Best No Till Planter...Conversion?

Hey guys, trying to do some homework on getting a new planter for next season. We have been hiring a customer planter but we need to step away from him. We are looking for a 6 row planter, and want to plant no till. We have two local John Deere dealers and have been looking at the 7000 Series. They seem to have a good reputation for reliability?

Can we purchase a conventional style planter and covert it to no till? Just wondering if we bought a planter that needed love and installed all no till parts? Also, what is preferred for fert application? Seems that I am finding a lot of liquid fert tanks vs the dry?
 
Having tried zone till I would first look at the soil types then figure out a suitable attachment. Farming light soils might mean running one or two coulters per row where heavy soil might mean three coulters plus a strip till tool. The 7000 series planters can be adapted but if you need a heavy attachment you will be far happier using a 7000 conservation planter with 7 X 7 main beam versus a drawn 7000 with a 5 X 7 beam. With grain prices heading down you may be able to pick a 7200 cheaper than you think. It's October so you have plenty of time to do some homework.
 
7000 or 7200 conservation only, not conventional.
Or a CaseIH 900 or 950.
Great planters will plant into a driveway without add ons.
 
JD 7000 planters are excellent. Or you can go with an 800 or higher series IH Cyclo. I have both. I bought the JD 6 row to replace the Cyclo but only because I was tired of picking 8 rows with a 6 row head. The Cyclo is a simpler machine and will plant every bit as good as the JD. Sometimes better if soil conditions are not great just because it is not all that complicated. The JD has the individual row metering units and they can be a little touchy about vibrations and other factors. Cyclo has one drum that plants all the rows. Weak area is the pump that powers the compressor. Get the JD tuned up to specs and it will run all day without fail. There is no "wrong" choice here.
 
My understanding the 7200 Conservation planters have a heavier frame for no-till applications. Look at the main frame tube. Paul
 
Buy JD if you like-parts, closing wheel down pressure spring from JD $24-Kinze $5. 8100 Kinze is same as 7100.
 
I am a red guy but I have always had jd planters, I have a 6 row that was set up for no till and love it, been no till for everything for 10 years now. like to guys on here said you can buy everything after market or buy one set up, should be able to find a nice one for around $5000.00
 
I would look at the 7200 or newer JDs with a conservation frame. The 7000 is a good planter, but the frame, markers, etc on the 7200 etc are heavier.
 
Thank you all for the comments! So if I'm understanding this correctly, all the 7000 series planters were "no till"/conservation planters? What is some things to look for and stay away from when purchasing?

Thanks again!
 
All 7000 planters are NOT conservation planters. Conservation planters have a larger frame tube, wheels mounted with individual mounts and lift cylinders, not a common rockshaft and will have unit mounted no till coulters , not frame mounted coulters if added to a plain 7000.
 
I use a 7000, 6 row conventional, with no til coulters, because you can buy them cheap around here. It does a good job. I also put spiked
cast iron closing wheels on it.
 
I no til plant with an older JD7000 4RW planter. With a little imagination you can get the row width down to 36 inches. As others said You then shop Shoup and yetter. Get the 13 wave Yetters up front. HD downsprings all around. Check opener disks are not worn down Adjust pressure on closing wheels.
 

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.

Back
Top