planter
Posted By: captaindana
Subject: 500 series?Planter
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2024 at 5:28pm
Hasn’t seen daylight in twenty some years until today. I pulled it out of the shed and washed and greased and oiled her up. I’ve been contemplating selling her as I don’t use her anymore. Upon finishing I say there’s no way she’ll be sold!  ------------- Blue Skies and Tail Winds Dana |
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Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:20am
| I'm not sure what I'd do with it either... but it looks too nice to sell. Maybe take it to a nearby show sometime?? |
Posted By: AMB(wcIL)
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2024 at 11:16am
| That picture is bringing back memories of my Grandpa planting with that same set up in the early 1980’s. Ours was a curved gear shifter WD and our planter didn’t have the fertilizer boxes and we had markers on the planter. I can still see Grandpa reaching behind him pulling the rope to drop the marker. Now I’m planting the same field with a 16 row planter and a tractor on tracks with auto-steer. Andy |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2024 at 11:22am
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Nice Dana Did you buy that new.
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Posted By: 8070nc
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2024 at 5:07pm
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We had one just like it. Brings back memories ------------- 1984 80780 1957 D14 DES 300 with 25000 engine 616 tractor |
Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2024 at 7:34pm
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A neighbor bought it new. I have the original manual. I bought it from him when he sold his cows. I planted sweet corn for a few years. He planted 80 acres a year for forty years. Books in my shop file cab but I believe the date was very early sixties. ------------- Blue Skies and Tail Winds Dana |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2024 at 12:04am
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DAYUM!!! I'd like to have that!! The one I have, the tires are shot and the boxes are kind of ........ SHOT...... You better NOT sell it buddy!!! Use it or parade it.... ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2024 at 5:53am
| Hang on to that precious gem. Maybe you can custom seed a few food plots or something with it, just to help it earn er keep and put a big ole smile on your face. Darrel |