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<blockquote data-quote="Bandsaw" data-source="post: 614224" data-attributes="member: 9037"><p>As I figure it, that planter has to be running at over 12 MPH. Speed is a big factor in proper seed placement and spacing. The faster the planter runs, the poorer job it does. That is with some of the most modern, up to date equipment made. 6.5 MPH on a new Kinze planter is plenty fast. We run closer to 4.5. Planters planting for yield contests often run at 3 MPH. </p><p>We are not in the highest yielding soils in the Midwest, but a yield of 120 bushels per acre is considered a pretty poor crop these days. Rather than boasting about it, most guys here would drop their heads and mumble a lot if asked about such a yield. I know yields and expectations vary greatly from area to area, but you still have to cover costs and hope to make a profit. Maybe if you slowed that planter down some.....? :idea:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bandsaw, post: 614224, member: 9037"] As I figure it, that planter has to be running at over 12 MPH. Speed is a big factor in proper seed placement and spacing. The faster the planter runs, the poorer job it does. That is with some of the most modern, up to date equipment made. 6.5 MPH on a new Kinze planter is plenty fast. We run closer to 4.5. Planters planting for yield contests often run at 3 MPH. We are not in the highest yielding soils in the Midwest, but a yield of 120 bushels per acre is considered a pretty poor crop these days. Rather than boasting about it, most guys here would drop their heads and mumble a lot if asked about such a yield. I know yields and expectations vary greatly from area to area, but you still have to cover costs and hope to make a profit. Maybe if you slowed that planter down some.....? :idea: [/QUOTE]
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