J D 1240 planter

I concur with both Leroy and Jon. If it's a plate, we had one of the old 494As which was a real classic and basically the same planter as the 1240. We then went up to a Model 80 Unit Planter, which is a finger-pickup and basically the same as the 1240 plateless. I love it, and still run it concurrently in the same fields with much newer planters. I find that the metering on the bean cups is a bit less precise than that of the corn, with an occasional skip or double, but it is a bullet-proof old planter for both crops. The planter also offers an impressive range of planting densities through a variety of driver/driven gear configurations.

Some parts...like the stainless wear bands and driver/driven gears...are still available directly through JD. Unfortunately some of the more major parts are now obsolete, and I'm looking for some new seed boxes right now myself under a different post.

How many unit/gangs does it have? Fertilizer or insecticide boxes?

Jeff