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SW MO | Looking at a 385 air planter, anyone have any pointers. Who made and are parts avaible? |
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| Had one for 5 years. Always fighting maintaining enough voltage to run the blowers. Couldn't plant at night and use the lights. Poor set up for keeping press wheels and disc openers free of mud. Marker arms are weak. I sold mine and got a Kinze. One of the best decisions I ever made. |
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Trivoli, Illinois | I purchase one new along time of go,I dont have enough time to tell you all things that are wrong with that planter. I bought a 1760 deere and love it. |
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north east ohio in the snow belt Ashtabula co |
Bought a new one ( 6 row) in 1988. Its setting in the junk row . What a nightmare . Stan
Its never to late to follow your Dream................. |
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Kansas | Just a green version of the last A-C planter. Landoll bought the tooling and sold it for several years, supposedly fixed the problems it had. Don't think they sell it anymore but might still have parts. Was close to buying one but went with White instead. I just didn't like running the drive off electricity. |
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| I've always been a little bit intrigued by the Quad disk planter. Looked like a good concept other than having more parts to maintain and I'm sure the parts that have to come through AGCO are not cheap. If I remember right the meter is a lot like the White meter, correct? If so how hard would it be to get a hyd blower off of a junked 5100 White and plumb the whole planter to one blower? I don't think it would be that hard. |
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| Been there do not ever want to go there again, lots of upkeep and repairs, just go by a Deere. |
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| Other than the electric blowers is there that much that goes wrong with these planters? I wouldn't think disks and bearings would be a whole lot different than any other planter other than having twice as many. |
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Iowa | Wow - surprised at all the bad press. I got one 2 years ago and for my small farm its been great. I did put a 100 amp alternator in my tractor to power - also running electric starter fert and with 6 lights in front and 2 in back I have a hard time keeping juice to it. But before the starter went on it worked good. I really like the opening and closing system of these planters - Last year I no-tilled beans into 225bu corn residue -raised the row cleaners up and it sliced the residue like a razor. My dad said there's no way it would do that. Parts are available from Landoll -but limited supply- got some sensors and tubes last year - not bad price. Ask them how many they have left - and buy accordingly. (ex if 100 buy alot - if 10,000 buy a few) Markers are weak - broke the lift mechanism the first round last year but welded up now. I'd like to do what the other guy mentioned and switch to a white blower system. Seed drop is great for beans - for corn a bigger round seed works best - will plant good if you go slower (4.5 or less) My local Agco dealer wants me to get a white 5100 - to me its a no deal - I do just as good in corn and I dont think it'll out-do my 385 in notill. But then again he doesn't get any parts for me either. For you other guys who have them sitting around - I'd always be looking for parts, cause I plan to run it until I outgrow it or it breaks. Remember the unit was designed in the 80's - so in my OPINION - the opening and closing of this unit is far better than anything from THAT time - the seed placement will be better than a cyclo but not quite as good as some of the air units or a finger pickup. |
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Dallas Center IA 515-720-2463 | In talking to a few owners I think it is a pretty good planter.
One thing that I remember was they did not get along in mud.
I am with Kooiker on replacing the electric fans with a hydraulic blower from a White 5100 and with Memards pvc tubing.
All said they did a great job of planting. Picket fence.
Shoup has the commam wear parts. Bearings are the same as Deere, White, Case, Kinze.
I always liked the way the 12x30 would go into transport. Hitch would swing with hydraulic power to the end and a axle would come down to carry the planter.
Also the 12x30 flexed in the middle. Flexed in the field, lock solid in transport.
Need to get my picture resizer in this new laptop. |
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| My experiences were similiar to those of timis. I had one a number of years ago. Three bushel boxes if you used the attached (to the seed box) insecticde box. Very good notil planter. Markers were the weak link. |
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DEUTZ ALLIS 385 PLANTER
