Three feet wide, ground-driven, and built for ground a full-size drill cannot get to. No tractor required. Sold direct from the shop in Spencer, Iowa.
The Dew Drop Drill is a compact no-till native seed drill with a three-foot working width, sized to be pulled by an ATV or UTV rather than a tractor. It plants warm and cool-season grasses, wildflowers, forbs, legumes, small and large grains, and food plot mixes, in a random pattern across the full three-foot band rather than in defined rows. Twin ground-driven seed boxes meter the seed, twelve adjustable offset discs open the ground up to three inches, and ten spring harrow tines fold the seed in behind them. It sells direct from the manufacturer for $9,395 plus shipping.
It exists because the ground that most needs planting is usually the ground you cannot get equipment onto. Right-of-ways, waterways, fence lines, steep pasture, a half-acre strip at the back of a timber. A full-size drill needs a tractor and a trailer, and it will not turn around in a plot you could walk across in a minute. This one goes where the four-wheeler goes.
If a job is small, steep, wet, or awkward enough that hauling a tractor out for it is not worth the afternoon, that is the job this machine was built for. More on why no-till seeding holds soil and moisture, and on how the drill is built.
| Working width | 3 feet |
|---|---|
| Seeding pattern | Random, no defined rows |
| Minimum tow vehicle | 450cc ATV or UTV for hilly ground |
| Seed boxes | Two. Large box with 5 picker wheels, 5 agitators, 5 rates. Small box with 5 fluted cups, 9 rates |
| Metering | Ground driven, so travel speed does not change your rate |
| Tillage | 12 offset discs in two rows, set at 0, 10, or 20 degrees, cutting up to 3 inches |
| Seed cover | 10 spring harrow tines |
| Controls | 12V independent power, FCC-approved wireless remote, hardwired backup board |
| Price | $9,395 plus shipping. Triple Tine Kit $600 |
The Dew Drop Drill is designed to plant a variety of seeds, including small cool-season grasses, large warm-season grasses, and other native seeds. It features specialized seed boxes with agitators to prevent seed packing and ensure even distribution.
It was originally designed for ATVs, and it is also pulled by UTVs, lawn and garden tractors, and standard agricultural implements. For hilly ground, use an ATV or UTV with at least a 450cc engine.
The Dew Drop Drill features two rows of 6 offset discs that can cut up to 3 inches into the soil. The disc mounts are adjustable, allowing users to set them at 0, 10, or 20-degree angles for customized soil penetration.
The drill runs on a 12V independent power system controlled by an FCC-approved wireless remote. If the remote goes missing in the field, a control board inside the right panel keeps you running. The seed boxes are ground-driven, so there is no motor or electronics in the metering to fail.
The Dew Drop Drill comes standard with discs, but you can enhance its performance with the optional Triple Tine Kit for $600. This upgrade replaces the disc system with three rows of harrow tines, creating 30 staggered soil channels to improve seed-to-soil contact in rocky and arid soils.
The current price is $9,395 plus shipping, direct from the manufacturer. The optional Triple Tine Kit is $600. Shipping is quoted by zip code. There is no dealer network and no distributor markup between you and the shop that builds it. If you have seen a lower figure quoted somewhere else, it is out of date. This page is the source.
No. It plants in a random pattern across the full three-foot band rather than in defined rows on set centers. For prairie restoration and pollinator plantings that means more even ground cover and no bare lanes between rows for weeds to fill in. For a food plot you want planted in rows, this is not the machine.
That is what the large seed box is built for. Fluffy warm-season seed bridges and packs in a plain hopper, so the large box runs five picker wheels with five agitators to keep it moving and metering at a consistent rate. Five application rates are set with quick-change sprockets.
It is a drill, and the difference is worth understanding. A broadcast seeder throws seed onto the surface and leaves it there for weather and birds. A no-till drill opens the ground, meters seed into it at a set depth, and closes it back over. Plenty of machines sold as no-till seeders are really spreaders with a drag bar behind them. This one cuts, meters, and covers.
The Dew Drop Drill has truly been a game changer for us this year and will be super helpful in all the future work we do. Thanks for all the technical assistance and great customer service!
“I’ve used other drills before, but none compare to the Dew Drop Drill. The design is well thought out, and the ability to fine-tune seed rates and disc angles has made a huge difference in my food plots.”
“The Dew Drop Drill is a game-changer for our pasture overseeding. It’s easy to adjust, handles native grasses well, and the wireless remote makes operation seamless. We’ve never had better seed-to-soil contact!”
