Ethan, Crust Buster has been a solid name in their production of drills. The best part, (my opinion) is that they are simple and easy to work on if needed. They are built somewhat heavier than most but that is probably why they last.
I don’t know anything about Crust Buster drills so I’m no help there but we have run a John Deere 750 drill for 20+ years. They are solid and simple drills and do a great job in no-till conditions. Thanks
We have a 7100 Deere (3-pt mounted) with Kenzie pushers hung on a Yetter colter cart on 15" centers. Works well. Not what you're looking for, I know. We also ran a GP on a colter cart for beans and wheat for many years. That too worked well. Chris Losey runs a conventional GP and has adopted a simple Dickey John monitor that lets you know that the shafts are turning and drop seed in the tubes that are monitored. He's looking for a NT. I think you'd be happy with a CB. Back in the day several of the local NRCS county offices rented CB drills for farmers to rent to try out. They were pretty well built from what I saw. You are right about the colter cart and drill or planter, being a long train. We've been NT beans for many years. It just works. The next thing you'll want is a different sprayer. Looking for equipment is half the fun.
I no till with with mine, it no-tills easy. My only complaint is sometimes the seed tubes will bend when you lower it down and won’t plant. Not sure why. Other then that they are a nice drill. Don’t be afraid
I rented a 15 foot no till semi mount drill with a 4230 125hp tractor back in 1974. Saddle tanks foam markers. Light soil. It worked nicely on a couple hundred acres for soybeans. It was all that the tractor could handle with hitch weight and hydraulic lift wheels on drill. Also, duals on tractor. I was completely satisfied with plant emergence.
I have a Crustbuster 3300 that I’ve run for 10 years. Bought it used, emailed the company on their website and within a week had a new owners manual for free. Wear parts I get from Shoup. On one occasion I was in Kansas near the factory, stopped in at their onsite store and picked up parts. VERY helpful folks, and were sincerely proud that their old drill was still going strong. I have planted beans, wheat, and milo in conventional till.Have always gotten a good stand. I have not personally no tilled with it, but know folks who run Crustbuster drills who do and have never complained about it. Love the seed metering system. If I ever need a new drill again, I’ll definitely be looking for another Crustbuster. If you have any questions feel free to give me a shout and I’ll do my best to answer them.
It is sad to see a family friend that you have a memory of as a child grow old and feeble. The farm I worked on growing up, the only one left is my friend who is my age. Has as many aches and pains as I do. He told me recently, if it can't be done from the tracker seat, it don't get done...... Glad You and Shelly took the 4th. Good for You. Thanks for the post. Take care. Fred.
Sounds like a good deal. I remember years ago neighbor had a Crust Buster drill like your talking about with the wheels in front of drill. The drill had some sort of adjustment on top of tongue to equal the weight onto the tractor. He planted wheat and beans with it .
Farm I used to work on had a couple of crust buster drills they ran for several years. In the 90’s when notill beans became popular they bought a 30’ and a 15’ and did a lot of custom drilling. I ran the 15’ a little bit before they quit using it all together. You are correct about negative tongue weight. I also remember they mounted suitcase weights on the hitch for added down pressure for notill. But they did a good job for a drill from what I remember. And crust buster is a reputable company. I wouldn’t be afraid of a crust buster if I was going the drill route. In fact I think that farm still has the 15’ drill and they had it for sale but not sure they ever got it sold. Not in high demand anymore.
Have used a 3400 AP 22 x 8 drill for 22 bean plantings and 21 years of wheat here in West central Indiana. No till about 95 % of beans ans 100% of wheat. Avout 500 acres of beans and 125-150 acres of wheat annually. Pull the last 10 years or so with Allis 200, no problem Good machine and has been pretty much trouble free, I have never had an issue getting parts easy to work on. Just a couple of chains, keep it greased and go. Good luck, I love the channel
You're fortunate to pick up a few more acres. Around here rental ground is getting scarce, and acquired mostly through word-of-mouth transactions or family connections. No experience with Crust Buster drills. Have rented a Moore Uni-Drill and a Deere 750 for seeding alfalfa/grass no-till in wheat or oat stubble.
Congrats on the new land. Unfortunate circumstances with the owner. But life happens. We ran a Great Plains soild stand 15ft drill for alotta years. It was a pretty decent drill besides getting the population set where you want it and a few other small things but once you got it you could just go and not look back. Would’ve rather had a Deere 750 but at that time my uncle bought the Great Plains the 750 was in low stock or something like that so he bought that.
My neighbor man just passed away last week at 81 years old. I hate driving past his barn and land now knowing he is gone. I know what you are saying there. Best of luck on the drill hunt
In my experience the only thing of importance on drills is the depth control. Most metering systems are the same across most brands. You will not struggle to put any drill in shape. The negative tongue weight is the only drawback to these style of drills. The highest price notill drill will be the John Deere. We still plant beans with the Deere single disc opener and we believe it to be the best option!Good luck on the hunt for a new drill and congratulations on the additional farm ground.
We had a great plains bean drill we loved it and it was on a notill caddy , the planter itself was a three point hitch. We love the caddy we thought about using just the planter but with the wait we didn't try it
Good luck OFB, no crust buster experience here, just IH 5 series…happy to hear ya maybe getting a few more acres, if that keeps up maybe go full time👍🏻hope y’all had a great Independence Day Ethan 🇺🇸
Had a brother-in-law many years ago that had a 20 ft mounted with 10 inch spacing. I dont remember modle, it was well built, accurate and easy to use tho. As good as any in my opinion.
I have a 15 foot 3400 Crustbuster drill 22x8, it is heavy enough for me to no-till cover crop rye into heavy corn stalk ground, with no problems, I'm in the hills of southwest IA, and it can feel the drill push on my 4430 turning downhill to make me pay attention to what I'm doing!
We have a 3400 AP 22x8 as well. As long as it’s kept greased and the blades in good adjustment it does a great job. We no-till soybeans and have drilled wheat with it. Easy to adjust and calibrate, does a great job. Parts are pretty easy to find and the drill is easy to work on. We run it with a 1086 or an Allis 200. Ran it with a 3020 once in a pinch and it did alright, back end was light though.
I run a 30ft crustbuster for custom planting. I like the wobble slot design, and its fairly easy to adjust for down pressure and seed depth on notill. However, its can be tricky to get it adjusted for heavily tilled soil. I bought mine new 3 years ago and have about 4000 acres on it now.
Look at the weight of the different drills for no till. Also, i think your return on investment for the drill will be good especially covering more bean acres and the ground you farm.
I was looking at drills this spring. We took a pretty good look at crust busters, they seemed like a really good unit. I decided that crust buster wasn’t my cup of tea as far as what I do here in central NY. I ended up ordering a Landoll 5211 with air ride openers because I do a lot of no-till and conventional. As far as I can tell that’s the blades you want for your application it will do no-till. I came from a Tye, I strongly suggest staying away from them theres very few parts available for them anymore. As far as tongue weight 1955, or 1950T should be more than ample. If it’s like the Landoll there’s only negative tongue weight when it’s in the working position and it’s not much. when it’s up in transport it should have a little positive weight but not much I do believe. By design the wheels should have most of the weight being carried on them when raised that way all the weight is on the openers when it’s down, that way you have ample down force in no-till applications at-least that’s how it is with my new machine hence the duals on the landing gear. Should be like a 11,000-12,000lb machine hence the duals because you’d break spindles or cause compaction issues without them.
Ethan, that sounds like a good news that you can get a chance to pick up some more ground. I'm not familiar with that piece of equipment hopefully somebody will be able to help you with that. I totally understand about your neighbor with the arthritis I got arthritis in my feet. Happy 4th of July 🎇🎆🧨Thanks Michael
Ethan I have never used one but I have heard good things and bad things about them my neighbor had one and he liked the drill but my suggestion is just go with your gut feeling Good luck in what ever you do to get you a bigger drill
About typical. You could ask 20 people about the same piece of equipment. 10 people will have nothing but good things to say about it. 10 people will say it’s the biggest pos ever built.
I have a 3800 crustbuster notill drill it's a nice drill does a good job we used to plant all our beans and wheat with it now we just use it for wheat but overall it's a good drill
I had a 3400 all-plant and it was a happy day when it left the farm. Parts were expensive and the job it did rarely impressed me the drill doesn't do a very pretty job in no-till . blades don't touch which creates two problems i found can be hard to get it to penetrate into hard soil, at least compared to a single disk. The other had problems getting little pieces of random metal burs pinned between the blades and locking them up. When the blades can't turn the seed tubes fill up with seed, and when you raise the drill with the tube filled with seed the tubes break. That's the part I hate about them the most. Also had issues with the disk scrapers and took them off, other thing was kept breaking the Pressure springs. I had to stock spare seed tubes and Springs on a regular basis since it took about 3 days to get parts and my dealer was 10 miles away. You would be much better off with the 4000 series
I know you're asking about crustbusters and I don't have any experience with them but greatplains no-till drills on a cart is pretty hard to beat. We run a 15' on 7.5" spacing dad bought new back in '93. we've rebuilt it at least 2 if not 3 times. I really like how you can adjust your wavy coulters as you're going through the field for depth control.
Looks like that drill is in good shape. Prolly worth a shot in the dark. Here in Wisconsin a Great Plains or Deere is gonna run at least $14k for wore out one. Best of luck
I don't know anything about CrustBuster drills. But I will say that if you get a drill, get a harrow to mount behind it. I run a Great Plains 15' drill on a no-till caddy & was ready get a 15" spaced planter till I got a 2 bar spring-tine harrow. Now I love it to drill beans. The smallest patch I drill is 2 acres & it does good. I usually pull it with a 145 hp 220 Allis Chalmers in 6th gear with duals. But after I fill the drill, I have to run in 5th gear for a while till I run a few beans out. If you ever can get a Great Plains drill & want any info, i'm willing to share any knowledge.
We have a crust buster 6400 that we used for no tilling beans on some coal mine reclamation ground. It’s a good drill but the lack of monitor and clogged drop tubes was enough that we quit using it on beans. Picked up a 6242 white planter for beans and the crust buster only gets used on the rare occasion we notill into wheat.
Ethan the crust buster is a very heavy drill. If its a pull type. U will. Be inlove with it. But if its a 3 pnt u will need a lift assist or alot of weight on the front. U will be very satisfied but just heavy u can plant no till kinda no hard ground. Also put row disks back on and just use duct tape every other hole. Instead of takin off an on. Row disks.
Had a pretty negative experience with my own tye drill. Wouldn’t go that way myself. I’m very happy with the No-till capability of my 750 John Deere, but you ain’t gonna find one for $2800. I think we paid 11k for ours about 2 years ago and it’s done a fantastic job. Very easy to set up and they do a good job.
Sorry no clue on crust buster drills but for the 2800 bucks i think i would take it and give it a try and if it doesn't work out you could always sell it. Just my thought do what your gut says lol thanks for sharing. Roy
Put in thousands of acres of beans with a Sunflower drill, they run a nicer, wider, press wheel for firming behind beans in my opinion. Ultimately went back to a planter for beans when seed costs started climbing above $50/unit.
I know 2 people that have them n it works for them., the leading dbl disc opener is notched for notilling n each opener can be set to 400lbs down pressure per opener , like the newer corn planters, they don't use notill coultets anymore just rely on down pressure
A farmer friend has had Crust Buster drills and swears by them. Can't remember the model but it folds in the middle. Plants 600+ no-till beans a year and 200+ oats and wheat. The leading opener is notch and cuts the oil corn stocks so no need for a culture. And they are built in Kansas north of Dodge City by a family owned company.
We ran 2 3400. 30ft for years gooddrill , we no tilled with it and conventional, they are tough but always thought a 750 did a little better job , for 2800 you can’t go wrong!!!
Im in the exact same position as you, trying to speed up the process a bit. Im switching from an ih 5100 to either a jd 750 or ih 5400. Just depends on the deal.
You have good mechanical skills. ,sure you could rebild if worn.i get your point that you do not want to spend buku bucks .lthink thats smart based on commodity market
Look for a John Deere 750. You will be much happier. I loved mine. Only reason it is no longer on my farm is I traded it and my Kinze to get my Great Plains Twin Row. Anyway, the 750 would be perfect behind your 1955, 1950T, or the White when you get it going. When it came to depth control, no other drill came close. I’m going back to a similar opener setup for planting cover crops behind my air cart. I truly miss that drill.
The 3400 is basically the hoe drill frame they made for years with disc openers adapted to it. Not a super heavy built drill but was on par with the market in its day. It’s not a “no-til” drill at heart I would say it was more of a minimum til drill that being said given the right conditions it would do no til no problem. Made right here in Kansas and we’ve always had good luck getting parts factory direct if dealer dropped the ball.
That looks like it should plant into concrete with that opener. And it has a hitch on the back you could pull a cultapacker behind it. My concern is ther seed meter, and how well it controls the spill
That hitch doesn't look heavy enough for a cultipacker. I don't think it's work well for one even if it was heavy enough, as it'd be quite a ways up in the air, when in transport. Cultipacker tongues aren't set up to go that high. The back wheels would be on the ground.
If I were you I’d be looking for a 5400 caseih…. Maybe those are a little heavy I can’t remember the weight but they’re heavy enough to do a good job of notill while being a 3 point mounted one…. Can get them for around 5-7,000 in good shape
I don't know how far you are from the Canadian boarder ,there is a tye no-till just down the road from me for sale . Cross at Port Huron Blue Water Bridge.
Is that the one in Capac you're looking at that's right down the street from me if you would like to get some better pictures of it I'd be more than happy to do that for you
Can’t help much on the drill but I can tell you with wheat my brother inlaw farms he has farm services come broadcast his wheat then he lightly works it in I asked if he would go back to a drill he said never
Can’t help you on the drill. I have been using Internet forums for opinions on Sunflower 6631 VT tools. Getting a lot of mixed opinions, like to demo one just to see what type of job it does
Ethan, Crust Buster has been a solid name in their production of drills. The best part, (my opinion) is that they are simple and easy to work on if needed. They are built somewhat heavier than most but that is probably why they last.
I don’t know anything about Crust Buster drills so I’m no help there but we have run a John Deere 750 drill for 20+ years. They are solid and simple drills and do a great job in no-till conditions. Thanks
We have a 7100 Deere (3-pt mounted) with Kenzie pushers hung on a Yetter colter cart on 15" centers. Works well. Not what you're looking for, I know. We also ran a GP on a colter cart for beans and wheat for many years. That too worked well. Chris Losey runs a conventional GP and has adopted a simple Dickey John monitor that lets you know that the shafts are turning and drop seed in the tubes that are monitored. He's looking for a NT. I think you'd be happy with a CB. Back in the day several of the local NRCS county offices rented CB drills for farmers to rent to try out. They were pretty well built from what I saw.
You are right about the colter cart and drill or planter, being a long train.
We've been NT beans for many years. It just works. The next thing you'll want is a different sprayer. Looking for equipment is half the fun.
I have a crust buster 3400 I plant beans with. Very nice and good drill. Simple and does a good job
I no till with with mine, it no-tills easy. My only complaint is sometimes the seed tubes will bend when you lower it down and won’t plant. Not sure why. Other then that they are a nice drill. Don’t be afraid
I rented a 15 foot no till semi mount drill with a 4230 125hp tractor back in 1974. Saddle tanks foam markers. Light soil. It worked nicely on a couple hundred acres for soybeans. It was all that the tractor could handle with hitch weight and hydraulic lift wheels on drill. Also, duals on tractor. I was completely satisfied with plant emergence.
The Fender tanks look nice on your Oliver. I had those are my G950 Minneapolis and could go for a couple of days.
You do great work and I am proud of you for getting more ground
Happy 4th of July, good to hear your getting more land!
I have a Crustbuster 3300 that I’ve run for 10 years. Bought it used, emailed the company on their website and within a week had a new owners manual for free. Wear parts I get from Shoup. On one occasion I was in Kansas near the factory, stopped in at their onsite store and picked up parts. VERY helpful folks, and were sincerely proud that their old drill was still going strong. I have planted beans, wheat, and milo in conventional till.Have always gotten a good stand. I have not personally no tilled with it, but know folks who run Crustbuster drills who do and have never complained about it. Love the seed metering system. If I ever need a new drill again, I’ll definitely be looking for another Crustbuster. If you have any questions feel free to give me a shout and I’ll do my best to answer them.
No experience but for that price, you cannot go wrong. Congratulations on getting more ground and your reasoning on a drill is correct.
We had a case IH 5400 20' no till drill and a 5500 30' bean drill we loved both of them
It is sad to see a family friend that you have a memory of as a child grow old and feeble. The farm I worked on growing up, the only one left is my friend who is my age. Has as many aches and pains as I do. He told me recently, if it can't be done from the tracker seat, it don't get done......
Glad You and Shelly took the 4th. Good for You. Thanks for the post. Take care. Fred.
Sounds like a good deal. I remember years ago neighbor had a Crust Buster drill like your talking about with the wheels in front of drill. The drill had some sort of adjustment on top of tongue to equal the weight onto the tractor. He planted wheat and beans with it .
Great channel congrats on picking up more land good luck on your hunt for a drill dont know much about that brand
Farm I used to work on had a couple of crust buster drills they ran for several years. In the 90’s when notill beans became popular they bought a 30’ and a 15’ and did a lot of custom drilling. I ran the 15’ a little bit before they quit using it all together. You are correct about negative tongue weight. I also remember they mounted suitcase weights on the hitch for added down pressure for notill. But they did a good job for a drill from what I remember. And crust buster is a reputable company. I wouldn’t be afraid of a crust buster if I was going the drill route. In fact I think that farm still has the 15’ drill and they had it for sale but not sure they ever got it sold. Not in high demand anymore.
Have used a 3400 AP 22 x 8 drill for 22 bean plantings and 21 years of wheat here in West central Indiana. No till about 95 % of beans ans 100% of wheat. Avout 500 acres of beans and 125-150 acres of wheat annually. Pull the last 10 years or so with Allis 200, no problem Good machine and has been pretty much trouble free, I have never had an issue getting parts easy to work on. Just a couple of chains, keep it greased and go. Good luck, I love the channel
Thanks for the info.
Ethan that's great news for you I'm sorry to hear about the arthritis in your new landlord
You're fortunate to pick up a few more acres. Around here rental ground is getting scarce, and acquired mostly through word-of-mouth transactions or family connections. No experience with Crust Buster drills. Have rented a Moore Uni-Drill and a Deere 750 for seeding alfalfa/grass no-till in wheat or oat stubble.
Congrats on the new land. Unfortunate circumstances with the owner. But life happens. We ran a Great Plains soild stand 15ft drill for alotta years. It was a pretty decent drill besides getting the population set where you want it and a few other small things but once you got it you could just go and not look back. Would’ve rather had a Deere 750 but at that time my uncle bought the Great Plains the 750 was in low stock or something like that so he bought that.
My neighbor man just passed away last week at 81 years old. I hate driving past his barn and land now knowing he is gone. I know what you are saying there. Best of luck on the drill hunt
In my experience the only thing of importance on drills is the depth control. Most metering systems are the same across most brands. You will not struggle to put any drill in shape. The negative tongue weight is the only drawback to these style of drills. The highest price notill drill will be the John Deere. We still plant beans with the Deere single disc opener and we believe it to be the best option!Good luck on the hunt for a new drill and congratulations on the additional farm ground.
I like crust busters, we run a folding GreatPlains . Very good machine.
Happy 4th. Good your getting more land.
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We had a great plains bean drill we loved it and it was on a notill caddy , the planter itself was a three point hitch. We love the caddy we thought about using just the planter but with the wait we didn't try it
A Great Plains would be my first choice but I’m not paying Great Plains money for the acres I cover.
Good luck OFB, no crust buster experience here, just IH 5 series…happy to hear ya maybe getting a few more acres, if that keeps up maybe go full time👍🏻hope y’all had a great Independence Day Ethan 🇺🇸
This makes me realize 3 farmer guys I liked to talk to about their exploits have passed in the last few years... now I am sad.
Had a brother-in-law many years ago that had a 20 ft mounted with 10 inch spacing. I dont remember modle, it was well built, accurate and easy to use tho. As good as any in my opinion.
I have a 15 foot 3400 Crustbuster drill 22x8, it is heavy enough for me to no-till cover crop rye into heavy corn stalk ground, with no problems, I'm in the hills of southwest IA, and it can feel the drill push on my 4430 turning downhill to make me pay attention to what I'm doing!
Yea that’s why I’m not a fan of negative tongue weight.
Nice episode
We have a 3400 AP 22x8 as well. As long as it’s kept greased and the blades in good adjustment it does a great job. We no-till soybeans and have drilled wheat with it. Easy to adjust and calibrate, does a great job. Parts are pretty easy to find and the drill is easy to work on. We run it with a 1086 or an Allis 200. Ran it with a 3020 once in a pinch and it did alright, back end was light though.
Thanks for the info.
Happy 4th of July Ethan, and congrats on picking up some more ground.
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Great Plains made some of the best drills ive ever used
I run a 30ft crustbuster for custom planting. I like the wobble slot design, and its fairly easy to adjust for down pressure and seed depth on notill. However, its can be tricky to get it adjusted for heavily tilled soil. I bought mine new 3 years ago and have about 4000 acres on it now.
Look at the weight of the different drills for no till. Also, i think your return on investment for the drill will be good especially covering more bean acres and the ground you farm.
I was looking at drills this spring. We took a pretty good look at crust busters, they seemed like a really good unit. I decided that crust buster wasn’t my cup of tea as far as what I do here in central NY. I ended up ordering a Landoll 5211 with air ride openers because I do a lot of no-till and conventional. As far as I can tell that’s the blades you want for your application it will do no-till. I came from a Tye, I strongly suggest staying away from them theres very few parts available for them anymore. As far as tongue weight 1955, or 1950T should be more than ample. If it’s like the Landoll there’s only negative tongue weight when it’s in the working position and it’s not much. when it’s up in transport it should have a little positive weight but not much I do believe. By design the wheels should have most of the weight being carried on them when raised that way all the weight is on the openers when it’s down, that way you have ample down force in no-till applications at-least that’s how it is with my new machine hence the duals on the landing gear. Should be like a 11,000-12,000lb machine hence the duals because you’d break spindles or cause compaction issues without them.
Swear by crustbuster drills!! Best box drills out there!! Built right where I live in Spearville Kansas!!!
Happy independence Day 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Ethan, that sounds like a good news that you can get a chance to pick up some more ground. I'm not familiar with that piece of equipment hopefully somebody will be able to help you with that. I totally understand about your neighbor with the arthritis I got arthritis in my feet. Happy 4th of July 🎇🎆🧨Thanks Michael
Happy 4th to you Ethan hope your day was great.
Ethan I have never used one but I have heard good things and bad things about them my neighbor had one and he liked the drill but my suggestion is just go with your gut feeling Good luck in what ever you do to get you a bigger drill
About typical. You could ask 20 people about the same piece of equipment. 10 people will have nothing but good things to say about it. 10 people will say it’s the biggest pos ever built.
Congratulations on some new ground 👍🏾
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@@Oliver66FarmBoy you betcha!
I have a 3800 crustbuster notill drill it's a nice drill does a good job we used to plant all our beans and wheat with it now we just use it for wheat but overall it's a good drill
Thanks for the info.
Congrats on the extra ground!!
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I had a 3400 all-plant and it was a happy day when it left the farm. Parts were expensive and the job it did rarely impressed me the drill doesn't do a very pretty job in no-till . blades don't touch which creates two problems i found can be hard to get it to penetrate into hard soil, at least compared to a single disk. The other had problems getting little pieces of random metal burs pinned between the blades and locking them up. When the blades can't turn the seed tubes fill up with seed, and when you raise the drill with the tube filled with seed the tubes break. That's the part I hate about them the most. Also had issues with the disk scrapers and took them off, other thing was kept breaking the Pressure springs. I had to stock spare seed tubes and Springs on a regular basis since it took about 3 days to get parts and my dealer was 10 miles away. You would be much better off with the 4000 series
I know you're asking about crustbusters and I don't have any experience with them but greatplains no-till drills on a cart is pretty hard to beat. We run a 15' on 7.5" spacing dad bought new back in '93. we've rebuilt it at least 2 if not 3 times. I really like how you can adjust your wavy coulters as you're going through the field for depth control.
Looks like that drill is in good shape. Prolly worth a shot in the dark. Here in Wisconsin a Great Plains or Deere is gonna run at least $14k for wore out one. Best of luck
Yea A Great Plains would be my first choice but they bring way to much money.
Good for you that's great to hear i hope you get the ground
I don't know anything about CrustBuster drills. But I will say that if you get a drill, get a harrow to mount behind it. I run a Great Plains 15' drill on a no-till caddy & was ready get a 15" spaced planter till I got a 2 bar spring-tine harrow. Now I love it to drill beans. The smallest patch I drill is 2 acres & it does good. I usually pull it with a 145 hp 220 Allis Chalmers in 6th gear with duals. But after I fill the drill, I have to run in 5th gear for a while till I run a few beans out. If you ever can get a Great Plains drill & want any info, i'm willing to share any knowledge.
Congrats on land!
No experience with crust buster, hope you and the family had a great 4th.
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Case IH 5500 can plant everything very reliable, light pulling
We have a crust buster 6400 that we used for no tilling beans on some coal mine reclamation ground. It’s a good drill but the lack of monitor and clogged drop tubes was enough that we quit using it on beans. Picked up a 6242 white planter for beans and the crust buster only gets used on the rare occasion we notill into wheat.
Also, make sure you get an owners manual/parts manual. Make it much easier when ordering parts.
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Ethan the crust buster is a very heavy drill. If its a pull type. U will. Be inlove with it. But if its a 3 pnt u will need a lift assist or alot of weight on the front. U will be very satisfied but just heavy u can plant no till kinda no hard ground. Also put row disks back on and just use duct tape every other hole. Instead of takin off an on. Row disks.
Lots of guys run crustbusters in Kansas/Nebraska area.
Good units, just built for lighter soils.
Thanks for the info
Had a pretty negative experience with my own tye drill. Wouldn’t go that way myself. I’m very happy with the No-till capability of my 750 John Deere, but you ain’t gonna find one for $2800. I think we paid 11k for ours about 2 years ago and it’s done a fantastic job. Very easy to set up and they do a good job.
Congrats on picking up ground
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Sorry no clue on crust buster drills but for the 2800 bucks i think i would take it and give it a try and if it doesn't work out you could always sell it. Just my thought do what your gut says lol thanks for sharing. Roy
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Put in thousands of acres of beans with a Sunflower drill, they run a nicer, wider, press wheel for firming behind beans in my opinion. Ultimately went back to a planter for beans when seed costs started climbing above $50/unit.
I know 2 people that have them n it works for them., the leading dbl disc opener is notched for notilling n each opener can be set to 400lbs down pressure per opener , like the newer corn planters, they don't use notill coultets anymore just rely on down pressure
Thanks for the info.
Congrats on the extra acreage for lease. Good luck in your search for new-used equipment.
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A farmer friend has had Crust Buster drills and swears by them. Can't remember the model but it folds in the middle. Plants 600+ no-till beans a year and 200+ oats and wheat. The leading opener is notch and cuts the oil corn stocks so no need for a culture. And they are built in Kansas north of Dodge City by a family owned company.
There made in Spearville Kansas.
Definitely worth the road trip to look at seems like alot of drill for the price
That’s what I’m thinking.
If it's that cheap just go buy it. Not much to loose
Id also consider looking into a John Deere 8300. Bigger boxes.
We ran 2 3400. 30ft for years gooddrill , we no tilled with it and conventional, they are tough but always thought a 750 did a little better job , for 2800 you can’t go wrong!!!
Im in the exact same position as you, trying to speed up the process a bit. Im switching from an ih 5100 to either a jd 750 or ih 5400. Just depends on the deal.
Happy 4th to you as well. Take care and I'll see you later.
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You have good mechanical skills. ,sure you could rebild if worn.i get your point that you do not want to spend buku bucks .lthink thats smart based on commodity market
Happy 4th of July to you and Shelly and family
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Independence is what is celebrated on July 4th
I found the listing looks nice I would look at a Landoll drill
Never even seen one.
My brother ran a crust buster twin row that’s a drill box with John Deere row units under it ran it on peanuts and soybeans it did a great job
That’s an interesting setup.
The owner of crust buster will give out his cell number and help you with a phone call anytime you need him super nice guy
Look for a John Deere 750. You will be much happier. I loved mine. Only reason it is no longer on my farm is I traded it and my Kinze to get my Great Plains Twin Row. Anyway, the 750 would be perfect behind your 1955, 1950T, or the White when you get it going. When it came to depth control, no other drill came close. I’m going back to a similar opener setup for planting cover crops behind my air cart. I truly miss that drill.
Don’t like 750 drills. Would never ever consider one as an option.
@@Oliver66FarmBoy why out of curiosity
The 3400 is basically the hoe drill frame they made for years with disc openers adapted to it. Not a super heavy built drill but was on par with the market in its day. It’s not a “no-til” drill at heart I would say it was more of a minimum til drill that being said given the right conditions it would do no til no problem. Made right here in Kansas and we’ve always had good luck getting parts factory direct if dealer dropped the ball.
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@@Oliver66FarmBoy there’s a 30ft 3400 here in KS for $5000 just for reference.
Love your videos and don't want a debate
.. but why do you not like a 750 drill ?
I've never been around them, but Great plains is about the best drills out there. Otherwise, Krause would be a cheaper option.
Great plains drills a good to if the crust buster does not work out
I’d prefer a Great Plains. Can’t afford one.
That looks like it should plant into concrete with that opener. And it has a hitch on the back you could pull a cultapacker behind it. My concern is ther seed meter, and how well it controls the spill
That hitch doesn't look heavy enough for a cultipacker. I don't think it's work well for one even if it was heavy enough, as it'd be quite a ways up in the air, when in transport. Cultipacker tongues aren't set up to go that high. The back wheels would be on the ground.
Hell, even if you gotta throw another 2-3k in parts at it, that’s a lot of drill for 2800 bucks. That wouldn’t even get you a clapped out 750 Deere
I’m wondering the same thing about crust buster drills
If I were you I’d be looking for a 5400 caseih…. Maybe those are a little heavy I can’t remember the weight but they’re heavy enough to do a good job of notill while being a 3 point mounted one…. Can get them for around 5-7,000 in good shape
Or a John Deere 8300.
I don’t want a three point drill.
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Get a heavy duty split row planter. Better stand and less seed.
Don’t want a bean planter.
I don't know how far you are from the Canadian boarder ,there is a tye no-till just down the road from me for sale . Cross at Port Huron Blue Water Bridge.
Is that the one in Capac you're looking at that's right down the street from me if you would like to get some better pictures of it I'd be more than happy to do that for you
I’d offer him 2k if he scoffs, walk.Very versatile units!
It’s at a dealer. I doubt they move that much.
Whered you get that shirt?
I would be looking fir a jd 750 drill if it was me.
I wouldn’t.
The Oliver dealer in Ohio that you deal with, would that happen to be AJ boellner's out of Maumee Ohio?
Can’t help much on the drill but I can tell you with wheat my brother inlaw farms he has farm services come broadcast his wheat then he lightly works it in I asked if he would go back to a drill he said never
We got older one we do wheat with it
Looks like it has a weight bracket on the tongue.
Happy 4th of July. wait till you get closer to 60yo, retirement is the goal, but not always the reality.
By the time I’m that old the world will be so messed up I’ll never be able to retire.
Can’t help you on the drill. I have been using Internet forums for opinions on Sunflower 6631 VT tools. Getting a lot of mixed opinions, like to demo one just to see what type of job it does
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The price seems to be pretty low for a Crustbuster, so I'm wondering if there is something wrong with it.
Do you have an AGCO dealer near you?
Never seen any crustbuster drills around here. Have a Great Plains solid stand drill notill colters for sale 30 minutes south of you.
I’d prefer a Great Plains. How wide and how much?
@@Oliver66FarmBoy 15 foot , around 4500-5000$
Is it an end wheel drill or a three point drill on a coulter caddy?
@@Oliver66FarmBoy it’s on a coulter cart
@@Oliver66FarmBoy hitch bolts right to the drawbar
Find a nice 24-30ft drill we had a case ih 5500 but you'd have to pull it with the 4-150 or that 2255. They can notill
I highly doubt he wants to spend 15-20k on a drill lol…. Those are good drills though, I threw out the 3point ones for a lot less
@@frankfarms83 they ain't that much watch auctions
What am I gonna do with a 30 foot drill in 5 acre fields?
Kid's
@@Oliver66FarmBoy plant them in a hurry