John Deere 33 Vegetable Planter

[Cathryn]

I would like recommendations for a plate to plant Radishes. I have the B30053 plate and would like to learn if there is a plate recommended for Radishes.


Thanks,
Cathryn

 

[Brendon-KS]

The number you mention does not show up in the
plate listing in my 33 manual so I can't say what
it is intended for. The ones recommended for
radishes are the B28034, B28036, and B28262. I've
only planted onions with my #71 with the veggie
hopper attachment (which uses the same hopper and
plates as the 33) so I don't have any first-hand
experience with radishes to share. For what it's
worth, I use the B28261 plate for onions. Since
the seed is similar size and shape, this one might
work for radishes too even though it isn't listed
as such.

 

[Brendon-KS]

. . . the B30053 plate is listed down at the bottom of the page in the #33 manual. The reason it is at the bottom is because it is a .094 inch thick "blank" that is designed to be custom-machined to fit a particular seed. So, the ones you have could be modified for just about anything. Best thing would be to try it out and see what happens.

 

[Cathryn]

Thank you so much for your learned experience. I found a chart in the Operators Manual for the 33 Veggie Planter and have decided to go with B28036. Pricey plates they are but, for business purposes something we need.

Now we are just concerned if the difference in plate thickness is something we need to take into consideration when ordering. I haven't yet read anything that mentions it so we will most likely get the order in today.

Thanks again for your help.

 

[Brendon-KS]

You might want to check with Roeters Farm Equipment.
They list #33 plates for $50 each which is about a
third of new Deere price.

I have a pair of B28036 plates; I wish I had some
radish seed on hand that I could test for you.
Roeters Farm Equipment

 

[Cathryn]

(quoted from post at 16:41:38 04/06/11) You might want to check with Roeters Farm Equipment.
They list #33 plates for $50 each which is about a
third of new Deere price.

I have a pair of B28036 plates; I wish I had some
radish seed on hand that I could test for you.
Roeters Farm Equipment

We went ahead and ordered yesterday, would have liked the 50 dollar price per plate rather than then 180 we ended up going with. Of course this is for a company rather than just an individual grower. We also needed to make sure we had the plates by next week. Radish is new for our company to grow so it will be a learning experience all around.
Well, back to work I must go. Thanks for all your input,

Cathryn