Neighbor has a John Deere 6400 tractor and asked me if I thought it would pull a John Deere 750 no till drill (15 foot wide and no dolly up front). He wants to drill his own soybeans and cover crops. The JD 6400 is his largest tractor. He knows he might have to use a drawbar support of some kind. Will the John Deere 6400 pull the 15 foot drill???? I told him it might if the conditions were good, but that there was very little room for tough going like wet or tough soil. What do you guys think???? If you don't think it will work would a smaller size John Deere 750 be better???? If so, what size. Thanks. I will pass the information on to my neighbor.
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caterpillar guy
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It might if it has a MFWD and some front weight. I think the tongue weight will be the killing factor. It will not be very fast if it does also.
Bob Bancroft
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- Aurora NY
I have a newer 15' JD no till drill, 1590, I think? It pulls from the two lower three point hitch arms. I pull it with a CaseIH 5230, 90 HP MFWD tractor. Front tractor weight is not an issue with the MFWD. Power is not an issue. There's so much weight on the rear of the tractor it should have duals.
coonie minnie
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A 4020 will handle it if it has front end weights and perhaps duals to spread the load. It's a drawbar hitch, not a 2 pt?
The biggest concern I would have is being pushed around on steep hills. If you have flat going, you won't have any issues.
We planted for over 20 years with a 10 foot 750 and a 4020. You could go anywhere in 5th gear, 6th if you weren't fighting a big hill with a full grain hopper. Ours was drawbar hitch, and we never had a factory support, I just looped a chain around the 3 pt arms, and tightened it til it took some weight of the drawbar.
The 15 foot I have now I have used bigger tractors, as I don't have the weights on the front of the 4020s.
The biggest concern I would have is being pushed around on steep hills. If you have flat going, you won't have any issues.
We planted for over 20 years with a 10 foot 750 and a 4020. You could go anywhere in 5th gear, 6th if you weren't fighting a big hill with a full grain hopper. Ours was drawbar hitch, and we never had a factory support, I just looped a chain around the 3 pt arms, and tightened it til it took some weight of the drawbar.
The 15 foot I have now I have used bigger tractors, as I don't have the weights on the front of the 4020s.
tomstractorsandtoys
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I agree with Connie on this one. Hills could be a problem,not pulling but being pushed around. I used a 10 ft 750 drill with dolly wheels on my 4020 and in hills got pushed around more than I liked. I used a 15ft drawbar mount like you are talking about on my 4520 and got along good but did not care for all that drawbar weight and wear. I used a 10 ft 1590 drill with the two point front hitch and no dolly wheels and I like that the best. The Deere drill is very good and has the least soil disturbance of all not till drills but it would not be my choice to go into a corn field right behind a combine. Great for everything else. Tom
coonie minnie
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They are built heavy. Having weight means there is weight to transfer to the openers in tough conditions. Google John Deere 750 drills, they've been on the market since 1989. Really don't take a lot of power, but more than an end wheel drill. If you added up all the HP required to work and finish a field, the no till drill is a lot less. I usually figured we used less than 1/2 a gallon of diesel an acre to put the crop in with one.
casecollectorsc
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- E central SD.
Great Plains 20' no-till drill I use to plant wheat and soybeans. Usually pull it with my 1170 Case tractor but have put the 2470 on it as it has power shift to slow down while turning around and lifting as the 2 big lift cylinders are slow to operate because of their size. As a demo have pulled it 5.5 mph with a 930 Case....everything is rolling...doesn't take much horsepower.
A neighbor has pulled a 15ft 1560 with a 3020 in a pinch. That drill has the dolly wheel though. He said it does ok, but won't try fields with hills. They are heavy. When full, it'll push the rear end of our 4320 around. If he has 4x4 and some weights on the front or a loader he may be ok.
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