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Best/most reliable drills and planters for smaller acreages?

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Hey all,

I might try putting in 30 acres each of wheat, beans, and corn next year. Problem is, I don't yet have a grain drill or a corn or bean planter. What would you recommend as the best/most reliable drills or planters to tackle these jobs? Like I said only putting in about 30 acres of each crop to start, so looking for something cost-effective and relatively small that I can pull behind a 65HP tractor. Any suggestions?
 
An older JD-vanbrunt;IH;oliver.any ingood shape will do you a good job.A JD #494:IH 56: corn/bean planter will serve you well
 
I still use a VERY OLD grain drill-does a satisfactory job.still planting corn with a JD #70 unit planter(1960).this year I planted side by side with a JD #80 plateless-my old one did a better job!
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(quoted from post at 20:40:34 06/13/11) Hey all,

I might try putting in 30 acres each of wheat, beans, and corn next year. Problem is, I don't yet have a grain drill or a corn or bean planter. What would you recommend as the best/most reliable drills or planters to tackle these jobs? Like I said only putting in about 30 acres of each crop to start, so looking for something cost-effective and relatively small that I can pull behind a 65HP tractor. Any suggestions?
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It's hard to beat a 71 JD or IH 185 for simplicity.
 
Hard to beat a 7000. If you get one with no till and meters instead of plates you can update it a little at a time (kinze bean brush meters will fit, row cleaners can be added, seed firmers, ect,,,) and have pretty much modern machine with out have'n to take out a second morgage on the farm.

Dave
 
(quoted from post at 20:40:34 06/13/11) Hey all,

I might try putting in 30 acres each of wheat, beans, and corn next year. Problem is, I don't yet have a grain drill or a corn or bean planter. What would you recommend as the best/most reliable drills or planters to tackle these jobs? Like I said only putting in about 30 acres of each crop to start, so looking for something cost-effective and relatively small that I can pull behind a 65HP tractor. Any suggestions?
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Don't know where you are at but most old JD planters work well. I have picked up in the last year a JD Corn Planter a little newer than the one someone posted the pic of for 50 dollars. Now I cut it down to 2 row and made it 3 point to use behing my 8N. I picked up a ver nice VanBrunt 12 footer this spring for 500 with the grass boxes and good tires. I planted 10 acres of corn and 15 of otas/alalfa this spring. Plus the corn planted planted sweet corn, peas and beans in the wifes garden too.

Rick
 
Thanks for the help guys. I like the idea of a JD 7000, but they are just a bit over what I am looking to spend. Maybe in a couple years. What are your opinions on an IH 400 Cyclo air planter? There is one for sale locally which seems in good shape and a decent price. I heard though that they had problems with seed spacing? How hard are they to switch from corn set up to bean set up?
 
Leave the Cyclo where it sits.They're cheap for a reason.How about a JD 494 or 494A? Usually go fo a couple hundred bucks,but make sure you get bean and corn plates with it.
 
We plant 20-30 acres of corn each year with a JD 495A planter, and another 5-15 acres seeded down with an FB Van Brunt drill. Both work for us, but a 7000 would be nice some day. Trouble is, they still seem to bring top dollar here and we get a pretty good stand from our old planter.

Tough to justify several thousand $$$ for a newer planter with slightly more accurate planting for 25+- acres.

Donovan from Wisconsin
 
I ain't try'n to beat a dead horse but you said 30 acres each of beans and corn. If better space'n get's you an extra 10bu/a in corn and 5 in bean at todays prices you could buy a pretty good 6 row 7000 around here with what 10 extra bu would make in corn alone. Just something to think about.

Good luck.

Dave
 
Thanks everyone for the advice. I really do like the idea of a JD 7000, but I shopped around and they seem to go at a premium around here, outside of what I'm willing to spend off the start.
 

I don't think you could go wrong with an IH 510 or 5100

Tons of them around, most drills were shed kept and now they are usually too small for most bigger farms and not no-till.

If I get another drill, a 510/5100 will be in order, a semi-mount is handy and doesn't take up much room, just needs a tractor with 3pt to handle it.
 
Dad had a 510 kicking around at one point. Guess what I convinced him to do a few years ago? Sell it. And now I could use it again :shock: . Never used it myself, so impartial to picking up another. Tractor with 3PT is no problem, I've got two tractors with it and three without at my disposal.
 
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