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se montana | I am looking to buy a very inexpensive corn planter to experiment with some small patches of dryland corn, sunflowers, and such. I was wondering what model of planter I am looking for. An implement dealer once told me that an old JD 7000 something with row cleaners would fit the bill, but I don't remember what he said exactly.
The planter would have to plant into some soft grain stubble in the spring.
thanks,
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Macon, IL | 7000's are cheap simplest planters you can find, no vac or hydraulic-simple wheel drive.
Smaller 4-rows seem to bring a bit more lately-expecially mounted (which would technically be 7100)-I think a lot of sweetcorn growers and people like them for quick replant situations. But a 6 will obviously take more to fix up if parts are worn.
Edited by pbutler 8/25/2009 08:42
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Alton, Ia | Was at an auction Sat, 6R-30" IH Cyclo, very good condition, auctioneer worked hard to get it to $1075. |
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| 6 row 7000 John Deere planters can be picked up pretty cheap even when equipped with no till equipment. They are simple and parts are readily available and cheap.
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Cambridge, southwestern Nebraska | I'll second the Cyclo. Decent planters with very little and inexpensive upkeep. |
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Central IL | Saw an 800 cyclo 8 row end transport sell for $800 at auction earlier this year. Looked pretty used.
I concur on a 7000 being simple to maintain which is where my experience lies. The finger pickups and availability of other feed cups allow pretty cheap flexibility in what you can plant with it. I've actually planted sunflowers with the finger pickups. Worked OK for non primary crop test kind of stuff.
Do you need special drums or anything for sunflowers on the cyclo? I have no experience running a cyclo. |
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Cambridge, southwestern Nebraska | You need a sunflower drum or a small corn, popocorn drum will work for flowers. There lies the biggest problem. the Cyclo drum are kind of pricey unless you can find some used ones. But, the rest of the metering system never needs much for repair. |
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Amherst WI | You should be able to find any drum you want for $300 or less, new is a whole different story. I would say the cyclo as well, you get a whole lot of planter for the money. |
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Driftless SW Wisconsin | One thing about JD 7000 planters is the geographic distribution - good used ones are not usually located where the current market for them is located. You can see them leaving the midwest by the truckload. Jim at Dawn
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Martinsville, Ohio | 7000 or 5100 cheapest out there... |
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inexpensive corn planter - which model?
