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OT: 8 row JD planter

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Dairy Farmer in

01-28-2008 17:50:19




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well i just accuired a jd 7000 8 row planter. well after i bought it i realized that i may have a few narrow gates to try to try and wiggle it through. anyone else got one? if so, how do you get it through gates? i thought about making a trailer sorta like a combine head trailer to back the darned thing up onto but i have no clue as to haow i would make it. any suggestions?
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DF in WI

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JMS/.MN

01-29-2008 13:45:05




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 Re: OT: 8 row JD planter in reply to Dairy Farmer in WI, 01-28-2008 17:50:19  
It"s a non-issue- widen the gates. Whole lot simpler than getting a trailer to handle the planter. Bought the 8rn in 1980- it"s 20 feet wide, built the shop door at 24 feet to access that.



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RickL

01-29-2008 05:10:15




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 Re: OT: 8 row JD planter in reply to Dairy Farmer in WI, 01-28-2008 17:50:19  
get the endwise transport kit frrm a salvage yard. Or better yet get the Kelderman front fold kit that was very common for those units. The donahue trailer idea I would not recommend as they can be challenge sometimes getting them back up on there wheels. I own ten of then and use for hay rack work great for that



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Lee in Iowa

01-28-2008 19:36:42




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 Re: OT: 8 row JD planter in reply to Dairy Farmer in WI, 01-28-2008 17:50:19  
I assume you're talking about 8 wide if it was 8 narrow just make your gates wider and sneak down the road. When i bought my 8 wide a few years ago it cost about $1000 to have it folded, the outside 2 rows on each side fold forward and he added a mechanism to put slack in the marker cable when you fold it. A local blacksmith did it, he had worked for a company that had folded a lot of them years ago. Lee

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Dairy Farmer in WI

01-28-2008 19:44:48




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 Re: OT: 8 row JD planter in reply to Lee in Iowa, 01-28-2008 19:36:42  
oh sorry, it's an 8 row narrow
Df in WI



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rednekelmo

01-28-2008 18:37:49




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 Re: OT: 8 row JD planter in reply to Dairy Farmer in WI, 01-28-2008 17:50:19  
the trailer thing sucks. several companies made an end transport kit 2wheels with a cylinder toward one end and a hitch on the other end. still something of a pain but much faster than the trailer



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John e.c.MI

01-28-2008 18:04:39




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 Re: OT: 8 row JD planter in reply to Dairy Farmer in WI, 01-28-2008 17:50:19  
John Deere made an implement trailer for just this application. I think it was a model 201??? Donahue also made very similar trailer. There are also some aftermarket wing fold kits that might narrow your planter up.



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Dairy Farmer in WI

01-28-2008 18:51:48




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 Re: OT: 8 row JD planter in reply to John e.c.MI, 01-28-2008 18:04:39  
where can i find this model 201 transport? do you think they would have them on ebay? auctions? DF in WI



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James22

01-28-2008 19:21:40




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 Re: OT: 8 row JD planter in reply to Dairy Farmer in WI, 01-28-2008 18:51:48  
They occasionally pop up at auctions or look in the local ag paper. More often appear at consignment sales. I've got one but it is somewhat of a pain to use. The 12 row planter I bought last spring had the end transport which also isn't much fun but is better/more convenient than the JD201. We did pull the planter 130 miles to the home place after it was bought. I use mine for a head carrier.

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flying belgian

01-28-2008 19:19:14




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 Re: OT: 8 row JD planter in reply to Dairy Farmer in WI, 01-28-2008 18:51:48  
Donahue made them for JD so you can look for eather one. Put a wanted ad in your local farm shopper and you will get calls. They are around and not in to much demand anymore. I have the Donahue brand and really like it. Expect to pay around 1200 to 1300 for a good one with good tires.



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bradk

01-28-2008 18:02:48




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 Re: OT: 8 row JD planter in reply to Dairy Farmer in WI, 01-28-2008 17:50:19  
DF,

When we bought our 8 row 7000,gates weren't a problem.We soon realized that it would only fit thru one of the doors on our 3 machine sheds.Great planter!!



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