Posted by spacechem on December 07, 2009 at 19:07:11 from (202.103.229.139):
In Reply to: Planter Questions posted by Erik Ks Farmer on December 07, 2009 at 18:37:56:
The actual finger pickup mechanism on your 1240 is virtually identical to the 7000. Big, big difference will be in depth control, which has a direct effect on even emergence, but there are a host of other improvements, and a huge market of specialized, aftermarket attachments worth considering.
How can you hope for maximum yield if your seed doesn't get the best possible start? Biggest challenge may be in finding a 4 row 7000. I suppose it depends on the area.
If you do decide to go red, I think most on this site would advise against the 400 cyclo- not much improvement over what you have. Go for at least the 800.
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