8370R PLANTING STRIP TILL CORN. SCOTT FARMS 2017 CORN PLANTING
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- Scott Farms begins their 2017 corn planting in Faceville, Georgia. A John Deere 8370R is pulling a integral mounted KMC 12 row 6700 stack fold rip/strip with a set of John Deere 1720 or 1725 stack fold planters. They are applying fertilizer in a Y-Band behind the closing wheels. The field is in a wheat or rye cover crop that was burned down five days before the corn was planted. This is one beast of a setup requiring additional weights up from to keep the front end on the ground.
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I'll come back to make more discussion for peanut farm if possible.
That’s a beast of a rig! Doing it all in one pass.
Yes it is.
We have a chance of snow here in central SC tomorrow morning. Some folks have already planted corn. They thought our hot February meant it was time. Not me. I only like to plant one time. Another great video Terry keep em comin buddy.
I think they are going to be fine here. Corn has not popped up yet and tonight is going to be the coldest night at 32 degrees. Yea its too damn expensive with $150 dollar a bag seed.
Calling for a low of 26 here tonight in central SC. There's some that planted 2 weeks ago and I even saw some irrigations running. The thing that gets me is the corn that gets planted after the cold weather will catch the early corn & possibly pass it from not being exposed to the cold. Yall are probably safer down in south GA from the cold.
Not a lot safer. Forecast is for 28 degrees tonight.
That tractor has a lot going on there, a lot of weight going through the field, good video.
Thanks for watching!
Nice job. We planted early this year as well. That is a hell of a 1 pass setup. It would be interesting to see how the field progresses.
Terry, see if these guys will let you quick attach a GOPRO in various places on the tractors and equipment. Great video.
mythreesonsfarms yes please
Working on it. Can't afford one right now. I now have two teenagers driving so most of my funds are going to car insurance.
this is some massive 3 point mounted equipment i didnt know existed
Search up Heard Farms and see their 16 row strip till bar. I posted it a few months ago.
love your videos
Thanks for the comment and i'm glad you like them.
WOW, more more more please get more footage of this beast!!!!!!!! plz
Check out the part two that was uploaded today. Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
Must have a Cummins motor in it. LOL
if your ever around lenox you should see the new 1000 series challenger we sold they just started bedding land with it. 420 horses its a beast they also bought a 40 ft sunflower vertical tillage unit.
We have got 2 planters like that in northeastern Florida
Must be north of Live Oak?
There is a LOT of weight on the back end of that tractor. Tractor still looks lite on the front end even with all the extra weight and tanks.
rustylanier I agree with you, it still has some front end lift. It could use a front tank fill with liquid+ the weights. those saddle tanks look small. I am still crazy about this rig.
It was still a little light. Thanks for watching.
I helped a neighbor build a 8 row setup. It was on a 280 Case. Don't ever want to do it again. Way too much weight to be dragging around. All the sensors and monitors and everything else that went into building it. Too much to keep up with in the cab. That is one heck of a setup. Probably pushing close to half million dollars. I noticed the lift was really struggling to pick it up and hold it. I would not want that tractor as a trade in. If it weren't for the sandy ground he couldn't pull it. Good video. By the way where is Faceville?
Faceville is a community south of Bainbridge, Georgia about two miles north of the Florida state line. Pulling it has not been a problem as it pulls it pretty easily. Lifting it is the problem. The good thing is they do not plant a lot of acres of corn each year. Thanks for watching.
Look at all the weight on the front of that tractor - must be at least 20 if not more - wow
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Either 40 or 45 weights. That's what I counted but my eyes ain't what they used to be.
What area was this in? I’m from Blackshear and we have that same sandy-loam soil
How fast are you driving and how deep are shanks? I hell of a setup looks good.
For the record this is not my farm. I film all the local farmers that will allow me to. I think they are planting at around 5 mph. The shanks are between 8 and 12 inches deep.
good info
soil looks fit should be a good crop if conditions stay good why the wide rows we plant 30"up here in ontario
I am going to post a follow up sometime this week on this field. Corn is about a foot tall now and looks great. These are 30" rows as well. They are not common here as all the other crops use 36 or 38" rows.
If the soil temps drop below 60 for a couple days will it hurt germination if it's only a week after planting? I saw its supposed to be in the 30s here in Valdosta next week, and I doubt it will help any.
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I think they are going to be ok. The weather was warm for the first five days so the germ should be ok. going to be 32 here tonight then back in the mid 70's for the weekend. Welcome to spring time in south Georgia. Thanks for watching.
What is the starter rate and have the drought conditions improved? thanks
How many weights on the front end?I have counted 36 on the front end of a 9560R
Hard to count but I made an attempt and got 45.
I thought i was over doing it w/ my outfit. Guess i was wrong
That is what is great about farming. They are all trying to get to the same place, good yields, but use many different ways to get there.
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how deep shank's go?
10 to 12 inches. Thanks for watching.
Running that much weight on the back of a tractor is stupid. Scott farms is killing the lift on that tractor. But it's a sweet setup.
I don't know where you live but that is very common in the southeast. That's why the hydraulic lift assist wheels pick up & holds the planter throughout the field and the tractor does the strip till rig. We were told it was too much weight over 20 years ago. Still planting with same tractor and never had any problems from it. Now the ones that said it was too much weight do what we do.
That lighter land makes a little bit less of a strain than if it was in clay but the manufacturers don't want it 100% bullet proof Lol
Sorry for the slow replies this past weekend. I had some internet issues. The lifts on the FWA tractors are much improved these days. It is amazing to me that these CVT transmissions are holding up to the strain (still don't like the whine). I can remember back in the 80's when a 4840 with a six row KMC ripper/spyder with planters was one hell of a load on the lift system. Now it's more than doubled the load. I was really surprised that these are on 30" spacing. At least it looks like it to me. I'm going to stop and measure it tomorrow after work. It will be the first 30" corn I've seen in 20 years in this area.
Terry Presnal What row width is normally planted? and what part is this in?
Also, what seems to be directly in front of the shanks? Looks to be some sort of metal rod? I've never seen anything like that before on a KMC.
What type of horsepower ot take to pull this
I would guess around a minimum of 300 engine horsepower. Pulling it is only half the battle. Picking it up is the hard part.
Don't take long to do a field with that machine - don't believe in no till - just my opinion
8370R PLANTING STRIP TILL CORN. SCOTT FARMS 2017 CORN PLANTING
Strip till is big in the southeast. I've been doing it over 20 years. Saves erosion and lots of $$$ in fuel from disking over and over.
Understood - roots can't go quite as deep can they
Southern soil has a natural hardpan. It doesn't matter if there has never been any equipment run across a field or not, that hard pan is there. We just don't have as much topsoil as the Midwest or great plains. We run the subsoiler shanks at 14"-18" to break the hardpan and allow the roots to go deeper for moisture. Without it the crop has Zero chance in this region.
Enough said!