You've been lucky. Equipment like that where I'm at-- is (1) very hard to find (2) what is available is very expensive junk. My farm is a 4 hour drive from where I live- so time is a huge element. Have little time or patience for broken equipment, things that don't work, etc. Having a good...
the Great Plains drill is awesome- even used was way out of my budget. The genesis drill looked promising- but very few in the country, no local support and still much more expensive.
Was under $6000
heres another- but a six footer
http://www.tractorhouse.com/listings/farm-equipment/for-sale/17034835/woods-pss72
a 5 footer
http://www.tractorhouse.com/listings/farm-equipment/for-sale/8666127/2015-woods-pss60...
went through the same agony-- just took delivery on a Woods PSS60- (identical to the FPS60-- mine is the hunting edition, with gang discs, 2 seed boxes, iron cultipacker. I think it will do everything I need- having a local farmer no-till the corn for me.
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thanks for the feedback. I ordered it, so will post on how it works out. I plan to run soybeans thru it- don't need them in orderly rows (no plans or ability to harvest). from what I have been told- alllowing 2-3 weeks for the glyophophate to work is key. Just to be on the safe side- I'll be...
Have added to our property- anther 50 acres, 19 acres tillable. Excited about layout and potential to have larger, quality food sources to attract deer (and maybe hold them during gun seasons). Given that now we can easily have several plots that can be 1-6 acres each, broadcasting looks to be...