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Willmar MN | For the past 7 years we have been doing a planter compaction study on a row by row basis with the fall yield being our scorecard. Over the past 4 years we have replicated the study on 5 other people's farms as well. I just wrapped up the last study of the year. The worst and the best are posted.
12R30" 1760 planter. 300 gallon liquid tank, 1.5 bushel boxes. 7920 pulling it. The yield only varied 2 bushel to the acre from the top to the bottom.
24R22" DB44 planter. 420 gallon liquid tank, CCS, 8530 dualed and tripled pulling it. The yield varied 12 bushels to the acre from top to the bottom.
These are done on none spray track passes. Over the years we have found up to 5-12 additional loss on sprayer track passes.
Just some interesting information for someone who may be questioning planters. The other three planters were:
DB88 48R22 CCS, no liquid on planter but side tanks on 8360RT with 25" planter tracks and 30" tractor tracks.
16R30 1770NT CCS, 500 liquid tank. 8130
Moore Built 24R22" Stack fold planter with 3 bushel boxes. 8420 with saddle tanks. | |
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