Great video! We used to have the two wheels on the back of our planner also and it does exactly what you said it does it is nice to use one wheel setup for your planner!
If the ground is completely free of clods and obstacles (fresh tilled sandy loam) the twin wheel setup can’t be beat, if the ground has clods (basically any clay soil) the cotton wheels are the ticket
Nice hat! My dad was a dealer back in the early nineties in Level Plains AL. His business was called Level Plains farm and garden. Great memories! Keep up the good work.
Here in north Alabama we had the 20s and now its 80 and we are under a tornado warning. Thats the south.thanks for taking the time to put out these videos for us. I imagine you are busy.
I recorded a scene just for you with the camera mounted on front of the tractor as I was leaving field and shutting down on the throttle. It didn’t make the final cut as it was black dark outside and the bright lights of tractor washed out everything.
Here in Eastern North Carolina. We had four mornings in a row in the 20s and a big frost. No one hasn't started planting yet. Today was 89 degrees so getting close
We’re supposed to get some T-storms and rain, but not much has materialized yet. All the corn is in the ground, just finished getting green bean field ready
I watch 4 farming channels with operations similar to yours, when you guys load your planters seed always goes into the front yellow bin on each row. What goes in the rear bin?
Granular Pesticide. They are not always used, but when they are the stuff that goes in them will kill an animal within a step or two and then kill the buzzard that eats the dead animal before it can get 6’ away
Running duals on the gauge wheels is a southern thing. Singles sometimes push in sandy areas instead of rolling so we add duals to increase the traction and force them to roll.
Where I’m at most farms have one or two 12 row planters. I haven’t seen or heard of anyone in tristate area running bigger than 12. 6 row are actually starting to comeback and be more and more common.
@@PatrickShivers6 row is the predominant planter in this area of east central Georgia, mainly because most farmers hook them in tandem with a 6 row strip till, usually a KMC or Unverferth. 12 row can cover a lot of ground but it usually means making 2 trips across the field, so it works out about equal, time wise.
@@MarshallLanier those are popular south of here where the ground gets sandier. In our clay we have to have time between strip till and planter b/c fresh moist clay sticks to planter gauge wheels.
Hello, Patrick! Always didactic and entertaining.
You are very informative about your farming. Thank you for all you do
Thanks for watching/commenting James!
Great video! We used to have the two wheels on the back of our planner also and it does exactly what you said it does it is nice to use one wheel setup for your planner!
If the ground is completely free of clods and obstacles (fresh tilled sandy loam) the twin wheel setup can’t be beat, if the ground has clods (basically any clay soil) the cotton wheels are the ticket
Hello there from central Michigan. Looking forward to seeing more planting Down There 👍👍👍🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽
Thanks for watching and commenting Dan!
Nice hat! My dad was a dealer back in the early nineties in Level Plains AL. His business was called Level Plains farm and garden. Great memories! Keep up the good work.
Do y’all have any Level Plains Farm and Garden caps still laying around? I collect ag related caps, the rarer the better.
@@PatrickShivers we sure don’t. I wish I did.
Here in north Alabama we had the 20s and now its 80 and we are under a tornado warning. Thats the south.thanks for taking the time to put out these videos for us. I imagine you are busy.
Thanks for taking the time to watch them Joshua! I use to have relatives in Athens, Al. That is definitely tornado alley.
Love it man
I recorded a scene just for you with the camera mounted on front of the tractor as I was leaving field and shutting down on the throttle. It didn’t make the final cut as it was black dark outside and the bright lights of tractor washed out everything.
@@PatrickShivers thanks for trying, this was awesome
Here in Eastern North Carolina. We had four mornings in a row in the 20s and a big frost. No one hasn't started planting yet. Today was 89 degrees so getting close
It’s amazing how quick the weather changes down south
@@PatrickShivers It really is
Patrick...Great job explaining why you do what you do. Did you get to plant any sweet peas?
Not yet. Them and the green beans are going to be late. The green beans will still do fine, the sweet peas may have issues with to much heat.
Did you get it all planted, and are you guys under this severe weather for today and tomorrow? Stay safe out there.
We’re supposed to get some T-storms and rain, but not much has materialized yet. All the corn is in the ground, just finished getting green bean field ready
I watch 4 farming channels with operations similar to yours, when you guys load your planters seed always goes into the front yellow bin on each row. What goes in the rear bin?
Granular Pesticide. They are not always used, but when they are the stuff that goes in them will kill an animal within a step or two and then kill the buzzard that eats the dead animal before it can get 6’ away
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😂why do you need the extra wide gage wheels on planter units. Never see that up north
Running duals on the gauge wheels is a southern thing. Singles sometimes push in sandy areas instead of rolling so we add duals to increase the traction and force them to roll.
What monitoring system do you have on your planter? Seedstar?
Whatever is standard on the 1720 XP. It pops up automatically on the greenstar screen when the electrical hookup is plugged in.
We had 3 john Deere to 12 row and 18 row
Where I’m at most farms have one or two 12 row planters. I haven’t seen or heard of anyone in tristate area running bigger than 12. 6 row are actually starting to comeback and be more and more common.
@@PatrickShivers6 row is the predominant planter in this area of east central Georgia, mainly because most farmers hook them in tandem with a 6 row strip till, usually a KMC or Unverferth.
12 row can cover a lot of ground but it usually means making 2 trips across the field, so it works out about equal, time wise.
@@MarshallLanier those are popular south of here where the ground gets sandier. In our clay we have to have time between strip till and planter b/c fresh moist clay sticks to planter gauge wheels.
If everything goes well I love planting but some days you just wanna pull your hair out are we going to see any videos of the 4960
It came by once in the foggy background in this one. I’ll get some good 4960 shots running the field cultivator ahead of peanut planting
Are you planting 38” rows?
36”
We did have a short spring, huh?
A few hours
Howdy
Thanks for watching/commenting. I like that Peterbilt!
Hey Patrick are you near Blakey GA?
Yes. Not far from Kolomoki Mounds
do you farm on hwy 27
@@guthriemilton2089 no