Potato planter

[RobertD]

This is so cool!

LOL and I admit when I first read "cup holders" I was thinking for beverages!

 

[karte_m0lim]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwQcw5e_PfM

 

[karte_m0lim]

so , more details ..

first , abandoned plastic tube and made it by myself..

trying to keep tighter is possible...

this is on pick up side:

hole where cups pickin up potatoes is too big so trying to make some cover:

but that didn't work as expected so went to rubber solution and cut out wife's car carpet

so , when I trying to drive everything out from , forgot on step and destroyed pick up tube:

and hammer worked overtime...

also add handle :

and new tube on exit side:

 

[karte_m0lim]

and red plates :

and this is result:

now, depends on weather, gonna or try it in the field or disassemble and paint it ...

 

[landuse]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwQcw5e_PfM

Hey, you are dropping stuff!! Nice work though. When do you start planting?

On my tablet it says that your video is private?

 

[karte_m0lim]

well, first, Have to rotate this cup in right direction

after march 19 is planting season so ...

 

[karte_m0lim]

 

[karte_m0lim]

 

[karte_m0lim]

full size images you can see on link in sigantures...

also, I hope , it's ok, on my page I linked this 4um ...

it's raining every day or two , so didn't try planter for real..

hope soon I gonna have video ..

 

[landuse]

It looks really good! I am not too sure how well those ball pond balls sprout though

 

[Hursty]

It Looks Awesome!!! love the color.
you did a fantastic job. almost makes me wish i still farmed potatoes. Almost

 

[karte_m0lim]

two day ago, I run the proper test

first test was disastrous.

Plough was small and cups picked up dust (dirt) and everything stuck ..

so back to drawing board and edited plough..

it's but narrower now but with long extension so that works fine now ..

another problem was, my old man cut potatoes in such small pieces that every piece fall down trough cup, so have to edit that too..

and finally, I gave him my cell , turn camera on and said: walk by me and keep filming...

and he did .. 18 seconds ..

plough:

cups:

model:

final result:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCt5iWMxD3s

 

[landuse]

Nice work. So it works well now?

 

[karte_m0lim]

Didn't tested cups jet...

 

[karte_m0lim]

so, potatoes planted ..

final result: time taken for planting reduced by 50% , and working labor reduced from 3 to 1 ..
some fine adjustment still needed on cups size and shape (basically, those ones are too deep, so gonna make flat bottom)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPUvJfBzOyA

 

[RobertD]

Awesome!

 

[landuse]

That worked great. Now you have more time for your kart

 

[karte_m0lim]

yes ..

now I have to somehow tell my wife that I am still have to work on planter

 

[karte_m0lim]

...

 

[chancer]

I love it when a plan come together. Also beautiful countryside there in the background.