Industry’s first factory-installed, integrated tractor and planter solution from John Deere
John Deere has updated its planters for 2022 and in so doing now offers an industry first. Their new factory-installed tractor and planter liquid fertilizer solution has been designed to appeal to farmers wanting to apply high rates of liquid fertilizer at planting while making fewer stops to fill and tender as possible.
How does it work?
The planter's new factory-installed fluid tanks hold up to 2271-litres and feature air-bleed and overflow protection. To stretch the time required between fills and to reduce tendering, capacity of the planter's seed tanks was increased to 30%.
This capacity can however be increased when farmers make use of the John Deere 8XR tractor. An 8RX Tractor with 3785-litre ExactRate tractor tanks raises the combined tractor and planter liquid capacity to 6057-litres. This equates to 76 litres per acre, which means they could plant up to 80 acres before needing to refill.
Supporting technology
To plan the planting operation and then monitor the performance of the entire planting solution before, during, and after planting, farmers can use the John Deere Operations Centre. The Operations Center lets you monitor your farm from anywhere, analyse machine and agronomic data, and share information with your trusted advisors while making decisions.
Monitor on the job
In the cab, operators can monitor fertilizer and seed data on the Generation 4 Display. This information is streamed in real time through a JDLink connection to the Operations Centre, where owners and farm managers can monitor performance of every row unit. In addition, the Connect Mobile app can be used on a tablet device in or out of the tractor cab to compare planting data with previous years. After harvest, farmers can use the Field Analyser tool in the Operations Centre, or any of the connected software tools, to study seed variety and fertilizer performance.
Better with tracks
Beyond the improved capacity enhancements, the tyres on the new John Deere 1775NT Planters can be replaced with factory-installed tracks which improve flotation and reduce ground pressure up to 73% (when fully loaded). When half filled, these track-equipped planters can maintain a transport speed of up to 32 km/h for up to two hours if necessary, expediting the time it takes to transport from one location to another. Another available factory-installed option is the premium LED lighting package that helps farmers extend their prime working days well into the night.
"John Deere is the first company to bring to market a factory-installed, integrated liquid fertilizer delivery system on a tractor and planter together. A new MY22 John Deere Planter with increased capacities, paired with the integrated ExactRate tanks on an 8RX Tractor, is an evolutionary planting solution that can increase capacity, minimize soil compaction, and precisely place seed and fertilizer," said Kevin Juhl, marketing manager for John Deere.
