Combines 1890 CCS Air Seeders

[Turk]

I have run a 1860 for several years in SC Kansas. I have been very satisfied with the drill especially in no till wheat. I also use it to plant milo and soybeans in 30 inch rows. I have good luck with the beans but I am struggling with milo a bit. I may try to plant some solid next spring. I have also planted twin row corn with it but not very successful. The only reason I plant beans in 30 inch rows is because I don't have many acres of them and I use a row head to harvest. If I ever get the drill paid for maybe I could invest in a planter and a flex head!

 

[John_W]

Several 1890 drills around here no-tilling into various cereal and pulse stubble. They work very good in most conditions. Wet ground causes them to ball up and not close the slot very well and heavy wet straw will hairpin sometimes in the spring. Probably as good as any no-till drill on the market. Know nothing of the CCS part as they are not being used. BTW the 90 series drills do a better job of putting the seed where it should be then the 60 series units. The 60 series boot can be replaced with the new 90 series for about $90 to $100 per opener.

 

[agpro]

What problems are you experiencing in seeding miloIJ

 

[Wheathopper]

We just run 13,000 ac. with a 1890 and really got to love the unit. Seeded wheat, canola, barley, flax, canary seed, and oats. All the crops look amazingly even. Had a cultivator type air-seeder before this one had to go 4.5 mph and burn alot of fuel. With this air drill we were going from 6.5 - 8.5 mph and covering 400+ ac. a day. We also geared up and throtled back because its so easy to pull. Suggest you get a quality marker because in heavy stubble its very hard to see where you were. Heres a link for the marker we used... http:__www.haukaas.com_haukaas_products.html

 

[Turk]

It appears to be a seed to soil contact issue. It is hard to find the seed to be sure, but I know I am putting the seeds out there but my stands are poor. I run 2 primaries and extend some hoses. I seed with every other opener on the back row. I don't see how extending the hoses would be a problem other than the occasional plugging if I get to driving too fast. I also run about 40n of 18-46-00 with the milo and I am wondering if this may be having some effect. Do you have experience planting milo with this drill or a similar oneIJ

 

[agpro]

We are using an 1890. Seed to soil contact can be improved tremendously by installing the seed firming wheels from a CIH SDX drill (a timely rain doesen't hurt either). In fact I would refuse to seed without the change-over. The fertilizer in well within the safe range. Now if we could solve the singulation problem.

 

[Turk]

Do you have experience with the older style boot alsoIJ My question is, is it that much better than the 1860 bootIJ I have heard about the CIH wheel before but haven't tried it yet. I am considering converting the 18 rows that I use for row crop to try it out. Kind of expensive since I just put new boots and blades on.