Posted by James22 on March 12, 2008 at 06:00:32 from (207.179.239.224):
In Reply to: Corn planters posted by Farmer Alf on March 11, 2008 at 22:28:39:
You could get a IH 400 in either a cyclo or plate version. Many more cyclos than plates. I believe you could also get the JD 7000 in plate or finger pickup with many more finger pickups built than plate. One big problem with the IH 400, was the very important aspect; depth control. Later versions offered gage wheels adjacent to the openers which pretty much solved this problem. Aftermarket gage wheels were also available. IH's early attempt was to solve it by attaching depth gage disks to the disk openers, which only worked satisfactorily in conventional tillage. Unless your fields are really flat, I wouldn't buy a IH 400 without an disk opener depth control feature, unless your endeavor is only considered a hobby. In my opinion with the current corn price, 20 acres justifies doing a good job. I don't like the finger pickups because they can require a lot of somewhat expensive maintainance. However if you get one set up and adjusted correctly, I doubt if that you will ever need to work on it again if only planting 20 acres/year, and it will plant more accurate than the IH 400. Plenty of plates around. You just need to find someone whom has them. A lot of the older seed dealers have or know someone from whom you can get plates. However using plates might limit seed selection.
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