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Tx Jim 12-10-2012 09:13:12 67.142.163.25 Report to Moderator	Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see BANDITFARMER You're reading something from Earl's post that I don't see that deals with 10 inch rows. He stated he had a 10 ft 8200. The double run drill will plant seeds more precisely but is more complicated to set than a fluted feed drill. I've always heard bigger is better so I'd go with the model 8300 drill. [Reply]   [No Email]
Mike Aylward 12-10-2012 11:08:19 216.145.134.145 Report to Moderator	Re: JD Drills in reply to Tx Jim, 12-10-2012 09:13:12   Banditfarmer is right on this one. The 8300 drills with the "Tru-Vee" attachment were a 16x10 drill. They were only available in 10" spacing. Mike   [Reply]  [No Email]
Tx Jim 12-10-2012 12:24:08 67.142.163.27 Report to Moderator	Re: JD Drills in reply to Mike Aylward, 12-10-2012 11:08:19   Mike Aylward said: (quoted from post at 15:08:19 12/10/12) Banditfarmer is right on this one. The 8300 drills with the "Tru-Vee" attachment were a 16x10 drill. They were only available in 10" spacing. Mike Mike I'm curious how you know the drill in question is a Tru-vee instead of one of these options from Earl T's original post??? DEPTH BANDS DEPTH GAUGING PRESS WHEEL I guess the farmers in N. Texas were too poor as I've never personally seen Tru-vee disk openers on a grain drill. This post was edited by Tx Jim at 12:39:32 12/10/12.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Mike Aylward 12-10-2012 13:43:57 216.145.134.145 Report to Moderator	Re: JD Drills in reply to Tx Jim, 12-10-2012 12:24:08   Jim, I suppose I do not know 100% for sure. When Earl mentioned his drill had gauge wheels and press wheels like BF I assumed it was a Tru-Vee drill. Perhaps I presumed too soon. These drills were very popular in the late 70's and early 80's in this area to plant soybeans. They mimicked the 7000 planter depth system and worked fairly well. They only came in 10" spacing to allow clearance for the depth gauge wheels. Conventional depth bands and press wheels, while not unheard of, were not common, at least in this area. Mike   [Reply]  [No Email]
Earl T 12-10-2012 17:36:08 67.236.33.25 Report to Moderator	Re: JD Drills in reply to Mike Aylward, 12-10-2012 13:43:57   Hey guys I posted a picture of the drill setup in the implement photos under 8300 drill. I have never been around one that has had these options on it. I will mainly be using it for wheat and some soybeans. The thing that makes this a little bit of a decision is that road travel is difficult with the wheels to the outside. So just seeing if you guys think the options this one has outweights the cons of the width. Just to place myself I am in northern Indiana.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Banditfarmer 12-10-2012 19:34:44 174.101.157.199 Report to Moderator	Re: JD Drills in reply to Earl T, 12-10-2012 17:36:08   Earl I looked at the photo and its a tru-vee set up and is a 16x10" rows. Now if you are moving it on the road alot or going through small gates then the 8200 is the drill you need. The 8300 holds about 36 bu and with its set up will plant beans with the best of them. But its like I said before its not the best for wheat. If it was me I would stay with the 8200 just for the fact that you are planting both wheat and beans. Bandit   [Reply]  [No Email]
Tx Jim 12-11-2012 03:46:12 67.142.163.21 Report to Moderator	Re: JD Drills in reply to Banditfarmer, 12-10-2012 19:34:44   Mike Sometimes it's better to be "lucky" because as the photo shows you were right. I guess this gets back to the old saying "a photo is worth a 1000 words". The only thing drills were used for in my neck of the woods was to plant small grains or Sudan so therefore no Tru-vees were ever sold here.   [Reply]  [No Email]