New Castle Conservation District
"Dedicated to Soil
and Water Management"
Planter Rentals
The below seeding equipment is available for rent to Cooperators. Renter picks up equipment from previous user or equipment can be delivered for $50 and picked up for $50. User is responsible for greasing equipment and cleaning out unused seed. Contact Liz Hook at (302) 365-8970.
Please be aware that as of January 1st, 2020, all equipment rentals are only available to those in New Castle County.
John Deere 1590
No-till Drill
Cost:
$10.00 per acre (if doing a crosshatch pattern, $5 is charged for the second pass)
Features:
Plants 10 foot wide (travels 10.5’ wide)
Comes with an acreage meter
3.5 tons empty
Plants cool season grasses, switchgrass, legumes, sunflowers, soybeans and has a separate hopper for small seeds (timothy, clovers and alfalfa).
Seed is placed in rows 7.5" apart.
User Notices:
Needs 85 horsepower tractor and must have hydraulics.
Planter MUST be picked up at the District office and pulled behind a tractor or heavy duty pickup (no half tons).
Supply your own hitchpin.
Brillion Seeder
Cost:
$10.00 per acre
Features:
Plants 8 foot wide (travels 11’+ wide)
1+ ton empty
Plants legumes, cool and warm season grasses and has a separate hopper for small seeds (timothy, clovers and alfalfa).
Seed is dropped continuously across 8’ width.
User Notices:
Ground must be worked up first.
Needs a tractor with hydraulics to raise and lower traveling wheels.
Planter can be pulled behind a pickup truck.
Supply your own hitchpin.
Great Plains 706
No-till Drill
Cost:
$10.00 per acre
Features:
Plants 7.0 feet wide (travels 9’ 10" wide)
1.9 tons empty
Plants legumes, cool and warm season grasses and has a separate hopper for small seeds (timothy, clover and alfalfa).
Seed is spaced 7.5 ” apart.
User Notices:
Needs a 55 horsepower tractor and must have hydraulics.
Planter can be pulled behind a pickup truck.
Supply your own hitchpin.
Note: Other drills and seeders may be available from your local farm equipment dealer. Check their inventory to learn what is available.