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Read articles →Tony documents the full arc of buying, assembling, and first-using a Field Tuff 2-row 3-point hitch corn and bean planter on his homestead. He walks through the nine-piece assembly, explains row spacing decisions tied to his tractor's tire width, covers greasing points and seed-hole adjustment, and closes with honest field results, including a key lesson that over-tilling (8-9 inches deep) works against the planter. Useful for first-time buyers weighing setup complexity and real-world performance.
An owner-operator homesteader sharing candid first-use experience, including self-described rookie mistakes, from his own property.
It comes in nine pieces plus a hardware bag, and is mostly pre-assembled with heavy steel construction and cast iron wheels.
Till about three or four inches deep, not eight or nine inches. Over-tilling pulverizes the dirt and works against how the planter is designed to function.
Adjust the wheel on the side to shrink or expand the seed hole size, rotate the seed placer to the right position, then tighten the lock nut to prevent it from moving during planting.
Measure from the center of the PTO to the outside of the tire, then add extra room. Tony measured about 29.5 to 30 inches and set his rows at 32 inches apart.
