Posted by fixerupper on September 04, 2015 at 13:06:11 from (100.42.82.100):
In Reply to: 30in row vs 36in posted by hoosierhog on September 04, 2015 at 10:39:31:
Compared to 36", 30" spacing shades the rows quicker for better weed control and spaces the plants a twitch farther apart for less competition from the neighboring plants on each side of it. In corn you might get five to ten bushels per acre more if you are looking at 175 bushel corn. When the population gets above 32,000 plants per acre or thereabouts the corn plants are getting too close to each other in wide rows. 20" rows are seeing a slight comeback in my neck of the woods. Deere made a 20" cornhead in the sixties so there must have been a small demand for them at that time. I think Gleaner had a 20" head too now that I think of it. If you only have ten or 20 acres you can't really justify paying a whole lot more for a 30" planter. The 7000 planter is definitely a better planter than the 56. I switched from an IH 58 to a 7000 finger planter 20 years ago and it was like I advanced 100 years in seed spacing and placement. A neighbor of mine who retired last year planted 300 acres a year with a 4 row 36" 7000 that was bought new when the 7000 series was just out, the early 70's. The planter was used on his farm only. He farmed 39 years and bought it from the farmer who farmed that land previously. If it was bought new in let's say 1973 that's 41 years at 300 acres per year. That's 12,300 acres for a four row planter. I'm sure a lot of parts were replaced several times but that shows the longevity of those old Deere planters.
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. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
... [Read Article]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
