Combines wrong room but wondering about grain drills

[tbran]

There are many good machines out there. We handle several brands, have had others, In our area Sunflower, by a long nose. lowest maintainance, simplest, best depth control - each opener is built just like a planter unit with parallel linkage - no notil opener to maintain and loosen soil for possible soil blowout at high speed, swivel press wheels for corner turning and soil control blade strips. These strips can be purchased and put on other drills as well. Price is about the same on all brands 'cept deere and their hydraulicly challenged machine.

 

[mojo]

Midland, There's a few choices out there; JD, Great Plains, Sunflower, UFT. I have tried both the GP and JD in the 10'. The GP is a "fluff and plant" system (ie. has a tillage coulter out front). The JD is a "slit and squeeze" planter. Both have their pluses and minuses. I rented a GP one year and then a JD the next. Bought a 10' JD and now have a 15' JD. Very happy with it. You should rent and try them on for size first before jumping in. my .02 cents.

 

[brent_56]

We have a JD no till drill and we like it a lot it does a wonderful job and will plant through anything. The other drill i would recomend would be the Sunflower no till drills. I think they are probobly cheaper toi buy and you would be able to purchase a wider drill for your money and have good luck with it. Our neighbor has one and it does a wonderful job also. Good luck on your choice! Brent

 

[Southpaw]

Have been running two 10ft. Sukup drills for years. I agree with the other post to rent and try for your application. Upgrading this year. Have rented the Sunflower and Great Plains to try them. We are using a DMI no-till shank with berm tuckers followed by no-till drill. Residue buildup between the shanks has been an issue at times. For heavy residue following corn and soil penetration for double crop soybeans in dry conditions, we ordered a 1590 John Deere in 10ft. This comes from someone who is not a Deere person.

 

[posum]

I have a 750 JD. I love it. It will plant in the hardest of soils with no problem at all. I have also planted wheat directly in bush hogged corn stubble with no problem at all.

 

[silver]

haybusterIJIJIJ, do they make a no till drill, heard they did, scott

 

[Southpaw]

They do make a no-till drill. A few are in our area. Owned by the same company that makes Knight feed wagons and manure spreaders. little change in design since the 1980's in my opinion. Runs no coulter in front. Similiar dolly transport available on the Deere drill and the opener assembly more like the Sunflower.

 

[tbran]

Cheap in more ways than one, that is the biggest sales feature . The only other advantage is narrower transport width. Not the one one wants for long term HD use.

 

[meaner_gleaner]

was at a field day a couple of years ago in west tn they had several drills running in wheat stubble the sunflower was the only one that did what it was supposed to do but i guess it all depends on what kind of dirt your in

 

[MIDlAND]

THANKS All FOR YOUR INPUT! I WIll PROllY TRY THE RENTING AND GO FROM THERE. IT HAS BEEN MUCH APPRICIATED.