Near Intersection of I-35 & I-90 Southern Mn. | PacerVol - 10/23/2024 10:00
I would like to put some type of clutch on my 15' John Deere 750 drill to cut down on overplanting on the ends. I run InCommand 1200 and know an Ag Leader clutch control module would be involved, but don't know what type of clutch would work to drive/connect the shaft for the 24 rows. I am fine with just one section for the entire drill.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
An Ag Leader display such as your InCommand 1200 can work with an Ag Leader Clutch Control Module to do section control on a planter or drill. The expectation is that the planter or drill will be be split up into two sections or more. The Clutch Control Module would then activate the appropriate clutch for each section. I have one on my 24 row planter which is setup in 12-2 row sections. Each row has its own clutch which are activated in pairs to STOP the units from planting. There are several different styles of clutches available for planters. I happen to use the style referred to as Sure-Vacs which block the vacuum to STOP a unit from planting.
Beside the Clutch Control module on the planter, another module or Ag Leader CAN switch box is required in the cab.
With a drill some type of mechanical clutch can be used. Depending on how the drill is driven, this may poise a problem.
Another suggestion above was to use a hydraulic drive for the drill. This would involve using Ag Leader's hydraulic planter drive instead of the current ground drive. The hydraulic drive module can handle from 1-3 channels meaning that it could handle from 1-3 hydraulic motors. In your situation you would only use one channel and motor. You would not use a clutch control module in your situation with only one section.
On large planters it is common to use both a Hydraulic planter drive and a Clutch Control Module. This arrangement would also require a module or the switch box mentioned above in the tractor.
Using a hydraulic drive module and motor would allow you to change the drill rate and would also shut off the drill at the headlands.
This could get a bit involved since a module on the planter and tractor, shaft sensor, orbit motor, motor drive mounting, hoses, wiring etc. would all be necessary. This may not be practical on a 15' rig.
It would take a fair amount of seed savings (assuming that is your goal) to pay for the equipment needed with either approach.
Edited by tedbear 10/25/2024 05:50
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