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06-07-2006 19:49:16




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Would like some info on cyclo air planters. How much hp would it take to pull an 8 row? - have heard it takes a lot more hp to keep the blower running than a jd white or kinze. What are the bad points of these planters? Also have heard a lot of people say the 800 is a lot better planter than the 400 - is this an accuracy issue or due to better openers - i guess whats the diff. b/w the two - and is the cost differance worth the upgrade. mostly concerned about skips spacing & doubles not ability to no-till. Any help appreciated - thanks!!

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RickL

06-08-2006 04:32:52




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 Re: Cyclo planters in reply to 730 , 06-07-2006 19:49:16  
the 800 an d900 sereis planetrs are way ahead of the 400 series. the pump on them runs of pto shaft directly. they are very good planter and are very cheap to mantain and simple to change from one crop to another. I really like them. as far as skips doubles they just need to be set correctly and you won't have much of a problem. I have a12 row unit for sale if interested very good unit i just quit row crops.

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Steven@AZ

06-08-2006 03:46:02




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 Re: Cyclo planters in reply to 730 , 06-07-2006 19:49:16  
We have a 400 6-row cyclo-air planter. The air blower is PTO driven via a shaft and a belt step-up arrangement. It works good... the problems we encountered with a couple of skips and some double plants were due to some poor adjustments and worn brushes inside the drum.

As far as horsepower requirements, our 544 handled it very well at 4.5 mph (3rd gear), the M would pull it in 2nd gear (hydraulics were too weak to lift with fertilizer). Dad pulled it one year with the 1086 and went 6 mph and had way more skips and doubles.

Brother-in-law has an 800 8-row... what I remember from the brief time I was around it is that the fan was hydraulic driven from a PTO pump and the drive system for the drum seemed better/more accurate. Kinda foggy beyond that...

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