Re: 7000 JD planter

Posted by andy r on November 19, 2013 at 20:06:10 from (75.91.149.15):

In Reply to: 7000 JD planter posted by Joe Reichert on November 19, 2013 at 10:45:29:

I use the dry fertilizer. Crop supply company blends exactly what I want, then they bring it out 10 - 12 ton at a time in their tender truck. They dump it into my gravity wagon that has a hydraulic auger attachment on. Works great. KEEP THE WAGON PAINTED AND CLEAN THROUGHLY WHEN DONE!! I think dry is quite a bit cheaper. I haven't done my prepay yet for 2014, but I understand it might be a good amount cheaper than last year. My blends use 0-0-60 and 11-52-0. Typically equal amounts of each. I have also at times added urea and also a gypsum pellet. The gypsum has sulfur and calcium in it. I try to get about 200 - 250 pounds of this mixture on per acre and have went as high as 300 pounds per acre. Probably do a 3" by 4" placement. Typically a dry fertilizer band has to be away from the germinating seed. This is the only fertilizer application method on the majority of my land for the past 15 years. I really wouldn't call my application method just starter fertilizer, but more like starter/deep placement. I was fertilizing beans with the planter also, but now I am relying on carry-over nutrients from the corn crop. Not enough experience yet to make a judgement. I do have Yetter fertilizer openers that can cut a slot six inches deep. The traditional JD fertilizer openers work well also. Some research says that you can cut fertilizer recommendations by 50% when it is banded verse broadcast. This is because 1) the plant can reach it easily and 2) it tends to be concentrated making it more available rather than being attached to the soil particles. It does take more time. I believe the regular fertilizer hoppers hold 550#. I do have hopper extensions which can add about 400# per hopper, so I go to the field with about 2 ton. Generally take the wagon to the field. Filling my planter is fast and labor free as I do have the hydraulic auger on the wagon and one on the planter. You do not necessarily need an auger on the planter. If you don't have many acres of corn I know people using a gravity wagon and 5 gallon buckets. Dry fertilizer will vary in density, therefore you really need to see how it goes through your planter. I take the hoses off of the hoppers where it comes out of the augers and hang a bucket there. Then I go out on the road and mark off 1/100 of an acre based on your width of planter. Lower the planter just enough to engage the clutches or drive wheels. You only have to do this with one hopper on the planter. Weigh what you catch in the bucket, multiply by how many openers you have, and then multiply by 100. I like to use 1/100 of an acre over 1/1000 as it is more accurate. Use a GOOD scale with small graduations to weigh the sample!! Drive at a typical field speed. Make sure the hopper is at least 1/2 full for a representative pack. Make sure you are calibrating with the same fertilizer you will be using. A wet to at least a normal spring is always the best for dry fertilizer as it needs to dissolve into the soil. Good luck on your decision.

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