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OliverGuy

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I wasn't sure, but I went ahead and changed everything on my planter last winter. All new precision parts in both the corn finger pickup units and bean meters. Cost a lot of money, but sure put up a nice stand. Seemed like I had more of problem if anything planting all those rounds that my refuge was. I'm just an amateur so I thought these parts would give me the best shot. Bought the fancy monitor too, dang if it doesn't tell you just about everything. Sure helps diagnose if you need to adjust the brushes to make it plant better. Can't hardly find a double, but have seen a few skips.
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1760 JD finger pickup, 12 row narrow. Pulled with a Kubota, yes Kubota. I have some pictures of corn under 3 feet of water, but this picture makes me feel better. Interesting year. Got 7" of rain last week.
 
I put precision parts in my 7200 Deere Vac 12 row and it did improve the seed spacing. I'm very well pleased with it. not many corn fields in this area are spaced as well as mine are.The vacuum has to be run at around 20 inches now so the fan is really singing. Even had to put a new vac gauge on the planter as the old one only went up to 15. I put in their seed tubes with the sensors in the bottom that are supposed to not sense dust. I got their monitor on loan for one year. It showed 98%-100% spacing accuracy while I was planting and I thought 'yeah, it's just a selling point, we'll see what the stand looks like when the corn comes up'. Well the monitor was right. Changing to beans is a little more lengthy process but not by much. Jim
 
I really like the monitor, tells you a lot of specific info to make it as good as possible. Yes, the seed tubes, sensors and firmers finish off the package. I was worried about the difference between finger and vac. Seems like the finger is working for me so far. Don't think the kubota has enough poop to run the vac??
 
Oliverguy: You have a great start on a good crop. It is largely in the man upstairs hands now. It is amazing how much optimism farmers have in things working out well.

A well maintained finger pickup unit will still plant just as good as anything out on the market. IF you keep your planting speed down under 5 MPH, 4 1/2 is even better.

As for the Precision planter parts, they help some. A unit with factory original parts that is set right will do within 3-4% as good as the after market parts.

I think it is good that any one checks/maintains his planters. The John Deere finger pickup was too bullet proof when it came out in 1973. So for many years people did not even think about their planter units. They got took for granted. I have seen units with parts that you would not even think would plant and they will do 80% of what they are supposed to do. I have been amazed at some of the units I have rebuilt over the years. I will credit some after market companies in getting people to pay attention to their planter units. It really heated up about ten years ago. Everyone was testing planter units.
 
I run mine with a PTO pump offered by Deere for tractors that don't have enough hydraulic oomph. The tractor I use is a IH 1086. I used to have a 7000 Deere planter and it did an excellent job as long as I kept the speed in the 4 1/2-5 MPH range. Like JD said, the finger units have to be kept in top shape. Planting speed has to be kept down but that goes for any planter, in my opinion. My neighbor has a 7000 finger that he bought new in 82. He treats the units like pampered babies, 'putting them to bed' properly at the end of the season and preparing them properly at the beginning of the season. He plants at 4 1/2 MPH. His stand is always the envy of the neighborhood, though some won't admit it. My opinion of the precision units for the vac planters is it helps the vac planter place the seed like a good finger planter always did. Will the perfect spacing make me money? I don't know, but it sure looks nice from the road. Hope mother nature can help that good looking corn of yours along for the rest of the season. Jim
 
In case any of you John Deere worshipers didn"t know John Deere didn"t invent the finger pickup they bought the design.
 
Just a side note,If it was me I would get the cultivator out and lay that crop by. A little more moisture and a very good crop is on the horizon. I always drilled my corn too,after a bad experience with hill dropping with a JD 490.My last planter prior to selling out was a JD 494. The modern air etc planters would be a mystery to this old farmer I would bet.
 
I kept it in that speed range, 4.5 to 5. Think when they ran the units it was at 4.8mph and I tried to stick with that. Of course when you have a Kubota and you're loaded with seed and pretty well loaded with starter you can't go much faster! Especially if it's hilly. I was pushing it to 6mph planting beans trying to finish a field before it rained. Hope 30" bean rows work. First time for me. Seemed to work well for a lot of people around here the last few years.
 
The rumor I heard is the finger units were patterened after a potato planter. Never seen a spud planter sooo? Jim
 
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