Cyclo Planter ?
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Topic: Cyclo Planter ?
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Subject: Cyclo Planter ?
Date Posted: 09 May 2020 at 5:08pm
| I realize it's not AC, but I am curious about an older split row Cyclo that has 2 seed hoppers, 1 says 800 on it and the other says 955 on it. Were there similarities in the drum units through out the series ? Sadly, this machine doesn't look like it's seen action for a LONG time, yet there's no F/S sign either( it's sitting right along US 20 west of New Carlisle). Just curious is all. |
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Posted By: tomNE
Date Posted: 09 May 2020 at 7:20pm
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as far as i know the same basic seed hopper fit both! ------------- AC from the start of my families farming career till the end! |
Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 09 May 2020 at 9:52pm
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ignore it and buy a Deere ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
Posted By: Joe(OH)
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 7:26am
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I'm no expert but I have ran one the last couple years for planting beans. The drums from the 800,900, and 955 are the same. I think the 400 and 500 might be too, but I dont know for sure. Do you have any other questions about them? Makes a dang good bean planter. Simple to fill and simple to empty when your finished. ------------- Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. |
Posted By: dakotawc
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 7:37am
| I have ran them since the 400's came out, 1970's. They make a great bean planter, just auger the hoppers full and go. Way simpler design than deere and more trouble free. Check the opener and closing parts, they are getting expensive to replace. |
Posted By: ranger43
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 8:34am
| I had 2 neighbors make bean planters out of them and they did a nice job. Problem is the seals on the drums and hoppers started going bad then the PTO pumps needed work so they stopped using them. We ran Allis planters then went to deere and now KINZE for the last 20 years. Not trying to cause an argument, but I am still a little unclear on what people think is complicated about the deere/kinze mechanical meter or row unit? No pto pump to worry about, no air leaks to concern with, no worry about keeping RPMS up. They have always been reliable and simple for us. |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 9:05am
| Deere/Kinze finger meters worked fine, when in good condition. Deere bean metering cups were the absolute WORST bean planting machine. |
Posted By: ranger43
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 9:41am
LOL!! that's for sure. We immediately went to the kinze brush meters after one year with those cups!! |
DrAllis wrote:Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 10:06am
But the Kinze brush meters plant beans better than anything out there. ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 10:17am
| Very true!! And how many thousands of Kinze brush meters have been installed on Deere planters ?? |
Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 12:21pm
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I ran a 400 cyclo for years, mine had pto driven fan. If you get it I will tell you a lesson I learned. Planting sunflower, set for population, planted 2/3 of field, ran out of seed, was using the 24 hole drum chart, had a 36 hole drum, made them plenty thick. Just remember to count the drum holes. ------------- 1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner) |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 4:36pm
LOL !! I'm not looking to buy  , it's a machine I've been driving past for the last 3 weeks on the way to a job site  . I was just curios about the mis-matched seed drum boxes  . We run/ran a 7000 DEERE with the JD radial bean cups and got along fine for the 35 acres we planted BTW  !!
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Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 6:08pm
Buy the Kinze brush meters even on 35 acres you will be glad. ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 6:20pm
We have them also 
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Posted By: tomNE
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 6:37pm
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IF you can afford it; a JD newer then a 2014 is a great planter but you gotta buy a new tractor to pull it (need 2 hyd pumps). older deere's are junk! might as well buy a kinze. most people don't keep the opening disc's set correctly and that leads to hair pinning! ------------- AC from the start of my families farming career till the end! |