Force Seed Hopper

The seed sowing machine used here at Vallonia Nursery is a Planet Junior 156 seeder with a homemade force feed hopper substituted for the original gravity feed hoppers. Before we made this modification we had to use absolutely clean seed; otherwise bits of gum, needles, wings, and other trash would often plug the cups and cause uneven sowings and skipped spots. The modified machine does our job very well indeed. The force feed seed hopper is essentially a row of force feed cups mounted underneath a flat-bottomed U-shaped box 4' long, 10' high and 6-10" wide. It is mounted in front of the seeder frame in order to clear the lift arms and shoe hold-down bracket rods and springs; resting on 1/8" x 3" x 8" plates welded to the front seeder tongue braces. A double run feed cup for each drill row desired in the bed (in our case, 8) is fastened to the bottom of the hopper.

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Author(s): Charles C. Mony

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 25 (1956)