Potato planter - Machine Builders Network

This is the potato planter that I built out of parts found in the scrap pile. I pull this with hydro drive garden tractor and the rider drops potato pieces in furrow behind the shovel. the disks behind are set to cover the row. It does work really well and makes fast work of 200# of seed!

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planted here Friday, and want to plant up at the club showgrounds on Tuesday, IF weather holds ---- still a bit wet up there.

pix of it in use.

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Here the modified potato planter in action. The fertilizer is placed approx. 50mm below the tuber.

Everything is controlled electrically via an adjustable pulse generator.

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Potato planter

Robert! thats a neat unit----but EXPENSIVE! lol! --- I do enjoy seeing how others do it! Thanks for the link!

I built the machine from used parts. It didn't cost me $50.

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Here are some more pictures

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You GOT to be kiddin!!!! WOW!!! ---- LOVE IT!