Need advice on identification and repair of this old Corn Planter

[airbiscuit]

It looks like it was originally red with yellow wheels. Looks like the previous owner converted it to a 3pt hitch mount. The wheels turn, the chains move, the plates in the seed hoppers turn, the horizontal shaft going to the fertilizer hoppers turns, but the agitators in the fertilizer hoppers are frozen.

There are double disc openers for the fertilizes drops, but that cross shaft is broken.

• Any ideas on brand/model?
• Where to buy seed plates, drop tubes?
• How would you go about bringing this back to life?

 

[airbiscuit]

 

[airbiscuit]

 

[airbiscuit]

Thanks. So far, all the shafts turn. The seed plates turn. The fertilizer agitators are froze up. The disc openers for the fertilizer are froze up. I was able to get one fertilizer hopper off.
I'm wondering if it is a McCormick. Red frame and yellow wheels, and there is some blue paint inside the corn hoppers.

 

[airbiscuit]

This isn't identical, but there are many common features

 

[skeets]

Thats what I was thinking but I have been wrong before, but the M on the frame might be something

 

[BAP]

I can’t read the numbers cast into it. Have you looked for any logos cast into any of the pieces? Can you post pictures of some of the casting numbers? Maybe 2-3 different ones.

 

[jaxs]

We used one similar for corn and peas even though all our cotton was planted with a 3 point bought with the 8n. My bil carved plates from plywood that worked fine once when the plates were misplaced.

 

[animals45]

you have a couple of horses to pull that unit ? Thats definitely not something ya can hide behind the shop so the boss don't see it !
animals45

 

[airbiscuit]

Soaking in Diesel. Now we wait...

 

[airbiscuit]

I de-greased and de-rusted things the best I could. Then I gave it a basic paint job. All the shafts turn, and all the zerks I could find took grease. I couldn't find any zerks for (front) shaft that drives the seed plates. Here is a pic of the base. Should there be a zerk in that hole - pour oil down it, or ???

 

[airbiscuit]