5100 grain drill

[D&C Farm]

Can or how does someone set up that model drill to plant soybeans on 14" rows haven't bought one yet just curious if it can be done don't think my K2 gleaner could handle 7" rows

 

[NY 986]

On the one I had the previous owner had cut small plates to cover the openings alternately. Once that is done then the sprocket combo needs to be changed to maintain a similar drop count to what it would be if all openers were seeding. Older drills cannot compete with row crop planters with splitter rows in terms of managing drop count. That is my objective as long as the market for beans stays viable going into the future.

 

[P I Pete]

Use duct tape to cover every other hole. Pete

 

[Jim Becker]

If you look in the parts catalog (on the CaseIH web site) at the grain feed and fertilizer feed diagrams, you can see the blocking covers for both grain and fertilizer.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

You'll likely spend more than the drill is worth on OEM blocker plates, if you can even get them anymore.

The plates don't have to be anything special, they just need to stay in place.

 

[fastfarmall]

A couple of strips of grey tape, will block your extra holes just fine, and dont be afraid to set the springs, on the Disk's, for the soil-moisture conditions, especially behind the tractor tracks.

 

[rick56]

I bought a used 510 drill (previous model to the 5100?)probably 20 years ago. It's a 7 inch spacing
drill. When I decided to plant beans on 14 inch rows I stopped by the local CaseIH dealer and the
parts guy sold me some cover plates to close every other hole. They worked pretty slick, they're
plastic and have magnetic strips on the bottom that hold them in place. I have no idea if they're
still available or even what I paid for them at the time but it might be worth it to check with a
dealer parts person. That was a fairly popular series of drills in this area at least, they may
still be available. Good luck.