Washington county Kansas | ANewman - 6/9/2025 20:59
I'm thinking of upgrading planters before next spring. I'd like something relative simple with more than half- width disconnect. It would also need low hydraulic requirements or a PTO pump. Coming out of mid 90's technology, I'd like a better seed monitoring system also. I know very little about the options today. I have Deere, Kinze, and Case dealers close by.
Do I need mechanical with row clutches, electric drive, etc.?
Oh yeah, I need all that in a 12 row planter for < $50k
If you keep watching auction listings and are patient you just might get a really good buy. We got lucky and found a white 9816 central fill planter for around 34K. It had around 18K acres, but new blades and all the parallel arms were just rebuilt. It included a 20/20 monitor, precision planting electric drives, clean sweep row cleaners, but does not have hydraulic downforce, just air bags. It sold right at planting time a year ago, (so a little late for top dollar in my opinion)
We parked it in the shed and used our old planter another year.
We used it this year on around a thousand acres, and it worked great. We did have to update tractors as our older tractor had no gps and hydraulics and electric was not good enough to run it. A 12 row should run off most any tractor as far as the electric drives, and a pto pump should suffice unless you go with a central fill. I saw a planter just like the one we bought advertised at a dealer for 98K. Happy hunting!
Edit to add- check with a precision planting dealer before you buy one to make sure your current tractor will handle it before you buy a certain model so there are no surprises.
Edited by Ks-notill 6/10/2025 22:39
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Upgrading Planter- Drives and Row Shut Offs
