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Dave Westlund

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What to do with a cyclo seeder? I have this seeder and strongly thinking about sending it the the scrap yard. I gave the drum gasket to a good friend yesterday. So I think that pushed me over the top. But, has anyone transformed one of these seeders into a 2 row deer food plot planter or small sweet corn be small tractor or ATV? I'd be interested in knowing how the project went.
 
Dave Westlund said:
What to do with a cyclo seeder? I have this seeder and strongly thinking about sending it the the scrap yard. I gave the drum gasket to a good friend yesterday. So I think that pushed me over the top. But, has anyone transformed one of these seeders into a 2 row deer food plot planter or small sweet corn be small tractor or ATV? I'd be interested in knowing how the project went.
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So, after you gave the good gasket away, I'm guessing you want to convert it to plate type row units?

I'm thinking a cut down 400 would be a bit heavy for a 4 wheeler. My concern would be tongue weight. An H or 300U would be able to handle it ok. Not sure about the newer compacts. Don't have any working history with those.

Mike
 
_Ya a new gasket is pushing $200. Early in life we did a lot together then we took different directions. for some 50 + years. I really wouldn't have the know how to make this happen unless there was a you tube video to follow.
 
The Cyclo planter wouldn't lend itself too well to scaling down for ATV's or other PTO-less vehicles because of the blower fan necessary to operate the seed delivery system. While a person could maybe rig up an electric fan system it would likely draw more current than what an ATV's stator can provide. The end result would be a machine much more complicated and bulky than the typical ground-driven unit planters like the Deere/Yetter 71 that are commonly used for small-scale set-ups.
 
Scrap, unfortunately. I like to save things, but that is the least likely planter to cut down into anything but scrap.

Paul
 
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