I get straighter rows with my MF-135 than my JD-4020. The all hydraulic steering of the 4020 wanders. Its not enough to hold the steering wheel steady to get a straight line.
I separated the marker and lift hydraulics on the planter, so the marker can be on the ground when the planter drops and gets me 20' more of marker to follow the next pass.
To make the planter follow the tractor more accurately, I use a trailer hitch ball instead of a pin and clevis hitch. That way the markers and rows units dragging can't steer the planter tongue.
With my JD 7000 4 row narrow, the marker can't be made short enough to be at the middle of the tractor so the mark it makes is the far wheel and I can see that mark much closer to the tractor to the point I pick which of three ribs is in the mark and hold the guess rows so close most of the time that picking with a 6 row combine never notices the guess rows.
Then like below, I set my sights on a distant object the first pass and head toward it all the way across the field.
Some have mounted a pair of stubs on the tractor, one at the front of the hood, another near the steering wheel, both centered so you line them up and then line them up with the marker down the middle. I've not tried that, I do much better with the wheel in the marker track.
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 - The Day Mom Drove the 8N - by Brian Browning. My Dad was wanting to put in a garden but couldn't operate the 8N and handle the old horse drawn plow he had found and rigged up to use with the tractor. Well, he decided to go get Mom out of the house and have her drive the tractor while he walked behind the plow. You got to understand that while my Mom is a hard worker who will always help whenever she can... she had never operated farm machinery before that day. Dad got her out there, explained how the clutch was the same as in our o
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Oliver 550 Diesel runs like a watch three point hitch pto engine gone threw about two hundred hours ago nice clean tractor
[More Ads]
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.
