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SWANE
Posted 4/4/2017 05:56 (#5943316)
Subject: Pulling home a 7000 planter


NW-Wisc		Gonna be pulling home a 7000 planter this weekend. It's a little over 100 miles. I'll watch the wheel bearings but got to thinking how fast can a guy dare go and how do you disengage the transmission on that planter or does everything free wheel until it is lowered? Always ran different brands of planter so kinda new to this one. Thanks
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wjk
Posted 4/4/2017 05:58 (#5943317 - in reply to #5943316)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


South Central Indiana		Take the drive chains off the wheels and block cylinders into raised position.
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1770
Posted 4/4/2017 06:04 (#5943323 - in reply to #5943316)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


what size and type of 7000 planter. It could cover a 4 row to 16 row model.
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SWANE
Posted 4/4/2017 06:30 (#5943352 - in reply to #5943323)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


NW-Wisc		It would be a six row. Sorry about that
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ohio474
Posted 4/4/2017 06:46 (#5943372 - in reply to #5943352)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


north east ohio in the snow belt Ashtabula co		That's a wide load to pull 100 miles. Put it on a trailer and take the hitch off. Safer !!











That's all i got to say about that.
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Brian sepa
Posted 4/4/2017 06:52 (#5943385 - in reply to #5943372)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter



Lancaster County, Pa.		Yup, not that hard to take the hitch off of those planters.
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John In Ontario
Posted 4/4/2017 06:53 (#5943387 - in reply to #5943352)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter



Ripley, Ontario Canada		Take the drive chains off, only takes a few minutes, and block the cylinder up, pulled one home and went over a bump and can't remember what happened but it came down and had to get tractor to lift back up before going last mile. And I don't just mean put the transport lock on, get some spacers and completely block the cylinder so it can't go down at all. It will pull good.

ALSO TAKE ALL THE BOX LIDS OFF BEFORE YOU START!!!!!!!
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Va Rebel
Posted 4/4/2017 08:37 (#5943630 - in reply to #5943316)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


Stafford Virginia		It depends on the roads. I pull a six row all the time. if there is any kind of shoulder its easy. I do take the markers off and put them in the truck. It gets a little rough on back roads but I try to pick times when traffic is light. Like others have said, remove all the chains.
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45Deere9670
Posted 4/4/2017 08:52 (#5943662 - in reply to #5943316)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


St. Joseph, Champaign County, IL		I know we didn't set any speed records, but Dad and I pulled an 8-30" 7000 home behind the pickup, from a farm sale once. Went over one RR crossing where we chained up the 2 outside wheels so they wouldn't drop too far, and had one overpass where I ran ahead to look for traffic coming the other way and had to stop one car after Dad got started. 6 row wouldn't be that bad, IMO.
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ohio474
Posted 4/4/2017 10:01 (#5943793 - in reply to #5943662)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


north east ohio in the snow belt Ashtabula co		I would worry about the other Guy , and cell phone texting. Had two guys run into my 6 row, one even when i stopped and waited for him. cleaned off the marker both times . After the second time , went back to a 4 row, Now nothing over 12 foot wide. If your over the center line ,Its on You.











That's all i got to say about that.
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Blusteryknollfarm
Posted 4/4/2017 10:13 (#5943817 - in reply to #5943793)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


North Central Illinois		It ain't too bad if you can avoid overpasses and long bridges. If you have any of those, make sure you can get an escort to stop traffic. Pulled a 6 row home the other day about 50 miles. Just make sure that you take it slow enough that you aren't scared of wrecking the planter if you have to run it half way into the ditch. Not really any different than the total miles of running between fields that many of us do in a year. So, if you aren't scared to drive to the field 5 miles from home, what's different about 100? Other than the fact that it's all in one day.
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Gerald J.
Posted 4/4/2017 10:10 (#5943811 - in reply to #5943316)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter



Take off the drive chains from the wheels to the input drive shaft that goes to the clutch. The unit chains and the transmission chains don't need to come off. There might be only one.

The center lift cylinder is functionally single acting but you will need to use cylinder stops to hold it up with the truck. Then it will tow decently. You can just lift the planter with a handyman jack and insert wood or steel between the top of the cylinder and the frame in the tongue to hold it up without hydraulics to lift it.

Probably be a good idea to use a ratchet strap between the markers so they don't fall down.

Gerald J.
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Buz Brandes
Posted 4/4/2017 11:43 (#5943979 - in reply to #5943811)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


Southeast Ohio		I've trailered a JD 7000 6 row 200 miles. I did it on a car trailer with the tongue and markers taken off. And like they said above... REMOVE LIDS FROM SEED HOPPERS. 2 of mine flew off, had to find new ones.

I think tongue comes off with just 4 bolts, so piece of cake. Markers come off pretty easy too.
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dmax08
Posted 4/4/2017 11:39 (#5943964 - in reply to #5943316)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


Friend of ours pulled this one 200+ miles at 45 mph a few weeks ago. Pull the drive chains an go.

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Va Rebel
Posted 4/4/2017 20:10 (#5944896 - in reply to #5943964)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


Stafford Virginia		I assume thats a 3 point hitch drawn planter. How'd they hook it to the truck?
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dmax08
Posted 4/5/2017 05:53 (#5945564 - in reply to #5944896)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


Two chains and a few wood blocks

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DrysideFarmer
Posted 3/5/2023 05:33 (#10124024 - in reply to #5945564)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


Looking at these threads really helped us so I wanted to post on what we did to get our 16 row John Deere 7000 home. Here are some pictures. Went a little under 900 miles. We were required to get a pilot car on some roads.




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baccerfarmer
Posted 4/4/2017 11:44 (#5943981 - in reply to #5943316)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


Hallsboro NC		I speak from experience GET A TRAILER!!!!! But if you don't like the others said block it up. If you don't have cylinder stops or enough of them take the cylinder off and replace it with a 3rd arm. Also I have found that if your schedule permits transport items like this early on Sunday morning and get some of those magnetic trailer lights.
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PatCMO
Posted 4/4/2017 12:43 (#5944092 - in reply to #5943316)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


Pilot Grove, Missouri		7000 6 row should have a safety lock to lock the planter up, so no need for cylinder stops. Take the drive chains off and I would try to keep it under 40 mph myself. Patrick
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Va Rebel
Posted 4/4/2017 20:05 (#5944882 - in reply to #5944092)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter


Stafford Virginia		Conservation planter has 4 cylinders (1 for each wheel). You can't lock it up. My planter came with two collars that go around the outside cylinders.
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John In Ontario
Posted 4/5/2017 22:35 (#5947509 - in reply to #5944092)
Subject: RE: Pulling home a 7000 planter



Ripley, Ontario Canada		My planter had the locking strap.... it broke going over a bump too fast, thats why I say to put the stop collars on the cylinder to make sure it can't go down.

The conservation model with 4 cylinders will just take a lot of collars.
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