DMarley83
DMARLEY83
Update on that planting
Don't have a lot of pics as I usually forget to do so but we planted those plots on Aug 1st, location was just n of Russell IA, and we planted 6 acres of radishes into 6 acres of drought beans eaten to the ground. These pics were sat
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Don't have a lot of pics as I usually forget to do so but we planted those plots on Aug 1st, location was just n of Russell IA, and we planted 6 acres of radishes into 6 acres of drought beans eaten to the ground. These pics were sat
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smithhunter1975
Active Member
Rob, did you do this yet and if so do you have any update on how to's, parts, tips/tricks, etc? How long did it take?
I ended up replacing the whole packing wheel assembly. Grease daily now. Non issue. Took 4 hours. PH fixed this issue FYI. RTP still running old design.
Bassattackr
Well-Known Member
I think this drill is a great value. Only downside of the cultipacker is you may have a more inconsistent stand due to uniform packing wheel height.
Individual packing wheels like the G series would allow it to follow the ground better. Should be less of an issue if predominantly plotting flat ground though.
Hawk32
PMA Member
Just purchased Genesis 5. I looked at the PH M series that is lighter but didn't care for the cultipacker vs closing wheels. Knew my tractor would be on the smaller side for handling it but going off the specs and what I was told I figured it would be alright. It wasn't. Tractor won't lift it. Came with front coulters and small seed box so I took those off to lighten it up. Tested Hydraulic pressure on tractor and still didn't help. After a lot of cussing and stressing the hell out thinking I just bought a really expensive f'ing lawn ornament I finally used it this past weekend. Sticker says weight is 1815 pounds. Tractor lift capacity 2 ft past lift arms is 2200. I'm not convinced it doesn't weigh more than that. I used a buddies tractor this week to plant some RC switch and beans. Even his new 4075 Deere didn't like lifting it all that well. Did almost 4 acres of beans with it. Next day used another buddies New Holland Boomer 46 and it handled it perfectly. No issues lifting it. After some much appreciated help from Rob on setting it up it it worked great. Super easy to adjust. Seemed to work flawlessly. Looking forward to doing some more work with it. Crappy part is if I keep it I have to sell my tractor and get a bigger one in the same price point which probably means older and more hours. Anybody interested in a nice 3046R Deere with low hours. lol
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Daver
PMA Member
I feel ya Hawk32. I bought a PH 5' last year about this time. While I could use it with my 40HP...it wasn't ideal, so I bought a 60HP and that handles it just fine. I am happy with the drill and have used it some, but still have some learning curve in front of me. I planted beans this past Saturday and I was able to make a go of it, but the lack of rain and the subsequent super hard ground led to some head scratching for me.
I started off with the depth setting at 1", but a quick check showed that I wasn't slicing the concrete, er, soil, all that well and a lot of my seed was too shallow and/or left on the surface. So I set it to 2", but it really ended up being more like 3/4"ish deep. I think I will be fine there, but I just offer this experience to those that are new with the PH drills FWIW. I suspect that if I planted now, after today's rain, the 1" setting would be what I want.
I plan on drilling buckwheat, grain sorghum...because I couldn't locate any Egyptian Wheat today and milo. If anyone has any PH drill settings that they would like to share for those three items...Daver is all ears over here. TIA.
I started off with the depth setting at 1", but a quick check showed that I wasn't slicing the concrete, er, soil, all that well and a lot of my seed was too shallow and/or left on the surface. So I set it to 2", but it really ended up being more like 3/4"ish deep. I think I will be fine there, but I just offer this experience to those that are new with the PH drills FWIW. I suspect that if I planted now, after today's rain, the 1" setting would be what I want.
I plan on drilling buckwheat, grain sorghum...because I couldn't locate any Egyptian Wheat today and milo. If anyone has any PH drill settings that they would like to share for those three items...Daver is all ears over here. TIA.
Hawk32
PMA Member
Same exact issues. Couple areas were like planting on concrete. Took some adjusting but think we got it thanks to Rob. Went to top holes on on 3 pt and middle hole on top link. Shortening top link really helped. Left packing wheels at 1" though. Did a couple acres in corn stubble that was softer so lengthened top link back out a bit. Did have some stalks building up and dragging a pile a couple times. I guess we will see how it comes up and what population looks like. I do know going from my 2 row 7000 planter to this the time it took was significantly less. No way could have gotten done with the 2 row.
I feel ya Hawk32. I bought a PH 5' last year about this time. While I could use it with my 40HP...it wasn't ideal, so I bought a 60HP and that handles it just fine. I am happy with the drill and have used it some, but still have some learning curve in front of me. I planted beans this past Saturday and I was able to make a go of it, but the lack of rain and the subsequent super hard ground led to some head scratching for me.
I started off with the depth setting at 1", but a quick check showed that I wasn't slicing the concrete, er, soil, all that well and a lot of my seed was too shallow and/or left on the surface. So I set it to 2", but it really ended up being more like 3/4"ish deep. I think I will be fine there, but I just offer this experience to those that are new with the PH drills FWIW. I suspect that if I planted now, after today's rain, the 1" setting would be what I want.
I plan on drilling buckwheat, grain sorghum...because I couldn't locate any Egyptian Wheat today and milo. If anyone has any PH drill settings that they would like to share for those three items...Daver is all ears over here. TIA.
Snail3496
Well-Known Member
This isn't directly your question but here's my small drill experience:
After years of getting it done hand broadcasting, disking, and rocking my 2 row JD planter, finally got a PH drill this spring. Have already planted clover, rye, switchgrass, milo, and soybeans through it with excellent success! Literally one gear knob and gate lever and it'll do it all very precise. I'm really impressed, and it's already saved me countless hours of time.
In hard clay it seemed like you need to up the seed depth, but it ultimately did fine. I also noticed you need to think ahead if planting uneven terrain, like what Rob already said.
Only have ran 15 acres through it, so I'm not to the point of bearings and bushings giving out yet.
I will continue to use my 2 row JD for corn, but PH for beans and everything else. Excited for the tighter row spacing and weed control on the beans, as this will be my first year not running 30" beans.
5 stars for the PH so far!
After years of getting it done hand broadcasting, disking, and rocking my 2 row JD planter, finally got a PH drill this spring. Have already planted clover, rye, switchgrass, milo, and soybeans through it with excellent success! Literally one gear knob and gate lever and it'll do it all very precise. I'm really impressed, and it's already saved me countless hours of time.
In hard clay it seemed like you need to up the seed depth, but it ultimately did fine. I also noticed you need to think ahead if planting uneven terrain, like what Rob already said.
Only have ran 15 acres through it, so I'm not to the point of bearings and bushings giving out yet.
I will continue to use my 2 row JD for corn, but PH for beans and everything else. Excited for the tighter row spacing and weed control on the beans, as this will be my first year not running 30" beans.
5 stars for the PH so far!
smithhunter1975
Active Member
Wondering whether it is worth adding a small seed box to a Genesis 5 drill. Anybody have any experience with the add on small seed box and worth it? Or just stick with the main box? It appears from pictures that the small seed box seed tubes block the removal of the seed tray that you use to calibrate the drill - if that is the case seems like a horrible design! How do you calibrate the drill for small seed box if the tubes don't drop into the seed tray?
only reason it would be useful is to plant a small seed AND a larger seed in the same pass (ie clover and rye). Otherwise, the main box plants small seeds extremely well.