Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
How important is it that the corn planter and the corn head have the same number of rows. This has come up a couple of times lately from respected sources and I thought I would ask for opinions. Here is my situation.
I have an 8 row Cyclo planter that I did a lot of work on these past 8-9 months, got all (OK, MOST) of the bugs out of and it did a fine job for me planting the corn this year. Really nice planter and I have the advantage of knowing it inside and out.
Last month I bought the CIH 1660 that most of you are familiar with. PO stated that it wanted a six row head. Eight would work but really slow. So I want to go six row head in the hopes that I can actually, one day, plant a stand of corn that will choke a larger head.
When I look at my rows I can tell you that my tractoring skills were pretty good. Rows 8 and 9 are generally pretty much the same spacing as rows 1-8. But there are places where I overlap or get too close/far. how important is it to have the same row count on planter and head? Do not the snouts "part the way" regardless of other factors? Will I have losses?
I have an 8 row Cyclo planter that I did a lot of work on these past 8-9 months, got all (OK, MOST) of the bugs out of and it did a fine job for me planting the corn this year. Really nice planter and I have the advantage of knowing it inside and out.
Last month I bought the CIH 1660 that most of you are familiar with. PO stated that it wanted a six row head. Eight would work but really slow. So I want to go six row head in the hopes that I can actually, one day, plant a stand of corn that will choke a larger head.
When I look at my rows I can tell you that my tractoring skills were pretty good. Rows 8 and 9 are generally pretty much the same spacing as rows 1-8. But there are places where I overlap or get too close/far. how important is it to have the same row count on planter and head? Do not the snouts "part the way" regardless of other factors? Will I have losses?