“Best Buy” Seeder For Veggie Crops

“Best Buy” Seeder For Veggie Crops PLANTING EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Reid Allaway Les Cedres Quebec: “I set up a 3-row Jang vegetable seeder on a custom hitch that I use behind my Planet Jr BP-1 walk-behind tractor The seeder system works great for different vegetable crops in tilled soil and plants 3 perfectly parallel rows that are ideal for mechanical weeding The JPH-U row units are mounted on a 1 1/2-in square tool bar with a Tilmor hitch that connects to the Planet Jr power unit When the transport wheels are fully lifted they provide some weight to help the seeders follow ground contours each mounted independently on its own parallelogram linkage “The setup is very quiet and pleasant to use because last year I converted the BP-1 from a gas engine to battery-electric power It purrs along and I can hear the seed units rotating as I move across a field The Jang seeders excel at handling a wide range of small-seeded vegetable crops providing good singulation consistent depth control and good closing and firming of the furrow The quick-release hoppers make it easy to empty and clean the row units for different types of seed In-row seed spacing is adjusted by swapping gears for the hopper mechanism’s chain drive and by adjusting the gap at the hopper outlet Jang has more than 50 custom size seed rollers available each made from anti-abrasion plastic that prevents static electricity buildup during planting Foam-covered press wheels gently cover the planted rows for excellent seed-to-soil contact “We’ve used a single row Jang push seeder since 2009 and have probably grown nearly $1 million worth of vegetables with it so spending $5 500 CAD on the 3-row rig was a safe bet for our farm especially since it can be operated without tying up a 4-wheel tractor though we’ve also successfully hitched the same seeder to a 3-pt tractor hitch ”

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