Posted by Gerald J. on December 08, 2009 at 08:15:33 from (70.219.156.183):
In Reply to: Planter Questions posted by Erik Ks Farmer on December 07, 2009 at 18:37:56:
My crops were much better with the 7000 than the 400. I paid $1500 for a 4 row wide, then spent bucks on narrowing the wheel frame, rebuilding the finger units, and adding Kinze bean units plus Dawn trash whippers. I'll put it up against any new planter for planting quality. This year I rented out the land so I could do other things so I should be working on selling my planter. I'll do that in a year or two. Want to keep it to keep pressure on the tenant.
The 7000 planter is very nearly as good as the latest planters but you have to check it for wear. The main wear spots are the gauge wheel arms and the tail piece bushings. The gauge wheels should be tight against the opener disks and without side shake. Opener disks wear too. The tail piece should only move up and down, not side to side. All these bits are replaceable or repairable, both from deere and from after market makers, like Shoup and RK products.
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