John Deere 8970 Flexi-Coil air seeder playing in the mud 6_18_11

Trying to seed out one more wet spot before putting the drill and tractor away for the year... still a little too muddy!

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[jwsrules123]

ic sweet!!! you always pull with the triples? hows the tractor on fuel? im looking at a bigger tractor about same except ford newholland, so wondering if my fuel use be much higher. now i pull 30foot same drill with 280 hp and no triples.

thanks

[smgussey]

@jwsrules123 This was the first year we ran it. Yes, we will always run with the triples -- even with 12 tires on the ground it was showing 4% slippage quite often in hard ground, only pulling 28 feet. We used to pull the drill with our 8630 (275 hp), but this 400 horse beast sure is a lot nicer - an easy load and much nicer cab. I was able to put in 20 hour days with about the same fatigue as a 14 hour day in the 8630! Quiet and comfortable makes a difference.

[jwsrules123]

you ever get that rig stuck?

[smgussey]

@jwsrules123 Not yet. I had it dragging the drawbar through the mud and all the wheels packed full of mud one day, but I managed to get out... just kept moving a little bit so I kept on it.

[jwsrules123]

Yeah i bet it more relaxing! especially in a wet year, not so worried about easily getting stuck sure would be less stressful.

[richeywcassel]

that's crazy, it's almost July and folks are still in the field