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Topic: 78 air planter

Posted By: Lonn
Subject: 78 air planter
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2010 at 4:21pm

Is there a cheaper source for the foam cut off seed pads other than the $44 each at AGCO? Looks like $90 per row! Looking at a 333 air planter this weekend. Thanks. Lonn

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Posted By: michaelwis
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2010 at 8:15pm

lonn . did u get that planter ? was it a 6 row ?

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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2010 at 5:23am

No money exchange yet but going to look at it maybe Saturday if weather permits. Yes it's a 6 row 30 in. Never owned an Allis planter before. Have a Deere 7000 4RW right now and it has seen it's better days and since I picked up an M2 with 6x30 corn head I need to make a switch and with only 83 tillable acres I thought the high priced Deere and White planters were too much. Do you know much about 78 air planters Michael?

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Posted By: michaelwis
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2010 at 6:07am

back in the early 80,s we demo,d an ac air no till planter .. it usesd seed disks ....it put the seed in the ground exeptional .. but dad got a better deal on a ih cyclo . go figure .. piece of junk .. which got traded for a 7200 jd really liked that planter . should have kept it ..

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WD WD45 DIESEL D 14 D-15 SERIES 2 190XT TERRA TIGER ac allcrop 60 GLEANER F 6060 7040.and attachments for all Proud to be an active farmer

Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2010 at 6:09am

I see you're looking for a planter too.

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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2010 at 6:15am

Buy only the LONG seed pads.....short ones are not needed.

Posted By: michaelwis
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2010 at 6:17am

LONN ,,YES I AM .. good ones r hard to find

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WD WD45 DIESEL D 14 D-15 SERIES 2 190XT TERRA TIGER ac allcrop 60 GLEANER F 6060 7040.and attachments for all Proud to be an active farmer

Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2010 at 7:44am

Thanks DrAllis, apparently no aftermarket?

Michael, I can't find many in upper midwest but there seem to be a lot more straight to the south. Quite a ways away though.

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Posted By: Wade (IA)
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2010 at 8:01am

Michael, are you looking for a wide or narrow row planter?

Posted By: Kevin(Alabama)
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2010 at 8:24am

I ran a 12 row 30 with 78 air units. It was a good planter but for no-till the coulter springs are rubber and had trouble with them braking. If you could find a Deutz Allis 385 you would have a much better planter for the same money. But you still have the same coulter springs but could easily replace them with a yetter or other coulter. But in your area the coulters would not take the abuse that they take here either, but this problem is with no-till only.

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Posted By: michaelwis
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2010 at 4:34pm

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QUOTE=Wade (IA)]Michael, are you looking for a wide or narrow row planter?[/QUOTE]

6 row narrow

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WD WD45 DIESEL D 14 D-15 SERIES 2 190XT TERRA TIGER ac allcrop 60 GLEANER F 6060 7040.and attachments for all Proud to be an active farmer

Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2010 at 8:32pm

kevin, alabama, Did the Deutz 385 ever come in a 12 row, 36 inch configuration? If they did, where could I find one? Darrel in ND

Posted By: Kevin(Alabama)
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2010 at 2:09am

I'm not sure darrel, I will look in my manuel and see. I would think you could make a 10 row 36 out of a 12 row 30. I will get back with you.

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