horse power

[andydap]

hi, how much horsepower do you need to pull an 8000 lb. seeder?

 

[SDE]

Traction is the bigger factor. Will you have duals and/or weights?

 

[bradley martin]

Flat ground or hills? What speed? Pulling down the lane or in the field? Not near enough information to give a meaningful answer!

 

[rustred]

patty loveless said her tractor dont get no traction.

 

[Leroy]

Also size of horses

 

[Janicholson]

If it is a 'NO TILL seeder, it might take 80 to 100! If the ground is hilly maybe more. If it is a disc opener seeder, maybe 60 on well prepped ground, or 80 in hills. Jim

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 19:35:08 01/09/23) If it is a 'NO TILL seeder, it might take 80 to 100! If the ground is hilly maybe more. If it is a disc opener seeder, maybe 60 on well prepped ground, or 80 in hills. Jim

ot to mention soil type/wetness/dryness, width/on & on. It will all be in the details.

 

[andydap]

o.k. so, the ground is generally flat, not muddy done after harvesting wheat. no duals, no four wheel drive, and the unit is about 12 feet wide with a coulter in front of the double disc.

 

[rustred]

40, 60 or 80 feet , that makes a big difference. you will need about 300 h. p.

 

[rustred]

ooh , just saw its 8000lbs, 12 ft wide. better post a picture. i pull my 12 ft ih seed drill with my 560. its no where near 8000lbs. get us clued in here.

 

[andydap]

this unit is an esch 5612 and the company says it weighs 8000 lbs

 

[rustred]

I dont see why an 80 h p tractor wouldnt do the job. But when u compare an 80 h p new tractor to my old 660 which is 87 h p. The new tractor will be struggling while I wont. So u need to give a tractor make and model also. For example my neighbor bought a new john Deere in the over 30 h p range. I know it will not pull what my old w4 will pull at around 30 h p also. So h p is not an accurate judgement here . The old h p is in Clydesdales and the new h p is in Shetland ponies.

 

[buickanddeere]

117.46HP

 

[Paul swpa]

Andy, I pull an old bushhog/lilliston drill that is approaching that kind of weight (7000# give or take) with an IH 3088, so about 80-90HP and weighs 10,000+ lbs. we have hills here and it does ok for us. Our drill is an 18 hole drill, yours will probably have a few more which could need a bit more power but I typically can run 4-5 mph all day with ours no problem. how deep you need to plant will also affect how much power/traction you will need. Around here (swPa) forage/grass/cover crops are usually seeded pretty shallow, 1/2 or less so less power needed. If you sink it deeper, say for beans 1 1/2 - 2 of course harder pull need more umhpah to get it done. Hope this helps some, Paul. I should add this is a no-til drill.

 

[Janicholson]

I still go with my estimate. Jim
the type/brand