maxxum 140 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I use a 955 12row vertical fold mounted planter, and I pull it with a mx210. How fast do you guys typically plant? I have been pulling it at 4.3mph, if I go a gear faster I am at 4.8-4.9. Just seeing how fast everyone else is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from H to 80 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 In my opinion when it comes to accuracy speed kills, i try to stay under 5 MPH but we mostly notill. Now if the clouds start coming in and i am trying to finish a field then speed may vary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Fan Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I run the 12 row 800 cyclo with my 1066 in low third about 2000 RPM. Guessing about 3.5 MPH. That seems to work pretty good. That is beans only. Corn I run a little faster, 4-4.5 MPH with old Kinze 4-row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt_Floor_Poor Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 We run about 5.5. Most modern vacuum planters are capable of really good accuracy at speeds much faster than that. I have seen many people here plant at 7.5+mph. In my opinion it’s just too hard on the equipment in this terrain to go that fast. It’s often comical to look around the dealer shop to see what carnage has happened during planting season. Row units ripped completely off or mangled, bent frames, etc. They sure cover the acres though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from H to 80 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 After this discussion my nephew showed me a video of a newer green planter, pulled by a quadtrac, planting at 15 MPH. I don't care what anyone says, there is NO planter, no matter what color, that can be accurate at that speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 In contrast, when I used to work planting research plots, we planted some corn as slow as 0.6mph for the correct spacing and drop. Nothing higher than 2.6mph with what we used. That has no bearing on the OP’s question but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I go 10th gear on the Magnums, 1700ish rpm , 6-6 1/2 mph with the 955 Cyclo air , no-till Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepoweshiekfarmalls Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I ran the 1206 on the JD 7000 6 row planting corn: Low 4, 41/2 MPH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHandJDman Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 John Deere 7000, 4.5 to 5 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearclash Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I had have an acquaintance who is/was a Deere tech. Said once that the ideal for Deere finger pickup planters (like the 7000) was not a certain ground speed but rather 100 rpm of the finger pickup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thesd5488 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Always ran high second pto with the cyclo couldn’t see difference if we slowed down 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Fan Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Meant to add earlier but was in a hurry to get to the farm. My seed-dealer went from a 24 row white, (I think) to a 16 row Kinze with all precision planting components. He wanted everything on 40' centers. Claims he plants at 9.2 MPH because that is as fast as the tractor will go! It records all the data, knows if there is a skip or a double. He really does his research, told me about the work he went to in 2020 only to have the wind ruin it all, that would have been maddening on a large scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jass1660 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I always went 6-6.5 with my early risers. The boss’s Kinzes about 5.5 tops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxum 140 Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 I know the book bases population numbers off of 4.5 mph so was wondering if population changed or skips changed much with increased speed. 15mph is crazy my fields aren't smooth enough to drive that fast across let alone plant at that speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 2 hours ago, maxxum 140 said: I know the book bases population numbers off of 4.5 mph so was wondering if population changed or skips changed much with increased speed. 15mph is crazy my fields aren't smooth enough to drive that fast across let alone plant at that speed I will joke that at higher speeds on our Cyclo the centrifugal force holds the seeds in the drum .... 😁 We plant with a 1200 pivot 12 also and I don't notice much difference between the two in accuracy. Previously we hired a 1200 pivot 12/23 to plant corn alongside our Cyclo . Guy crawled along as a matter of fact forum member @taylor1566 nicknamed him the turtle 🐢. Our Cyclo had a more even stand than his 1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jass1660 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Planting depth is more critical than spacing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredT Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 We have ran a 400, 800 1200 and 1220. The 400 row units were too light and holding depth in sand was a problem. The 800 was very good on depth and while the spacing wasn't perfect, there weren't doubles or skips but not perfect spacing. We updated to the 1220 and while the spacing is picket fence, the yields didn't really improve. Both had great depth control. With the 800 we planted around 4 mph, with the 1220 we planted 5 mph. The 1200 is a toolbar planter 11 row 20" for soybeans and drybeans. We have planted 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 mph side by side by side. We found no difference in spacing, emergence or yield. We usually run that between 5 and 6 depending on conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy72 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Pulling this setup at 4.7-4.8, and according to the monitor, dropping the exact amount I want. Also did a visual check ( lots of digging) and shows good spacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TractormanMike.mb Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 7 hours ago, IHandJDman said: John Deere 7000, 4.5 to 5 mph. I thought I read once that with the finger meters too slow will cause the seed to bounce back into the meter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thesd5488 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 15 minutes ago, TractormanMike.mb said: I thought I read once that with the finger meters too slow will cause the seed to bounce back into the meter. Meters need to spin in there sweet rpm to work best 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt_Floor_Poor Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 23 minutes ago, TractormanMike.mb said: I thought I read once that with the finger meters too slow will cause the seed to bounce back into the meter. They used to say that if you were planting a very low population you were supposed to remove every other finger to maintain RPM. They don’t work (as well) if they spin too slow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billonthefarm Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 2 hours ago, jass1660 said: Planting depth is more critical than spacing. X100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZG6E Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 I usually plant corn and beans both right at 5mph with my 1200 - if it's rough I might drop down to 4-4.5. This year I planted a little 4 acre field that was smooth at 7.5 as a test. It should be up in a day or two so I'll be able to see what kind of job it did. From what I dug it looked alright. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOKER 1 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Know a guy that got a new high speed CIH last year. It has all the down pressure bells and whistles. He runs 11 mph and has a 100% perfect stand. The cost of the planter was almost unbelievable. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank H Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 With the Super A pulling the two row IH corn planter, I manage 2nd gear at just above idle, or first kinda running 1/2 throttle. I love making you real farmers laugh at my operation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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