food plot equipment

[midwesthunter]

This will be my first year planting a food plot which will be about 1/2 to 1 acre. I currently have a sprayer and a spreader for seeds/fertilizer/lime. I will need to rent some sort of disc or plotmaster to pull behind an atv.

Does anyone know of a place that rents this sort of thing in the north metro? We have made some phone calls and haven't found anyone locally (Lino Lakes area).

Thanks for the help

[PerchJerker]

I've heard of a couple of MDHA chapters that have stuff like this that they rent to their members. Not sure which ones but that might be something to look into.

[gurkster]

Check Olson's Power Equipment in North Branch. I think they rent stuff like that out. Ruddy's Rental in Forest Lake may too.

[hockeybc69]

Has this area ever been tilled or are you going into this as new ground?

If its ground thats got decades of sod growth, you might want to consider renting a tractor with a tiller.

With an ATV, you can make things happen, but it could be a chore that might surprise you.

I have used a Plotmaster, and I will admit I was expecting something that was going to make quick work of a food plot..... It wasnt what I expected for what i was doing...

[tunrevir]

Good advice on all acounts! First time prep I'd spray it with roundup as things begin to greenup and then work through it with a tractor and tiller. Get your soil tested and put on the right chemicals to prep the soil and then go back and plant it and you will see much better results. If you have any local farmers in the area you might want to ask them if they can work the area for you but if it is a inaccessable spot then you may want to think about a walk behind tiller. Probably take a day to till with a plot that size and a decent walk behind tiller. Check with your local soil conservation office as well as they might have the equipment you are looking for to rent out as well.

Tunrevir~

[Archerysniper]

Forest Lake gander used to rent plot masters.

[cm1977]

I had the same situation as you a few years back and these guys are right on, rent a tractor/tiller combo or find a buddy that has one. We had a plotmaster out there for an entire day and it did not do well the first time. Called a buddy with a tractor and rented a tiller for it and it made it look easy.

Now we rent the plotmaster from a local hardware store and it works fine but breaking it up initially was key.

[ac777]

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[hockeybc69]

What the heck are you talking about???