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Planting Alfalfa with Limited Equipment I Got Creative!

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Get ready to learn how to plant alfalfa like a pro, even with limited equipment!
In this video, we're sharing our resourceful farming hack for planting alfalfa without a cultapacker. We're using the John Deere 9300 and 1780 bean planter to pack and firm up the soil, and then drilling the alfalfa with the John Deere 620. And to pack it all in, we're bringing in the Allis-Chalmers WD!
Join us as we show you how to make the most of what you have and plant a successful crop of alfalfa. From preparation to planting, we're sharing our tips and tricks for overcoming equipment limitations and achieving a bountiful harvest.
So, if you're a farmer looking for creative solutions or just starting out with limited resources, this video is for you! Subscribe to our channel for more resourceful farming ideas and equipment hacks.

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11 май 2024

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@rossrandall5846 3 месяца назад

Love watching the WD do its job. When I was a kid 60 years ago this is the tractor I learned how to plow, disk, and harvest with. Only we had tricycle ones instead of the wide front end. We farmed with both a WD and a WD45.

@jazzerbyte 3 месяца назад

Great to see the WD and John Deere out getting it done!

@richardskarie802 3 месяца назад

I like seeing some of the older equipment being used. It still gets the job done.

@johnbeldon635 3 месяца назад

Andy from Fixing Farming is planting alfalfa right now too.

@roberthocking9138 3 месяца назад

Great to see the old equipment running again. I would love to be on that tractor in the sun, smelling that freshly turned soil, you are a very lucky man

@jonathancrissinger2301 3 месяца назад

I did not see that coming. I must have missed something. Didn't know you were going to plant alfalfa. Looking good. Hope it works out for you. Thanks for sharing and I'll see you later

@charleswelch249 3 месяца назад

Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone using a classic tractor for work. They are designed to work and need to stretch their legs like us. We always planted long rows then cross ways to get good seading about the field. We always had a great stand for alfalfa and it kept the weeds to a minimum.

@SeanCombs9690 3 месяца назад

The sight of that ole 2 cylinder and the drill out working in the field just screams America bud. Seeing them old tractors in the field is just nostalgic as it gets

@mowerjeff8990 3 месяца назад

Back in the 80’s and 90’s everyone was planting alfalfa by spraying it on with with liquid fertilizer. Looks like the auto steer still works good on the old John Deere. Straight rows.

@danw6014 3 месяца назад

Ha, back in the 80s and 90s I was using one of these drills. Still am.

@williammatzek4660 3 месяца назад

About 55 yrs ago we worked the soil , pulled a peg tooth harrow over. Took a J D 70 and J D fbb drill (no grass seeder) dusted the alfalfa in. Did you notice the spikes on the packer , they look like they are running backwards. The picture of the 620 at the begining of the video , the front wheels look like they are 8 or 10 feet apart. What i could of the front tires when you drilling alfalfa , it looks.like the tractor is set on 30" rows.

@alfredomarotta6604 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing. Heard that alfalfa is like 500$/ per 50# bag " Farming, Fixing and Fabricating " was planting it a week or so ago in NY. ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO, always enjoy your videos.

@dirtgrainsteel 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching! I gave $230 per 50# bag of this I'll have to go watch his video!!

@terrimartin8630 3 месяца назад

nice job on that field!

@davedunn2124 3 месяца назад

Nice job. Would love to hear more about the dodge pickup in the barn

@randybedker1584 2 месяца назад

Ever thought about mixing some oats in with the alpha the first year to help bring the yield up the first year. I see a lot of guys up in Canada doing. They say it work really well.

@peteschiavoni 3 месяца назад

I enjoyed seeing the WD out and about.

@williamhyney9640 3 месяца назад

Hey, I didn't see your globe's on tractors for the gps. Must be because of the solar flares....lol love to see the old iron out working

@garrettvillwok3693 3 месяца назад

Really enjoy seeing the older tractors being put to work. 20 years ago my uncle bought my grandpas "59 730 ED on grandmas farm sale. Shortly after he had it painted. I am proud to say it is mine now. I have wanted this tractor since i can remember. I would love to put it to some light work or even run it on the pto dyno. But i need to fix the pto first, it runs continuously.maybe this fall i will work it on the disk or the plow that grandpa brought home brand new with the tractor that was brand new. Dad bought the plow and disk on grandmas farm sale.

@danw6014 3 месяца назад

I had a drill just like that one. Then started using a 750 notill drill but I was finding the seed from the front set of gangs was getting more dirt cover from the back gangs. So i bought another regular drill. This one is an FB177B. Its the first series of drills John Deere made without the Van Brunt name. The seed box is on back. The best spring seedings I ever got was done with oats. We would combine the oats and bale the straw. I would try to find a cultipacker that you can hook up to the drill to make the best soil seed contact. Good luck with it.

@brittblanton8342 3 месяца назад

Great video Brandon great to see the 620 and WD at work. Looks like the ground worked up great 👍

@montymc450 3 месяца назад

I reckon that will come up like hair on a dog's back. Those old machines are truly beautiful

@davidwhisnant3230 3 месяца назад

I have a 630 and drill like that but smaller love hereing run nothing is better

@danthurman9076 3 месяца назад

Treflan ]is perfect for clear seeding

@garygrimm892 3 месяца назад

Your lucky to get some ground work done I have not turned a wheel I had to run thru mud to top dress wheat and the same way to spray the wheat I can not get more than 4 day with out rain and I am close to BG Ohio

@dirtgrainsteel 3 месяца назад

Oh I got a feeling we are just going to get a good start and get rained out we should be half done by now

@michaelleach4868 3 месяца назад

I love those two cylinder John deere. If I were your neighbor. You would be watching me plant. 😂

@dirtgrainsteel 3 месяца назад

I would let you!!

@kevinhennen2917 3 месяца назад

Nice to see WD and Jd out playing

@leoashrae4199 3 месяца назад

I didn't hear if you did any herbicide treatment or if the alfalfa seed was Roundup Ready but, I think if you have any problems with alfalfa plant population rates, it will be because of weeds. We always used an oats nurse-crop when we were still doing dairy. We found that even if we got our alfalfa in late the oats helped with cover on the broad-leaf weeds. We also sold the grain (or fed it sometimes) and used the straw for bedding. There were times when we took a small hit in hay production for the first year (dry weather usually was the cause) but the higher alfalfa plant populations always made up for it in years 2 and 3. Prior to planting we had our soil tested and fertilized to get our P and K good for what we figured should be about four years for the alfalfa. Hope she grows well for yah.

@patframpton6193 3 месяца назад

Alfalfa is called Lucerne in the UK it is used as a forage crop and silage.

@user-dn9kk7jk5c 3 месяца назад

How come you did not make part 2 of tearing down your fertilizer building on RU-vid

@dirtgrainsteel 3 месяца назад

It's coming

@garethstott 3 месяца назад

If it gets the job done...

@alanbierhoff6831 3 месяца назад

What happened to your crane (dragline?) that was parked along side the driveway?

@dirtgrainsteel 3 месяца назад

I moved it outback

@michaelisrude 3 месяца назад

Want a 45+ year old bag of clover seed to plant?lol

@michaelleach4868 3 месяца назад

I got a dumb question. Why plant Alfalfa for beef cows? Are you planning on selling some?

@dirtgrainsteel 3 месяца назад

I'll probably sell some and blend some with my round bales of grass hay just to give them alittle extra nutrients through the winter

@hughperkins707 3 месяца назад

How old is the drill you are using?

@jamesbailey586 3 месяца назад

Looks like sanded ground you have there

@toby0395 3 месяца назад

In my area, they say plant alfalfa in a month with the letter R in it

@carlhammon1616 3 месяца назад

But why not put oats with it so you can get more feed

@user-dn9kk7jk5c 3 месяца назад

Did you buy your sister's tractor

@dirtgrainsteel 3 месяца назад

I did not this is my 620 I actually need to do some work to hers and mine

@artillerest43rdva7 3 месяца назад

how much do you need for the cows? neat seeing the older tractors doing what they do best! farm. matched with planters it is such a great show. did you do farm day plowing? great seeing you out on the tractor.