Planter again.

[DeltaRed]

I called a freind in Wisconsin today. His answer, "RUN"!He says you cant get enough population with one of those.Pushes it to do 28.000.More like 24,000.The openers are good,it just wont plant enough seed.It should just be a 'gearing' issue,right?He did say,he would "put the 800Cyclo up against a JD any day"...

 

[Dave H (MI)]

I dunno about that. Seed chart for the 24 hole drum goes up to 74,499 per acre. I am pretty sure I planted heavier than your friend is telling you. I know I wouldn't have wanted the plants much closer. The planter has multiple drums available and several different gear combinations to choose from. Be curious to run it across the field once with that highest setting. Drum must be really clipping around.

 

[Darin Johns]

The cyclo is ten times the planter of the Deere . The spacing is not as good but the seed to soil contact and even depth can't be beat a Deere is like throwing you seed out by hand and hoping it grows

 

[FC Andy]

I have a hard time believing that about a plate 800. I have a friend who was still using an IH 56 until this year, and only stopped because the fertilizer setup was completely shot. We plant 28-32 thousand 'round here. It seems to me a plate 800 would be the early riser row unit with the old 56 seed metering setup. But, I don't know that. I do like my 800 cyclo. Mine is about wore out, either needs lots of work, or buy a better one, but still does a respectable job of planting. I'll probably rebuild it, with the price of better ones being so high. I've seen my 800 and my uncle's 900 cyclo put in just as nice and evenly spaced stand of corn as any of my neighbor's new Kinze or JD planters... -Andy

 

[DeltaRed]

We're talking 800 plate.Not 800Cyclo

 

[Lazy WP]

I would think that all a person would have to do is change some gears or sprockets. I have never seen a plate 800, but many many years ago, we ran 56 units behind a Sidewinder tiller. Probably had the best seedbed and stand ever. The tiller wore out, but the units were great. Matter of fact there might still be 4 units out there. Have to ask my brother.

 

[Mike Aylward]

I guess that is why there are ten times as many IH planters as John Deere ones, then? Must be a lot of people in the country who have been fooled. Mike

 

[Dave H (MI)]

Oops! Sorry...we WERE talking about the plate planter weren't we. Actually, I am getting a little confused as there seems to be a mix and at one point I think it was mentioned it was a ridiculously long ways away. Guess the only thing I can say about the 4 row, 30", 800 plate planter is the price is sky high. I tried to buy a really nice one in Ohio last fall. Asking price was well below $1K. Guy got all hung up on how I was going to get it home. I finally told him as politely as I could to give it a rest and he got mad at me anyway and wouldn't return calls after that. "Can't drive that thing all the way to Michigan!" (I have a trailer). "Won't fit on any trailer!" (8 row cyclo did). Guy was a PITA.

 

[fivestark5]

I have 800 plate planter I use for corn , soybeans and grain sorghum dryland notill in central Kansas. The planter work great just go slow on corn 3.5 mile/hr. other crops does not matter. Population goes on corn 12,000 to 50,000 with full set of sprockets 10 tooth to 17 tooth and 24 hole plastic plant. large rounds plant the best.

 

[Erik Ks farmer]

Steve, for what you pay in freight you could get a much better planter. Find yourself a 7000/7200 pull type or 7100/7300 mounted Deere. My 7000 was a great planter I have a 1760 deere this year.

 

[Brokengun]

I still use an 800 plate type planter.

If you have the right plates and the right sprockets you can plant just about any rate.

I found the book planter rates are just about on the mark.

 

[donjr]

Steve, I gotta go with Eric. Get a 7000 Deere or something similiar. They're getting cheaper, are very reliable and very accurate.