12 row 7200 finger pickup on 7030
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Topic: 12 row 7200 finger pickup on 7030
Posted By: bleeds orange
Subject: 12 row 7200 finger pickup on 7030
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2026 at 8:27am
New to me this year is a 12 row 7200 finger pickup planter. The PO ran it with a deere and mentioned setting the return hydraulics for lowering planter to case drain, his tractor wasnt setup up that way but mentioned it would be faster to lower and go. Any experience with this?
Thanks cory
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Posted By: bleeds orange
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2026 at 8:28am
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Plan to pull planter with my 7030, Or my 7580. Not sure yet.
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2026 at 8:53am
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A finger pickup planter only requires hydraulics for up/down and the markers. Plug both hoses (or 4 hoses) into your tractor like usual. Make sure your hyd levers and cable linkage parts are all allowing full stroke on the spools. Might adjust flow rate speed under the seat. DON'T use any in-between adapters from a Deere Hyd hose end to fit an A-C tractor. Change the tips on the ends of the hoses to mate directly with A-C couplers.
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Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2026 at 10:05am
X2 with DrAllis comments. The mechanical 7200 should be a good planter combo with most ANY tractor.
If PO has not had finger pickup meters professionally tested at Precision Planting, get them boxed up & shipped to Tremont IL (if they still do them?) or deliver them to your local Precision rep for testing, rebuilding, & calibration.
Try to mix a talc/graphite lubricant powder mixed into seed. It doesn’t take a lot(1-2oz per hopper). Fingers, springs, ash-trays etc will thank you for lubricant. Singulation belts get brittle with age, so change them every testing. Too much talc/graphite & the seed tube monitors may get overly dusted & then prompt no seed. Buy a seed tube brush for occasional tube cleaning. Brush can usually be stored away inside one of the insecticide boxes.
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Posted By: Kcgrain
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2026 at 10:19am
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and if you want precision stay under 3.5mph and fingers do just fine
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Posted By: TedN
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2026 at 1:48pm
The planters I am used to were all three point, and what I remember is a single hose for the markers, so assuming you have either lift assist or a pull type planter. If it has double acting cylinders to raise and lower plumbing the return to the case drain would actually slow it down. The oil that you are returning is the same oil you pushed out through the valve under pressure to lift it, and having pressure push it back would help. I think the previous owner may have heard about going back to the case drain to help with hydraulic heat issues on the vacuum planters, particularly if you pulled it with a green tractor.
The finger unit is a good unit that had a lot of aftermarket available. Where I worked we did a lot of sweet corn that didn't always have good seed shape so we would usually replace the brushes twice a year, sometimes three times depending on seed to keep from getting doubles. I also worked on one that was never used for sweet corn and didn't see near as many acres, used the Precision brushes in that one. If I remember right they are adjustable. Precision has youtube videos showing their products and some of the common issues if you aren't familiar with that unit.
Ted
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190XTD seriesIII, 190XTD seriesI, maroon belly 7000, 190XTD series??? project(or maybe parts)
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Posted By: randy
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2026 at 2:51pm
My 7000 finger pick properly maintained depending on seed size will plant on the nose up to 5.5 mph. ground conditions, chain and sprocket condition will make a world of difference.
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CA WD WD45 D17 D17 Diesel 7060 8050 8070
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Posted By: randy
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2026 at 2:53pm
Also make sure the master cylinder is phased with the slave cylinders. The operators manual will explain how to phase the master cylinder
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CA WD WD45 D17 D17 Diesel 7060 8050 8070
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2026 at 3:03pm
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Medium round seed gives best results for spacing and singulation.
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