Been doing some looking around, and think I've settled in for a John Deere 7000 2-row planter setup on 26", with a liquid fertilizer system and then also a row cultivator setup the same.
All of this is refurbished and custom built by a guy in Illinois, total package for both including shipping is $2,800 -- does that seem reasonable for all of this? :thumbup1gif:
Well, that would all depend on the condition and what comes with the planter. I bought my JD 71 2 row for 800 and it came with about 10 different plates for different seeds and rates.
I believe he is about 16 miles south-east of Bloomington. He seems like a stand-up guy; has items on ebay. Said he just built a new shop, and from the sounds of it he has tons of experience upgrading, repairing, and restoring these rigs.
I'm not sure what other plates the planter will come with; but it's not the model 71, it's the 7000 unit -- which from his description is a bit more complex than the 71 with the transmission, but it also has more advantages and accuracy than the 71.
Alright, thats the guy down by LeRoy. I have a neighbor 1/2 mile from me that builds them too.. He mostly does 8-12 row spiltter planters. Takes a 8 row 30" and rebuilds them to 15 row 15". He does build a few 2 and 3 row 3pts every year but kinda a by order only.
Well, got the planter.. had to do some work on it -- welded some plate to drop the 3 point hitch attachment points down about 6"; my tractor wouldn't raise the planter off of the ground far enough when it's level -- making a turn would run the closing wheels into the ground or drag.
Still had some issues with it planting, even after trying to adjust the down pressure springs and run a full tank of water for weight on the toolbar -- but, all in all I suppose we will see how well it works in a few weeks once the corn starts to show.
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