Planting Grain Hay with the 4640 Spring 2022

Once the snow is gone off of the fields, it doesn't take very long until it's time to start planting again. Most people around here plant either barley or a grain-hay crop. The grain-hay crop that's become popular over the past few years is a three-way blend. Although various blends exist, I have been using a blend that is peas, oats, and barley. Where I'm set up for hay, it's easy to grown and sell a grain-hay crop, without having to worry about the fluctuating barley prices, as well as needing the extra equipment to handle small grains (combines, trailers, etc.).
In this video I show us using the John Deere 4640 with the old John Deere LL-A grain drill. It's an old drill (seeder), but it does plant a good grain crop.
The other items in the train are first, a danish harrow (three-point held spring tooth), a roller to flatten out the ground and push in our many rocks, then finally the grain drill itself.
Also in the video is a 1972 John Deere 4020 and an Iron Bull gooseneck trailer.
Lastly, I often have people mention the rocks and state that we should pick them. For the record, we do. Every. Single. Year. These fields just grow more rocks than they do crops, or so it would seem!

[@melvinroes3921]

Good to see that you are planting but it looks dry thanks

[@marcelopessoa8418]

vídeo top 👍👍👍👍

[@ecksdog]

Was the hydraulic front wheel assist meant to be used all the time or just when needed?

[@KyleWeber]

Just when needed. It has a three-way position switch with off, high, and low. However, it’s a hydraulic system and I don’t use it as it leaks too bad and the seals need to be replaced. I don’t think it was the best design to come out of Deere…

[@Chevy4x4dawg]

@@KyleWeber Definitely not one of the best! Worked on a few of these and they are next to impossible to keep from leaking. Hard to understand why Deere stuck with these from 20 to 40 series. Just took that long to engineer the mechanical front wheel assist I guess. None the less it is a very sharp Tractor!!!