Corn planter

[Bill(Wis)]

Anyone ever used one of these or something similar? It's a Kinze 3005 set up with interplant rows for planting 15'' rows. Can be converted to 30'' rows in minutes. Also available with liquid or dry fertilizer attachment. I'm thinking od buying one to replace my 2006 6 row John Deere 1750. Mostly because it will allow me to plant corn the same as ever but soybeans will go in twice as fast as I'm accustomed to because I like soybeans in 15'' rows. Other reasons as well. John Deere no longer makes a model like this in a drawn planter but does offer one in a mounted version. I'm looking at that, too.

 

[J.Wondergem]

A farmer that I know over here made a John Deere planter like that, but plants all his corn and beans in 15 inch rows. He has skinny back tires on the back of one tractor to fit the rows to spray with.

 

[Bill(Wis)]

I may, eventually, go to 15'' corn rows as well. That's another reason I'm looking at this configuration.

 

[DoubleR]

My friend set up his kinze planter the same way for 15 inch soybeans but went back to using his old JD 7000 for his corn in 30 inch rows.

 

[Bruce from Can.]

I have never seen or heard of such a planter Bill, but you certainly have my interest. I have been toying with buying a 30 inch 6 row corn planter and being able to also switch it to plant 15 inch beans would be perfect for me also . Let us know in a update what you come up with.

 

[centash]

That similar to ,mine...4 rows of corn at 30 inches, plus 3 interplants giving 7 rows of soys at 15 inches,. Dry Fertilizer, no til counters, expandable to 6 corn and 9 soys. Thinking about selling....

Ben

 

[paul]

Did not know Kinze made that model/ setup, but they make good planters Id go for it.

My relatives have a White or New Idea or whatever Agco branded them that plants 16 rows of corn or folds back to plant the rows 15 inches apart. Kinda looks like that. They have had it a lot of years.

Paul

 

[Bill(Wis)]

When buying a new planter, one must order it a year in advance. Generally speaking. It is rare to find a new planter set up the way you want it on a dealer's lot. That's why I'm shopping now.

 

[Bill(Wis)]

They've made this model for quite some time. In fact, it's called a ''Classic'' planter by Kinze. They will continue to make it as long as demand is sufficient. John Deere did make one but now I see in their lineup it only is made in a mounted (integral) version which I'm not all that keen on. Many other planter manufacturures have dropped 6 row planters altogether. I understand there is a strong demand in europe for used US 6 row planters.

 

[chcase]

Bill I can't help with this model planter but was told that there is some outfit in Iowa that custom builds planters to your spec. Maybe someone on this form knows of the company.

 

[Bob Bancroft]

Monosem is one such company with a location in Kansas City. Main HQ in France.

 

[caterpillar guy]

I hauled one to near London OH about 7or 8 years ago. They were all pull units and no push units on it. If I was going to seriously want to plant 15 inch row beans, I would set up a separate planter for it. I know the Kinze with with a drop of a set of blocks let you prop the row unit up so it doesn't plant for corn and then let down to plant beans. It gets real old real fast filling all those individual boxes planting beans. We have an 8 row frame we slid the units in to about 17 inches and have on it all in one row across the back on 3pt. Filling the boxes with an auger you need to move along the planter even with a 14 foot auger and that will swing both ways. Id want something that either fills like a drill box or has a central fill type set up on it. If you can get an auger to fill with that would fill the boxes from one end would work great.

 

[muleman51]

Most of the Kinzes around here are 12-23s or 16-31s.

 

[IowaJohn]

I've got a Black Machine planter. It can hydraulically fold out and plant 12-30 corn/beans or leave it folded add a middle unit in the back and plant 13-15. The BM frame was made at Vinton,Ia. Almost any row units could be put on. Mine has Kinze 2000. It's a very heavy planter and has negative hitch weight when it's folded.

 

[andy r]

That Kinze planter is very common in Iowa for smaller and moderate size farms. I have a couple neighbors who have the 6 row with 5 pushers. The front can be locked up for 30 row corn planted by the rear units. They are commonly called a Double Frame or a 6-11 splitter planter. The Kinze model 2000 6-11 still sells for upwards of $20,000 used if it is in good condition. I just sold one for a neighbor on Facebook for $17,000. The guy came roughly 5 hours from home to get it. A model 3000 6-11 can still bring $30,000 if in good condition. I am not sure but a new one might sell somewhere north of $45,000 - $50,000 depending on how it is equipped and I might be low. Of course you can also get larger models such as an 8-7, 12-11, 16-15, etc, row configuration. A couple close by neighbors have that Kinze planter in a 16 row with 15 pushers on front. They are a good planter and probably over built. Many of them are set up for liquid or dry fertilizer. I personally have a Kinze 2000 6 row for corn and a Kinze double frame with 11 units on back for 15 soybeans. Good planters. Last time I toured the Kinze Manufacturing plant at Williamsburg, Iowa they had a Kinze model 3000 6-11 (6 row corn with 5 soybean pushers) decked out with almost every available option in the show room.

 

[Bill(Wis)]

Thanx.

 

[Bill(Wis)]

I can either rent or buy a seed tender that is designed to fill planter seed hoppers from seed boxes, which I will probably do. I'm getting older. Just turned 86. Man-handling about 250 bags of soybean seed is getting old. (;>))

 

[JLMac]

That similar to ,mine...4 rows of corn at 30 inches, plus 3 interplants giving 7 rows of soys at 15 inches,. Dry Fertilizer, no til counters, expandable to 6 corn and 9 soys. Thinking about selling....

Ben

Just bringing this post back to get a message to centash. Ben if your still thinking of selling your planter could you give me a call if you don't mind. I'm down London way.
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Thanks Jeff