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seed planter diagram International 56 Planter (Four-Row) Operator's ManualInternational 56 Planter (Four Row) Operator's Manual This is the Operator's Manual for the International Harvester 56 four row planter, covering setup, seed plate selection, planting depth adjustment, fertilizer unit operation, marker adjustment, optional equipment, lubrication, and specifications across 60 pages. This is the original factory document IH issued to 56 planter owners and is available as an instant digital download. About the
International 56 Planter (Four-Row) Operator's Manual
This is the Operator's Manual for the International Harvester 56 four-row planter, covering setup, seed plate selection, planting depth adjustment, fertilizer unit operation, marker adjustment, optional equipment, lubrication, and specifications across 60 pages. This is the original factory document IH issued to 56 planter owners and is available as an instant digital download.
About the International Harvester 56 Planter
The International Harvester 56 was a toolbar-mounted unit planter produced through the 1960s and into the 1970s, designed for 4-row corn and grain sorghum planting in the standard row spacings of that era. It used a rotary valve metering system — a distinct IH design in which a rotating valve controlled seed flow from the hopper into the seed tube, timed to coordinate with hill spacing in hill-drop planting mode. The 56 also supported drill planting mode for crops like soybeans where continuous rather than spaced seed drop was required. Seed plate selection was critical on IH planters of this era: the 56 used interchangeable plates and filler rings that had to be matched to seed size and shape for each crop — the seed plate and distribution tables in this manual are the primary reference for getting those settings correct. The 56 was widely used across the Corn Belt and Great Plains on Farmall and IH utility tractors, and the fertilizer unit attachment was commonly fitted to apply starter fertilizer in-furrow or to the side at planting. Many 56 planters remain in service on small acreage operations today, and the manual is particularly valuable for restorers and operators who acquired the planter without documentation.
What This Manual Covers
This 60-page manual covers the IH 56 from basic adjustments through full attachment setup, with separate coverage for both hill-drop and drill planting configurations. Key sections include:
- Adjusting & Operating — beet, corn, grain sorghum, soybean, and drilling applications; seed plates and distribution tables; hill-drop planter equipment and settings; planting depth, row widths, and spacing; fertilizer unit operation and settings; marker operation and adjustment; transporting and leveling the planter
- Lubrication — lubrication points and service intervals
- Setting Up — initial setup and configuration procedures
- Special Equipment — double disk openers and fertilizer openers; depth bands, gauge shoes, and press wheels; rubber press wheel tires and scrapers; seed firming wheels and safety equipment; rotary hoe strip tillage attachment; spring tooth tillage attachment
- Specifications — factory-specification settings and reference data
Why This Manual Matters
- Seed plate and distribution table reference: Selecting the correct seed plate and filler ring combination for each crop and seed size is the foundational setup task on the IH 56 — the factory distribution tables in this manual are the authoritative reference for matching plate to seed and dialing in target populations
- Rotary valve metering system documentation: The IH rotary valve metering mechanism operates differently from John Deere cell-type or Ford seed disc systems, and the setup and timing procedures specific to IH's design are documented here — information that generic planter resources won't cover
- Hill-drop and drill planting configurations: Both planting modes require different equipment setups, and the manual documents each separately — including the specific plate, hopper, and timing changes required when switching between hill-drop corn planting and drill soybean planting
- Fertilizer unit setup and calibration: Starter fertilizer placement at planting was common practice on Corn Belt operations running IH 56 planters, and the fertilizer unit operation and adjustment procedures are fully documented here
- Tillage attachment documentation: The rotary hoe strip tillage and spring tooth tillage attachments are covered — options for operators running the 56 in minimum-tillage or strip-till configurations that weren't the norm when this manual was written but became common as these planters aged
- Original factory content: This is the manual IH issued to 56 planter owners, carrying manual code 1 083 157 R2 (Rev. 3)
Manual Code: 1 083 157 R2 (Rev. 3)
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★★★★★ 5
The Innovator's DNA - Disruptive Research - Disruptive Writing
A Politically Correct Status Quo
It is politically correct in management circles to say that you are "results oriented" or that you "drive for results" in your organization.
The status quo in business schools is to indoctrinate students in the delivery skills of analyzing, planning, detail-oriented implementing, and disciplined executing.
This book and the research upon which it is based disrupts that politically correct status quo.
Clayton Christensen has spent close to two decades creating the research, conceptual, and application foundation of the disruptive innovation body of knowledge. He has been working for more than 8 years with Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen, both gifted researchers, teachers, and consultants in their own right, on this project. These guys are a disruptive "dream team" of contributors.
This book articulates an extension of the disruptive innovation body of knowledge that clearly describes an individual profile of the disruptive innovator and an organizational profile of an organization that makes disruptive innovation happen.
So what makes this book disruptive?
The first thing is timing. It arrives on the scene at a time when innovation is one of the most critical components of a solution to our global financial and organizational mess. If we are to get out of our morass of debt and sluggish growth and respond to the continually emerging challenges of a burgeoning global society it will ride on the backs and wings of innovation. The status quo must be disrupted for us to survive and thrive!
Second is the audacity of the core models. The authors claim that innovation can be learned at both the individual and organizational level. Individuals can increase their ability to discover (Discovery Quotient - DQ) and learn to be more innovative. They cite the four specific behavioral skills of asking questions, engaging in observations, networking with people who have a different point of view, and experimenting to figure out what can work as the common elements of what innovators do. They also identify the cognitive skill of associational thinking, the ability to find connections between ideas that do not seem to be related to each other, as the connection between the behavioral skills and the generation of ideas. They extend their claim that the innovation competency can be learned to the organizational domain by saying that organizations can become more innovative through developing and leading people, designing and implementing processes, and advocating and living by philosophies that support innovation. These two arguments stand in stark contrast to the beliefs and practices of a vast majority of leaders and institutions.
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'And all of this is built upon the third source of disruption: research. Their work is based on well-founded research into the "DNA" of the world's leading innovators and the world's most innovative organizations. The authors conducted nearly 100 interviews of world class innovators and their colleagues to get at the heart of what innovators do. They also interviewed and surveyed executives who are not innovators. (Their survey data base has over 5000 respondents in it.) So they have been able to compare and contrast the two populations to more clearly see what it takes to effectively innovate.
They have also done research on business results attributable to innovation. Collaborating with HOLT (a division of Credit Suisse) they were able to craft a measurement called the "innovation premium." This measure identifies if an organization's market capitalization can be accounted for by existing cash flows or if there is an innovation influence on the stock price. By using this measure, they have been able to clearly and objectively identify which organizations are benefiting from innovation.
Yet to Explore
The tension in the balance of influence and power between the leaders with predominantly "Discovery" or "Delivery" mindsets is an area that has yet to be explored. If the premises of this book are sound, and I believe they are, we need to figure out how to manage that tension and balance in order to generate, incubate, and strengthen innovative ideas as we bring them to full fruition in the marketplace. Great ideas that are not delivered upon are simply recreational pursuits that do not build great people, great institutions, and great societies. So there is work yet to do.
Invest Your Time and Effort
This book makes a significant contribution to both the disruptive innovation body of knowledge and the evolving body of practice on innovating disruptively. It is well worth reading, pondering, and acting upon.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2011
★★★★★ 5
Inspiring and well-written
This is a very interesting book written by some Harvard profs. They did a large national survey of innovative businesses and their leaders. The book posits that innovative people follow five skills: associating, questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting. These skills can be found at the individual or organizational level. The idea is that most people have these skills in their DNA and can bring them out with some practice. There are a lot of interesting and inspiring examples like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos. Although this book seems like a self-help type book with a lot of hype, it has an academic underpinning. Any organization that is interested in promoting innovation could benefit from encouraging these 5 skills. If you are interested in innovation or creativity in business or any organization that produces something, you will like this book. The books is a little distracting to read because it has sidebars all through it giving interesting examples that break up reading concentration. Aside from that, it is a well-written book that is easy and enjoyable to read. I enjoyed the book greatly and found it to be inspiring.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2015
★★★★★ 4
Great read and research. But what about daily application for regular people?
The research piece behind this book might be the next thing I read, as I'm intrigued by the academic rigor applied.
The reveal and living examples of the five skills - questioning, networking, experimenting, observing and associating - are tangible and approachable given their articulation through well-known and highly visible entrepreneurs running innovative companies. There's much to be gleaned by looking at the way these people behave and, even through simple emulation, enhancing one's own skills.
My only real disappointment with the book is its limited approach to practical, daily application for those not yet at the top of the tree. It's rather a different kettle of fish for the innovation-minded, but stuck in bureaucracy, worker who wants to make things better, is still motivated, and hasn't been crushed by the machine. How does that person actively innovate? And, in some cases, get away with it? This book (or an accompanying volume) focussing on daily, in-work, innovation would be useful.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2013
★★★★★ 5
A Favorite Book on Innovation
Format: Hardcover
Very well written and enough stories to help the true content stick. This is a favorite book of mine and has lead to interesting conversations to boot.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2025
★★★★★ 5
An exceptional five stars out of five
Few qualities separate inordinately successful entrepreneurs from the rest of the pack than the ability to innovate. Many have debated whether individuals are born with this quality or whether it can be nurtured. In The Innovator's DNA, Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen and Clayton Christensen explain that while genetics play a role, innovation is most certainly a skill that can be learned.
In particular, the authors introduce and expound upon five "discovery skills" found in the leaders of some of the most innovative companies in the world: (1) associating, (2) questioning, (3) observing, (4) networking and (5) experimenting. Each discovery skill is accompanied by real-world examples and pragmatic exercises that make the book unusually valuable in an age where copious books on change, leadership and innovation overwhelm the already-overwhelmed executive.
I give The Innovator's DNA an exceptional five stars out of five. The authors present a very readable book and provide concrete exercises for developing innovative skills. Using the principles provided in the book, I created a folder on my computer that I call my "Innovation Room." I use this to track progress as I work through various exercises and as I take time to ponder about how to apply innovative solutions to extant problems in Utah. This book was and will continue to be useful to me, and is recommended as a must-read for those interested in adding rare innovative attributes to their arsenal of problem-solving and decision-making skills.
*NOTE: The preceding text is taken verbatim from my short book review printed in the June 2012 edition of Utah Business.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2013