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Missouri | It depends how far you travel and over what kind of terrain. If you have one of the newer tractors that will go 30mph, and you're going to haul down a bumpy back road, then no, I definitely would not transport loaded.
I see a good number of them with hopper extensions on the push units. They do just fine with it.
Problems at the post base casting do occur, but they're usually due to negligence more than loaded transport. We replace two a year, on average. It's usually a guy who will admit to folding out the planter while driving across the field. It is a very strong planter frame when it is locked in transport. It is also a very strong planter frame when folded out, with the winglocks unlocked, and the wing wheels on the ground. While it is in between, it is vulnerable.
The other common cause of problems at the post is when one or more of the bolts holding the post base casting down break. If they are replaced, there is often times no problem, but if the planter continues to be operated with the missing bolts, it becomes much more likely that the casting will break. Bolt breakage is rare, but we replace several every year.
6 to 7 mph is too fast for planting, even in tillage, and especially for finger pickup meters. If you no-till at that speed, I apologize for my bluntness, but you are both doing a poor job, and abusing your equipment at the same time. Do some test plots some time, planting the same seed, the same population, and at varying speeds. the results are surprising. | |
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Kinze 2600 Seed Box Sizes.
