Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
Put it in end transport mode, hook onto it, drive it to the nearest scrap yard, cut your losses. If you can get them to cut it up while you are watching...life will be good.
Replanted the back 20 today. Everything seemed fine. Gauge showed 4-5 ounces (and I don't want to freaking hear about it, that is the best it has ever shown and it planted fine in the past). Monitor showed random rows not planting but only temporarily and, FYI, the alarm goes off because row 8 has a bad connection I cannot find. Many times I looked at the monitor and ONLY 8 was showing as bad. Very confusing because the seed is going down, just not fast enough. Late in the day the pressure started slipping and nothing would make it go back up. I finished the last few rows with 2 oz and THAT is way too low. Half the rows dropping seed before the drum made it around to the rollers. If you look at the fields overall, they are planted at half rate. Only time and a little rain will tell me where the seed ended up. And that, folks, is the best I am going to get this year. Time to move on.
So just kidding about the scrap yard part. I actually kind of like the planter. Going to block it up in the shed and work on the pressure issue. Pretty sure that is the only problem. Anyone know what I need to get rid of the PTO pump? Is it open center hydraulics that I have to have on the tractor? I used to know this but I don't seem to remember.
Also open to suggestions on a different/backup planter. Old, cheap, and reliable only need apply. I'll listen...even if it is green. Honestly, I have been selling hay a lot of years and the only baler I have ever used is green.
Replanted the back 20 today. Everything seemed fine. Gauge showed 4-5 ounces (and I don't want to freaking hear about it, that is the best it has ever shown and it planted fine in the past). Monitor showed random rows not planting but only temporarily and, FYI, the alarm goes off because row 8 has a bad connection I cannot find. Many times I looked at the monitor and ONLY 8 was showing as bad. Very confusing because the seed is going down, just not fast enough. Late in the day the pressure started slipping and nothing would make it go back up. I finished the last few rows with 2 oz and THAT is way too low. Half the rows dropping seed before the drum made it around to the rollers. If you look at the fields overall, they are planted at half rate. Only time and a little rain will tell me where the seed ended up. And that, folks, is the best I am going to get this year. Time to move on.
So just kidding about the scrap yard part. I actually kind of like the planter. Going to block it up in the shed and work on the pressure issue. Pretty sure that is the only problem. Anyone know what I need to get rid of the PTO pump? Is it open center hydraulics that I have to have on the tractor? I used to know this but I don't seem to remember.
Also open to suggestions on a different/backup planter. Old, cheap, and reliable only need apply. I'll listen...even if it is green. Honestly, I have been selling hay a lot of years and the only baler I have ever used is green.