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WI Badgers

12-30-2007 18:38:58




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I recently bought a jd7000 4 row planter, 30" rows. Someone said I would have a hard time finding someone to combine it, as it would have to be a 4 row combine, is this true, does the # of rows need to match or be multiples of for a good harvest with a combine? thanks for any input




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Eric in IL

12-30-2007 19:10:18




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 Re: planter/combine question in reply to WI Badgers, 12-30-2007 18:38:58  
I used a four row header on corn planted with a six row planter for several years. I thought it worked pretty good. Just be sure you take the time to get off the tractor and measure the distance between the outside row of your current pass and your last pass. After you get your markers set right-on just try to drive as close as you can to the marker track. Not a good idea to try to straighten crooked rows though.

You may loose a few more ears if they are not attached to the stalk well (corn borer) but I never thought I lost that many more.

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Ohio88

12-30-2007 18:57:19




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 Re: planter/combine question in reply to WI Badgers, 12-30-2007 18:38:58  
There are 2 farmers here running combines with different number of rows then the planter. You have to be careful with the planter and if the outside rows are curved there will be some areas that will have some loss. One farm we harvested about 600 acres 12 row planter and 8 row head. The other farm we harvested 1100 acres of corn 12 row head and 16 row planter. Just learning to drive the cures on the outside round with the planter makes a big difference.
With the 16 row unit we tried GPS and auto steer. It works very well but you have to get it lined up on the turn or the row will be off the first 10 to 20 feet. But even with markers it was not a big deal. Years ago we had a 4 row planter and a 3 row head and it was not much of an issue.
I have run a 6 row head in 4 row planted corn with not much loss.
Be careful when planting and it works fine.
Hope this helps.

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PreciseFarms

12-30-2007 18:53:48




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 Re: planter/combine question in reply to WI Badgers, 12-30-2007 18:38:58  
No it doesn't have to be. If you're good they should hardly be able to tell. And even if you're not a corn head doesn't have to be exactly on the row to do a good job. As long as you're not off more than a few inches at a time you should be fine. Farmers around here routinely run 8-row heads in corn planted with 12-row planters.



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