JD 7100 Planters on 530 transport hitch

NEIADan · Jan 10, 2013

Ok I admit I act first ask later. I just bought a 12 row Planter that is made of 2 6 row full mount 7100 planters on a 530 front folding transport hitch. I have seen these hitches used to put two drills together but never planters. Looks like a great unit. Any thoughts on these? It won't meet my needs so I will either be piecing it out or letting it go as a whole unit. Wish I could have found one of these a few years ago.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 10, 2013

I built one almost like-only mine is is an 18 row-two nines. I used 7300 finger units with Kinze bean meters worked good-planted both corn and beans in 20 in. rows. When fertilizer went to $1000/ton we went back to 30 in. rows wih dry fert.- Giant step backward! Still have the planter-we plant our beans with it. Still have a 9 row 20in. Deere corn head if anybody is interested.

John e.c.MI · Jan 13, 2013

The 530 hitch looks like a good unit. I was going to use one to build a bean planter but chickened out at the last minute. I was afraid it would not handle the weight of 24 units on 15" spacing. What are you going to ask for the 530 with out the planters?

JD 7100 Planters on 530 transport hitch

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