John Deere 8300 drill

[Tyler2240]

Recently bought a John Deere 8300 double disc. The guy I bought it from had taken the small seed tubes off and only came with half. With these do they just drop on the ground or do they drop into the discs some how?

 

[wore out]

Recently bought a John Deere 8300 double disc. The guy I bought it from had taken the small seed tubes off and only came with half. With these do they just drop on the ground or do they drop into the discs some how?

Are you talking about the tubes from an (accessory) grass seeder?

For some uses they just dump on the ground, or the "cups" at the top of the main seed tubes may be made to accept them, depends upon how the drill is set up.

You can download an Operator's Manual (in .pdf format) for FREE at the link below which SHOULD shed some light on the situation.

Go to https://techpubs.deere.com/en-US/Search/Equipment armed with your serial number and you can download the Operator's Manual in .pdf for free. (Service and parts manuals and NOT free.)

 

[Tx Jim]

IIRC small seed box tubes just hang loose from seed cups attached attached to box. I supervised assembly of those JD drills at JD dealer where I was employed

 

[Tyler2240]

Will a chain be good to pull behind it to make sure it has good soil to seed contact? It does have packer wheels.

 

[Tx Jim]

Yes pulling a chain across rear of drill will help cover seed

 

[Tyler2240]

Ok thanks

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

Recently bought a John Deere 8300 double disc. The guy I bought it from had taken the small seed tubes off and only came with half. With these do they just drop on the ground or do they drop into the discs some how?

The hoses went from the grass seed box back to the rear of the drill. I also have a set of short hoses that will drop the grass into the feed cup. I use them for drilling clover into last falls small grain and for overseeding thin spots. I also pull a cultipacker behind mine.

 

[Tyler2240]

The hoses went from the grass seed box back to the rear of the drill. I also have a set of short hoses that will drop the grass into the feed cup. I use them for drilling clover into last falls small grain and for overseeding thin spots. I also pull a cultipacker behind mine.

Does the seed get buried to deep when you drop them in the feeder cups?

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

Does the seed get buried to deep when you drop them in the feeder cups?

When using to overseed the ground is already firm so it only goes in a about 1/4-3/8 inch.

 

[Tyler2240]

When using to overseed the ground is already firm so it only goes in a about 1/4-3/8 inch.

Do you just have yours sitting in it or do you have something rigged up to hold it?

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

Do you just have yours sitting in it or do you have something rigged up to hold it?

I use 5/8 heater hose and just stick them in the feed cup. For the ones that go to the rear there is a strap at the bottom that holds them. The ones to the rear can get to much of a belly in they and sometimes grass seed will plug them.

 

[Tyler2240]

I've seen some on the back that have a bar across with holes in it to hold them. What way do you think is better? the ground will be firm with cultipacker before and the drill has packer wheels.

 

[Tyler2240]

I use 5/8 heater hose and just stick them in the feed cup. For the ones that go to the rear there is a strap at the bottom that holds them. The ones to the rear can get to much of a belly in they and sometimes grass seed will plug them.

I've seen some on the back that have a bar across with holes in it to hold them. What way do you think is better? the ground will be firm with cultipacker before and the drill has packer wheels.

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

I've seen some on the back that have a bar across with holes in it to hold them. What way do you think is better? the ground will be firm with cultipacker before and the drill has packer wheels.

You need to be very careful with grass not to get it to deep. I would drop the seed out the back in front of the packer wheels.

 

[Tyler2240]

Thanks