Planter Hopper Extensions Made From 30 Gallon Drums

Planter Hopper Extensions made from 30 Gallon Drums PLANTERS Planters 17-2-6 "It lets me almost double seed capacity on my Deere 7000 Max Emerge planter," says E. Lynn Overboe, Kindred, N. Dak., who uses 30-gal. steel drums to make removable seed hopper extensions for planting soybeans. Overboe first cuts a drum in half, then cuts part way through the solid ends on each half, peeling the flaps back so they'll fit inside the seed hopper. The sides of the drum rest on top of the hopper. "It increases hopper capacity by 1.6 bu. of soybeans per row and is a nice way to use up old chemical drums," says Overboe. "It's much cheaper than buying commercial hopper extensions. There are no fasteners and the drum rests on top of the hopper so there's no spillage. There's no cover so if it looks like rain I don't use the drums. I remove them at the end of the day and put the hopper lids back on. I don't use the entire drum because I'm not sure the press wheels could take that much weight. I use them only for soybeans." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, E. Lynn Overboe, 16493 St. S.E., Kindred, N. Dak. 58051 (ph 701428-3276).

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