Planter / drill

[farming101]

Furrow if the Seedmaster gives a substandard result they should have left it on the drawing board
Anything to fine tune?
I notice Seedmaster states that for canola they achieve 88% of seeds spaced one to three inches apart. Big whoop.

[dalek]

Not perfect, but I've seen lots worse in my own field because the new JD planter that did it for the last few years was truly terrible - skips, doubles and lousy 28% placement that burned the seed.

Bought an old JD 7000 to plant my corn myself this spring and got a better job than the guy I had planting it for years with the new machine. Drove slower - 4.5 mph - and it worked fine.

I don't think you can drive as fast as they tell you with some of those new planters and still get a good job. But of course, our dirt isn't flat and stone-free either.

High speed planting is for tabletop river bottom fields in the I states.

[burnt]

For the first time out it's not bad then but in fairly level stone-free ground it should be rare to see a skip or a double. Does the monitor show singulation on the Horsch? My 20 year old White would love ground like that.

Not perfect, but I've seen lots worse in my own field because the new JD planter that did it for the last few years was truly terrible - skips, doubles and lousy 28% placement that burned the seed.

Bought an old JD 7000 to plant my corn myself this spring and got a better job than the guy I had planting it for years with the new machine. Drove slower - 4.5 mph - and it worked fine.

I don't think you can drive as fast as they tell you with some of those new planters and still get a good job. But of course, our dirt isn't flat and stone-free either.

[dalek]

For the first time out it's not bad then but in fairly level stone-free ground it should be rare to see a skip or a double. Does the monitor show singulation on the Horsch? My 20 year old White would love ground like that.

First picture is typical for fairly good ground here. Second is what happens when a White row unit hits a rock which is unfortunately our best crop.
Last two are just for fun. Planted this field 10" in to an 18" may

[dalek]

Dalek , very first run in corn with this unit.. ever.
New too us tractor and planter, I thought it was ok . Considering it was the first few acres. It is better beyond this but whatever. Did not think that was terrible, but you are corn country for sure .
I am sure like canola there are, many more guys here with more vast expertise on corn canola seed / row spacing that do a much better jod . And that's great.
Are you willing to post pictures to show better or worse ? ?
We have been seeding corn for 12 years with ole JD planters and they have been ok but not at 8 to 8.5 mph like that .
We run the JD's at 4.5 and can't get that constant , maybe we suck . Just curious is all about how it was so bad???
What did we do wrong ? Just hope not to do it again ,
I can't wait to post the picture of the seed master with the speacial corn roller beside the 30 year ole JD 8 row .
I am not being an ass , but it is was it is .
Give me a day to do that . The seed master corn is terrible , way worse than the ole JD and or the Horsch.
30 % of the plants are still way way to close together to produce a viable cob with the "master " , at $90 - $100 / ac seed that's huge . But just my opinion
I hope it's not terrible , I am concerned now.
Again just sharing info, and explaining the info
Always willing to learn from others

For the first time out it's not bad then but in fairly level stone-free ground it should be rare to see a skip or a double. Does the monitor show singulation on the Horsch? My 20 year old White would love ground like that.

[furrowtickler]

Dalek , very first run in corn with this unit.. ever.
New too us tractor and planter, I thought it was ok . Considering it was the first few acres. It is better beyond this but whatever. Did not think that was terrible, but you are corn country for sure .
I am sure like canola there are, many more guys here with more vast expertise on corn canola seed / row spacing that do a much better jod . And that's great.
Are you willing to post pictures to show better or worse ? ?
We have been seeding corn for 12 years with ole JD planters and they have been ok but not at 8 to 8.5 mph like that .
We run the JD's at 4.5 and can't get that constant , maybe we suck . Just curious is all about how it was so bad???
What did we do wrong ? Just hope not to do it again ,
I can't wait to post the picture of the seed master with the speacial corn roller beside the 30 year ole JD 8 row .
I am not being an ass , but it is was it is .
Give me a day to do that . The seed master corn is terrible , way worse than the ole JD and or the Horsch.
30 % of the plants are still way way to close together to produce a viable cob with the "master " , at $90 - $100 / ac seed that's huge . But just my opinion
I hope it's not terrible , I am concerned now.
Again just sharing info, and explaining the info
Always willing to learn from others

[ColevilleH2S]

Ya , it's terrible in dry sand

What happened to last year's crop residue?

[furrowtickler]

Ya , it's terrible in dry sand

[dalek]

Corn 🌽.. with Horsch

32,400 seeds / ac

Ouch. Why such poor singulation and spacing?

[furrowtickler]

Corn 🌽.. with Horsch

32,400 seeds / ac