Starting and Operating the Seed Drill

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COOL FARM TOOLS EXPLAINED...NO-TILL SEED DRILL...SEE HOW IT WORKS!!

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What happens here

The presenter gets onto the John Deere tractor, reiterating the safety rule to always be seated when starting it. He starts the tractor and then demonstrates how to use the tractor's rear hydraulic controls to slightly raise the seed drill, relieving tension in the hydraulic cylinder. He then pulls a pin from the hydraulic cylinder mechanism, allowing the entire drill assembly to be fully lowered to the ground for planting. He explains that during operation, for sharp turns, the drill must be raised, and then lowered again when moving in a straight line to ensure proper seed placement and prevent damage. He plans to begin by driving over the areas with existing wheat to dispense it, then proceeding with grass and clover seeding across the field.

Goal: Begin seeding the field with the tractor and seed drill

Tools and materials

Hydraulic Cylinder Pin — Releasing the tension to allow the drill to fully lower
Tractor John Deere — Powering and moving the seed drill, with hydraulic controls for raising/lowering

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see you on the tractor guys be sure your butt is always in the seat when you're starting a tractor okay contact okay guys what you're going to see here is this hydraulic cylinder going up taking a little bit of tension off okay now the tension is off and we're going to pull these pins right here well I thought the tension was off we've got a lever on the back of the tractor that raises and lowers by controlling the cylinder right here we're gonna raise it up a little bit okay so we're going to pull this pin right here out comes the pin this little red guy kind of sits out of the way and put our pin back in here make sure it doesn't get gone and then this whole cylinder will lower down to the ground all right I'm gonna lower the cylinder down now what we just did was set these down on the ground and set that wheel in motion that ATV looking tire as that tire rolls it'll start putting seed in the ground pretty cool [Applause] [Music] just a few more things that you need to know when you're going around a sharp turn with this thing you have to raise it up and then when you start going straight again you lower it back down so you're constantly raising and lowering and checking your hoppers I just check to see if that wheat was gone it's not quite gone yet but probably another 15 minutes of drilling and it'll all be gone I'm gonna go breathe a little bit of dust have some fun so folks we got a lot of work ahead of us and we're gonna say bye from here I appreciate you please come on back and see us on the Stoney Ridge farm click that like button subscribe to the channel please subscribe subscribe if I didn't say it already subscribe we need you here on the star neeraj farm come on back and see us sometime click the like button we'll see you next time here on the stern orig farmer

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