Cole builds Planet Jr. vegetable drills, 12 MX Multiflex planter-fertilizer units and the McNifty fertilizer attachment for hobby farms and small acreage. Clinton Tractor in Clinton, NY is a Cole dealer for Central New York.
The Planet Jr. meters hard-to-handle seeds in continuous drill, including tomatoes, onions, sugar beets, cabbage, lettuce and spinach. It comes as a drill, a tractor-mounted row drill or a hand seeder.
The 12 MX Multiflex plants and fertilizes in one, two or four rows for small acreage and gardens. The McNifty Gravity Flow 100 adds a 100 lb fertilizer hopper to a cultivator.
Cole Manufacturing was first incorporated on October 12, 1900 in Charlotte, North Carolina, by four Cole brothers. They had begun making seed planters for neighbors around 1885 on a farm near Carthage.
By the 1940s, it was estimated that three fourths of the cotton, corn and peanut crops in the South were planted with Cole planters. Covington Planter Company bought the Cole Planter Company in late 2003 and builds Cole planters in Albany, Georgia.
Search all 5 Cole planters and attachments by line, name or feature. Specs come from the Cole product pages.
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Planet Jr. drill
Meters hard-to-handle seeds in continuous drill
| Seed plates | 3 plates, 13 holes each |
|---|---|
| Seed flow adjustments | 39 |
| Hole diameter | 3/32" to 3/4" |
| Float | 4" up and down |
Source: Cole Planet Jr. page.
Planet Jr. drill
One-row tractor-mounted and multi-row Planet Jr. drills
| Three-point hitch | Cat. 1 |
|---|---|
| Multi-row bars | 2-1/2" and 4" x 4" bars |
Source: Cole Row Drills page.
Planet Jr. drill
Planet Jr. hand seeder for vegetable gardens large and small
| Front wheel | 3" x 15" diameter |
|---|---|
| Hopper capacity | Five quart |
Source: Cole Model B73-09B Hand Seeder page.
Cole planter and fertilizer unit
Precision planting and fertilizer units in 1, 2 and 4 rows
| Rows | 1, 2 and 4 |
|---|---|
| Fertilizer rate | 34 to 650 lbs per acre |
| Seed plates and gears | 4 |
| Tractor hitch | Cat. 1 |
| Four-row bar | 2 ½" X 144" diamond bar |
Source: Cole 12 MX Multiflex features page.
Cole planter and fertilizer unit
100 lb gravity feed fertilizer attachment for cultivators
| Hopper capacity | 100 lbs. of fertilizers |
|---|---|
| Application rate | Up to 300 pounds per acre |
| Mounting | Most cultivators |
Source: Cole McNifty Gravity Flow 100 page.
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Cole posts owner’s manuals for the Planet Jr. and the 12 MX Multiflex, with parts identification help, and says many customers repair or replace parts themselves. Ask the Clinton Tractor parts counter for Cole parts at (315) 853-6151, and have your model ready.
Clinton Tractor's shop works out of 31 Meadow St. Call the service desk with the make and model, the work it needs and whether we have seen it before, and they will tell you what the shop can take on.
On the 12 MX, seeds drop through the opening by gravity. Cole says there are no brushes, knockers or fingers to damage seeds.
The Deep Vee sword cuts a smooth, even seed trench and places seeds at a uniform depth.
The concave press wheel firms the seedbed but leaves a loose zone directly over the seeds.
On the Planet Jr., the bracket gives greater stability. Used with Cole hitches, the drill will not twist on the tool bar.
Cole says all of its products come with a limited warranty. Contact your dealer or Cole for more on service.
The owner’s manuals “provide safety information, assembly instructions, parts identification help and warranty information.”
Cole’s Owner’s Manuals page has the Planet Jr. and 12 MX Multiflex manuals to download.
Manufacturing was re-established at the Covington Planter facility in Albany, Georgia, after Covington bought Cole in 2003.
Cole Planter Company is at 410 Hodges Avenue, Albany, Georgia, and lists a phone number and email address for questions about its products.
The yard, the parts counter and the shop share one address, about a quarter of an hour from Utica.
Clinton Tractor & Implement Co.Call (315) 853-6151 before you drive over and ask which Cole planters we can show you. The yard is at 31 Meadow St, Clinton, open Monday–Friday 7:00 am – 5:00 pm and Saturday 7:00 am – 12:00 pm.
Ask the sales desk at (315) 853-6151. Tell us the model and how you will use it, and we will check what we can get.
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Call the service desk at (315) 853-6151 with the make and model, the work it needs and whether we have seen it before. They will tell you what the shop can take on.
