Clover seed spreader

[kentuckyguy]

I'm looking to pick up a good seed spreader for my ATV. I've seen a lot of the cheap ones around and I don't think they would meter clover seed very well.

I have been debating buying a Herd Seeder but wasn't sure if there was a better or cheaper option. I know the Herd is supposed to be good quality but $700 for an ATV seeder seems high.

I will be using it almost exclusively for frost seeding on our hills.

 

[Caustic Burno]

I'm looking to pick up a good seed spreader for my ATV. I've seen a lot of the cheap ones around and I don't think they would meter clover seed very well.

I have been debating buying a Herd Seeder but wasn't sure if there was a better or cheaper option. I know the Herd is supposed to be good quality but $700 for an ATV seeder seems high.

I will be using it almost exclusively for frost seeding on our hills.

I have an old Herd pto model it works well.

 

[kenny thomas]

Herd is good and I have a Moultrie I like.

 

[Brute 23]

I haven't bought clover but given the price of seed now days I would want a good planter. Crude planters could easily cost you more than their better quality counterparts in wasted seed.

 

[sstterry]

Herd is good and I have a Moultrie I like.

Does the Moultrie meter the clover well?

I have one that I use (I will have to look up the brand). Great for overseeding fescue, but it really sucks at spreading clover.

 

[kenny thomas]

Does the Moultrie meter the clover well?

I have one that I use (I will have to look up the brand). Great for overseeding fescue, but it really sucks at spreading clover.

I can't say I'm 100% satisfied with how it does clover. The amounts are so small I'm not even satisfied when I do it by hand.

 

[callmefence]

Get the herd.
For small seed your going to be disappointed with any broadcast seeder except a herd. The herd handles very small seed well and it doesn't leak seed when it's turned off.

 

[BFE]

I have two herds, a big one for the three point hitch and the atv model. You're welcome to borrow them.

 

[hurleyjd]

I have a M3B400R made by herd mounted on the front of the rake tractor for over seeding clover. It is a 12 volt powered model. I did buy the rheostat to slow it down but have never used it. It has been very effective in establishing crimson clover. Last year I sowed some Blackhawk arrow leaf and did not get any up. Hoping for some hard seed to come up this fall if not then the seed was not as good as the germination test showed.

 

[midTN_Brangusman]

Put the clover seed in the feed and let the cows do the work!

 

[Lucky_P]

Herd. Hands-down.
I bought a Moultrie years ago. What a piece of crap. May be fine for deer hunters planting foodplots, who don't care if they put out way more seed than they need to...but trying to calibrate that thing to put out expensive clover seed at the appropriate rate for pasture...all but impossible.

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[kentuckyguy]

Herd is good and I have a Moultrie I like.

Does the Moultrie feed gate close down enough to regulate clover seed?

 

[kenny thomas]

Not as well as I would might like but it does ok. Mine is on the receiver hitch and I'm driving on steep ground and frost seeding so I'm not doing a great job spreading anyway

 

[Ebenezer]

Does the Moultrie feed gate close down enough to regulate clover seed?

Not really and the control on mine broke so I used vice grips to set the opening. I would not buy one again. I have heard that new Herd spinners are now made overseas and that the older ones were more durable. I do not know if that is true or not.

 

[Ouachita]

I have a dual purpose seed spreader. She also opens gates.

 

[Stocker Steve]

I have been debating buying a Herd Seeder but wasn't sure if there was a better or cheaper option. I know the Herd is supposed to be good quality but $700 for an ATV seeder seems high.

You can buy a 12' grain drill with small seed boxes for less.
Just run it with the openers raised.
Seed cost savings will be significant.

 

[kentuckyguy]

You can buy a 12' grain drill with small seed boxes for less.
Just run it with the openers raised.
Seed cost savings will be significant.

You talking about something like a Van Brunt?

 

[Stocker Steve]

You talking about something like a Van Brunt?

Yes
Make sure to check that the small seed metering shaft works. Some guys only drill grain and never use the small seed boxes.

 

[DCA farm]

I just use a bag spreader it ain't perfect but I feel
Like I can control it better

 

[cfpinz]

We have the Herd 12 volt ATV model, looks to be around $450 currently online.

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I removed the ATV brackets and welded up a bracket to mount it to the front receiver hitch on our side by side. That way I can broadcast seed up front and pull a drag behind. I love the seeder and would buy another in a heartbeat. Only thing I'd change is a way to operate the seed gate from the driver's seat of the machine. Easy to reach back and open it behind you on an atv, but not feasible on the front of side by side. Need to get off my butt and make something.