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Spacer Wheel Attachment Sold Seperately.
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We built this planter for our own use. It works great in sod or plowed
ground for small or large transplants. The planter weighs 550 lbs.- 590 lbs
shipping weight. Towing specifications: three-point hitch-category 1 or 2. The
minimum horsepower of the towing tractor is 16 HP.
The planter is equipped
for two individuals to be seated and to plant.
To plant in sandy or loamy soil, set furrowing shoe to desired
depth (up to 8" maximum). Tree planter should be made to point slightly
downward when attached to tractor or tow vehicle. This
will insure an aggressive cut by the coulture wheel. Two people should be used
during planting process. If you are to use one person, the opposite seat
should be weighted at approx. 160 lbs. This insures that the packing
wheels (rubber wheels in rear) will be able to repack the soil that was
displaced by furrowing shoe.
Drive shoe spacers come with the Tree Planter. These spacers
are used to set the width of the wings of the shoe, which in turn, determines
the width of the furrow. The three spacers are as follows: small spacer will
give you a 4" furrow, medium spacer creates a 6" furrow, and the large spacer
creates a 8" furrow. The size of the spacer is determined by the individual
planting requirements of the user.
An optional Spacing Wheel Attachment may also be used with the Kelco Tree
Planter. This is an enclosed metal wheel which is attached to the side
of the planter and rides on the ground next to the planter. Inside the
metal wheel is a spring that rides within a metal tube. The spring makes
a clunking sound once during a full rotation of the wheel. When clunking
sound is heard, person planting trees should immediately put tree in
furrow. The spacer wheels come in the various sizes: from 4 to 8 feet.
A wheel can also be special ordered to users exact requirements.
To plant trees in a straight row, the driver of the tow vehicle
should pick a line of sight object in front of him. This object can
then be sighted with an object on the tow vehicle it self. Once the
two objects are in direct line of sight, you can commence the
planting project. TIP:Once first row of trees has been planted, a
rod, with one end attached to front of tow vehicle, and a rope or
light chain approximately the height of tractor from ground up
attached to other end, can be used to keep rows straight. The
hanging chain or rope is used to go lightly over your first row
of trees and is used to insure that the second row and so on are
equidistant from the first row.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Weight: 760 lbs.
- Over All Length: 6' - 6" PLUS SPACER WHEEL
- Over All Width: 5' - 4"
- Over All Height: 3' - 6"
- Coulter Diameter: 20"
- Shoe Width: 7"
- Furrow Width: 6" - 10" - 12" ADJUSTABLE
- Furrow Depth: ADJUSTABLE UP TO 9"
- Leg Room: 32"
- Planting Stock Trays: 20" x 22" (2 EACH)
- Packing Wheels: ADJUSTABLE - WIDTH & ANGLE
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