New and Improved Homemade 4-Gang Seed Sower!
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2015
- This is a much more exciting project than you might think. Making a machine with bits and pieces, that works and is useful and cheaper (by far) than you can buy, is exciting to me anyway. Plus - if all goes well - we should see a field of fodder beet seeds in a week or two - which is very exciting in itself.
The hinges and the funnels were really cheap - and that should have meant the project could have been called ‘Make a seeder for under 20 dollars!” or something - but the chain cost 30 euro, which added a lot. We did try different lengths and thicknesses of chain - but really, the longer and heavier the better. (I filmed all that too - but this video is already plenty long enough, don’t you think?) (In fact, I had 2-and-a-half-hours of video to edit for this one!)
Anyway, thank you for watching and I hope this helps someone make one of their own..
(The holes in this one are 10mm wide and would work (I think) for any big pelleted seeds like kale, carrot, buckwheat, sugar beet, fodder beet, parsnip - and quite possibly grains too, though I haven’t tried them yet..)
THis is super cool! I am wanting to make my own seeder without having to spend a crazy amount for a manufactured one and this video is perfect. Not only because you show the process, but because you explain the way it works. Thank you!
Good luck!
It warms my heart so much to see you garden with a horse still💜 Growing up that’s all we used, we had a Clydesdale named Dan Dan dad used and he even started his logging business with him , I loved him sooo much , you have a Great one too ❤️Congrats on a great idea and time and back saver! I’ll try it small scale single seeder🤞🏻😊
Very nice tool. You have a nice way about you, nice to listen to.
This looks like very rocky ground. I grew up in upstate New York in the USA and we had rocky land like this. Picking rocks was hated by all!
Thanks for your time!
Bob
Bloody amazing engineering, Henry likes very happy
Wonderfull your creation, is a pleasure see this video, good harvest for you, from Chile!
Great ideas but it is funnier to see the horse playing along without asking any questions even if look silly but I admire you know how to stimulate th mind!!!!!!🫢
You have transported us back in time showing how farmers used necessity for the mother of invention....love it..but you have used a few more modern bits, e.g modern machinery, like band saws, and drills, and plastic funnels to complete the seed runner...great work. And you will save money in the processs.
+Brian Morris We live in an incredible age, don't we? So much choice everywhere we look. history and knowledge and materials.. we are so lucky
+WayOutWest Blowinblog: Yep..we do live in an enlightened age...trouble is we take it for granted most of the time...
I like it that you are using your initiative to use the old ideas with the new.
in Fall, cover as much of that area as you can with fallen leaves. it will invite the worms in over winter and spring and after a couple years it will eliminate the clumps of dirt and turn your garden soil into amazing stuff. Great ideas on your channel, keep them coming.
+Doc Bartley Thanks, Doc, but you obviously don't live in a windy area! Even if we could get hold of leaves, they'd last only a few days at most. We get a lot of storms..
I live in Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain... The wind blows 20-50 mph all the time. We use a mulcher to chop up the leaves before we put them down and have had few issues with wind. I have a community garden that covers almost an acre, it was almost 100% red clay dirt (which Oklahoma is famous for) and we covered it in 6 inches of leaves last year right before a weekend of 40-60 mile an hour winds. We lost less than 10% because we wet them down and they go no where until they dry out. Tilling this year was a breeze comparatively. Just a suggestion, worked like a charm for us. And this year we have millions of huge worms everywhere and a noticeable change in the dynamics of the red clay.
+Doc Bartley Very interesting. Glad it works for you. We don't have enough trees, and we'd have to buy in straw - but we've tried both in our small vegetable garden and they just blow away. (Storms are around 60mph and we had 11 this winter..)
I am so in awe of your ability to visualize what you need then fabricate it.
You are an artist, true enough.
Martha Anderson Thank Martha - you're too kind. But I do enjoy this kind of challenge alright. No psychology, no electronics, just mechanics - easy!
I tell ya , I'd love to live out there with you and your family to help you because I love that type of lifestyle. You're one good inventor that's for sure . It seems to me that your Father and grandfather showed you a lot of tricks .You're very handy around the farm . You take care of yourself and always remember to work safely. Peace, love and respect to you and your family!
+CASANOVA Lovers 1982 Thank you - you too Casanova Lovers!
Agreed. Can we have another year in our garden series. I ❤those.
I really enjoyed this video. Had to watch it 3 times. I miss Ireland
Big Buck Thanks Big Buck - it's still here anytime you need it.. : - )
How beautiful to look at it, the symbiosis of man, nature, and animals. They must be very happy. God is happy.
Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us. I is inspiring so see your way of living. I aspire to create my own simpler life.
When I was working on a farm in 1970 , I met a guy who was about 6ft 6", he had a job sowing seed with a fiddle, the seed is propelled out as he saws a "bow". It is probably is only used for grass seed which is so much lighter than grain but might be OK for fodder beet, which is sown in the autumn to provide a bite for sheep and keep weeds down
I look forward to watching your videos where you make things like this implement.
"New England ingenuity" is legendary here in the USA, but Tim, you make us New Englanders look like preschoolers compared to you with your brilliant ideas! Keep 'em coming...
I discovered this blog looking up beekeeping, and now I am hooked!! I absolutely love listening to you both, it is MUCH better than reading the text like you did on your older videos.
Good luck with your visitors this weekend!
Terri Ann Thanks Terri! I am constantly in awe of the people who had such limited tools and materials and still came up with solutions to back-breaking problems. Compared with them, I am rich beyond measure - so surely I can make something useful too.
(One of my heros is Pa from 'the little house on the prairie' - who went to town and bought 11 nails and came home and built a house with them!)
You sure are handy and inventive, well done!
wonderful idea, I am amazed at the stuff you build, true independence .
You are whats best in the world, thank you!
De
Brilliant! I think Henry did a marvelous job.
you need to narrate things. you have the perfect voice for it.
this is very cool; I love your ability to make useful stuff out of odds and sods. The PVC skids are awesome; it's the little tricks like this I'll remember - and they're bound to be useful at some point in the future.
Will keep my fingers crossed for the seeds! Thank you! :)
Gareth Crispin Thank you Gareth. Yes the pvc skids are cool. I'm thinking downhill grassland sledges next.. : - )
"and for your next project - a stone lifter"? :)
Outstanding creativity! Wonderful!!!
I really like your design. I think that I might have to build one myself. Thanks!
Wonderfully inventive. I tried making a disc type seeder for Swede but failed, so may give this idea a go with smaller holes
I love watching you videos I want to do my own homestead you've been very inspiring.
Excellent plan!
Well done, nice horses :)
Aldis V
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Very cool! Thank you for sharing.
That's brilliant. Really clever design.
Subscribed for this video alone
A brilliant and very practical invention 😀👍
You two are so incredible!
sheryl napier Aw, shucks, Sheryl!
Good job my friend I like your ideas. Thanks Roger. in Northwestern Wisconsin .
I'm not exactly sure how I stumbled across your channel, that happens often on youtube of course, but I have to say that your old fashioned life style is in stark contrast with the very modern habit of documenting for youtube. I find it fascinating and I'm looking forward to seeing more. Cheers from Florida!!!!
+MrLangDog Welcome aboard, MrLangDog!
That is a very well thought out idea to working piece. Very well done.
Howard Springsteen Thank you Howard.
Fantastic ingenuity! Reminds me very much of my dad and FIL, if they don't have it they build it themselves. lol
+DixieGirl9876 Thank you - and it's coming round to planting time of year again. Can't wait!
Wow 😲😲😲 wonderful 👍👍👍 bro 👏👏👏 for the make homemade seeder machine
Well done sir.
Impressive. Last time I seeded and overseeded my lawn, with a broadcast spreader, I used up twice as much seed as I was supposed to, with uneven results. The slanted hole idea is very clever, as is the hinge so that the seeders can be folded back for transport. You avoid the chain drives and other fancy parts I've seen on other machines to do the same thing.
Maybe I can make something like this for my lawn without having to thatch. Just have to figure a way to slice into the sod. I could make large slanted holes and regulate small seed by mixing with sand or something similar.
BTW, I've messed around with softened PVC myself, made into hoops. For amusement, you can tie it in knots. For a long piece of pipe, you can stick the heat gun in one end and then alternate ends every minute or so until it's soft. You need good ventilation for this, as it stinks, which probably means it's unhealthy. To eliminate the smell, put the PVC in a large aluminum or copper pipe. Put a thermostatically controlled heat tape on the pipe, then insulate over that. It's a really good idea to put high temperature, reinforced teflon tape on the bottom of the inside of the pipe, so if something goes wrong and the PVC melts, it won't stick. Now you can walk away for a few minutes while the pipe softens. The timing will be consistent so you can come back and take the PVC out after a fixed number of minutes. We used a truck tire for a form, with blocks attached to it to support the pipe with just enough spiral on it that the untrimmed ends go past each other.
Looks like it works great! Think maybe I'll try and make one
very smart build, nice job!
I'm going to make them this afternoon, thank you very much.
love that horse...
Tim, your ingenuity is amazing! Fantastic inventions! (Beth)
Ben Matthews Thanks Beth!
I truly like your ingenious ideas. I look on with amazement. Thanks for the ideas. I can hear the wheels in my head spinning on this one.
ed sautter Thanks Ed!
This is wonderful! Inspirational!
Recommend mounting an open roller behind the seeder, making seed less vulnerable & 1 work process spared.
very nicely made sir
Great job
VERY BEAUTIFUL HORSE
Brilliant job
Henry is a good name for a horse :)
nice homemade seeder
wow amazing job man.. if i was to change one thing.. i would have nails pointing outwards on the turning part.. to allow traction and more precise turning
good work! educating and entertaining
excellent! your brilliant olde man
That was a great idea for seeder.....In the States I used on my friends farm what they call a Meeker Harrow , it is a small type disc with many small blades and it cuts lumps into a smooth bed for seeding . I made one out of sheet metal and pipe....worked real well Good luck..... Digger
robert k Thanks Robert. I keep thinking about how to make one - but cutting lots of discs out of sheet metal and then hardening them is a bit challenging. I'll keep thinking!
great ideas i like the way u think
Great video and love love love the design!!.great job!!
chase bishop thanks Chase! Now I'm trying to weed them all..!
Great video. Thank you
Thanks Larry
Great job on the seeder. And you can adjust it for different crops by swapping out the plywood disks for different ones with different size / number of holes.
J DeWitt Yes, that's the plan. we were hoping to out some winter oats in but I don't think we have enough room. Maybe where the potatoes are..?
WayOutWest Blowinblog The one part of it that isn't adjustable is the row spacing. One thing you could do is make another one of these and pull it behind this one, and have it offset so you get 8 rows that are spaced closer. Or you could put the funnel contraptions on the front and back of the crosspiece to get closer spacing, instead of having them all on the front. It's a really neat design you have there and I might be copying it sometime in the future if I get some land to experiment with.
J DeWitt yes, we'd need them closer for oats and wheat - but this spacing is good for beet, onions, etc - things we want to weed between. Good luck with yours!
WayOutWest Blowinblog Thanks. And you've got a new subscriber here!
very cool! yes, I love the horse! beautiful!
thanks, we love him too : - )
Waiting is the best part.
Respect that’s bad ass. I just do lazy option hand cast seeds like my ancestors and chain Harrow.
Молодцы! Хорошая работа!
Brilliant!!!
The Factory seeders are sooo expensive.
NO SIR,
Pretty cool!
You are amazing. Very smart
don't know how i got to this video but i was not disappointed, nice video :D
Another great invention -well done.
Patrick Meehan Thank Patrick - let's hope the seeds come up now!
your the man nice invention
I don’t understand how so many people dislike this video
That is awesome stuff ! I think maybe mount 2 boards on each side of your platform with hinges and maybe a piece of plywood or something across the back behind the seeder with V notches sort of like a rake to cover your seeds
The Rambler Interesting idea - I think each would need it's own rake, it might still work. Why didn't you tell me last week?!!
I missed the last video.
Ingenious!
Thank you very much, this video give me some ideas.
Great build
+Justin Gay (The Seeds of Xanxadu) Thanks Justin!
Good job
I dont know how i got here, but this is very interesting! Nice video!
+Tim van Gool Thank you Tim. (How did any of us get here?!)
+Tim van Gool Thank you Tim. (How did any of us get here?!)
Parabéns excelente e eficiente ideia .
Very educative video.
Your a smart man 👍
Fantastic stuff, as usual. That's a really clever contraption you've thought up, but I can't help but think it would do better if it was heavier. Some sort of spring-hinged crossboard (not sure if that's the technical term) could assist in breaking up the lumps. I think it could make quite the difference. Of course normally you'd have the crossboard on the harrow, but I'm sure it would be useful on this seeder too, especially if you weighted it down a bit. Love your videos.
TheodorEriksson thanks Theodor! In fact the lumps were already as hard as stones so I think the only solution is some sort of disc harrow..
Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed your ingenuity. Anyone ever told you that you sound like Vincent Price?
sei davvero un grande,complimenti per l idea!!!!
its so boring yet so satisfying to watch wich makes it fun again xD
Que genio,felicitaciones
excellent !!!!!!
Jethro Tull would be proud of you( not the rock group!)
Genial. FELICITACIONES desde PALMIRA COLOMBIA
thank you! Greetings from Ireland..
Lots of thought 🤔
very, very clever!
super gut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Clever man. I can't believe you grow in such stonny soil?
that was brilliant
Very clever :)
You're AWSOME!!!!!!!
Really good
Just Brilliant !!!
+40intrek Thank you!
So cool!