Seeding Pic

[flea beetle]

The first year or 3, I just use the air drill out of the ground to broadcast on freshly cleared land.

With the C shank drill, when I do put it into roots and stumps, not much bad can happen except damaged hoses, and time spent extracting roots from between shanks.

I imagine the independent drill you have could sustain some real damage in roots and stumps? What is the worst case scenario, can the shanks twist bend break?

Yes I miss the c-shank for that. Can’t just skim the top of the ground with the seedhawk. It is either full in and meter on, or full out and meter off. I suppose a guy could just turn the shank pressure way down and the openers would just ride on top of the ground?

I did bend one shank on a rock this year so far. My fault though. Was turning around a slough. I saw it and didn’t react fast enough.

Not wanting to find out what roots and stumps can do to the shanks. Definitely not built like a c-shank, that is for sure.

[blackpowder]

My Google dumbphone can't seem to get pics to here from files lol

[Taiga]

I broadcast with the c-shank out of the ground also, seed alfalfa that way too at two passes. Very accurate though. Valmar would be way faster, everything too pricey to change and rentals are too inconvenient around here.