How well prepared do the beds need to be for the 71? Does it need a full till or is discing sufficient? You are doing something very similar to what I would like to do. My tractor is about the same size, only orange, and the plot I want to do is about the same. I am using some land on an old farm hasn’t grown anything but hay in decades. I have looked at the JD 7000 and 7100 planters, but they seem overkill. Thank you.
We mainly use a king cutter rotor tiller for our small fields as seen above. This pulverizes the soil quite a bit. However, last spring we planted into lightly disked soil with varying degrees of success. It mainly comes down to soil type. If you have a soil with lots of clay, consider making multiple passes with a disk. If the soil is loamy or sandy, a pass with a disk is typically enough we have found.
Got any tips for getting your corn seed distance the way you want it
How well prepared do the beds need to be for the 71? Does it need a full till or is discing sufficient? You are doing something very similar to what I would like to do. My tractor is about the same size, only orange, and the plot I want to do is about the same. I am using some land on an old farm hasn’t grown anything but hay in decades. I have looked at the JD 7000 and 7100 planters, but they seem overkill. Thank you.
We mainly use a king cutter rotor tiller for our small fields as seen above. This pulverizes the soil quite a bit. However, last spring we planted into lightly disked soil with varying degrees of success. It mainly comes down to soil type. If you have a soil with lots of clay, consider making multiple passes with a disk. If the soil is loamy or sandy, a pass with a disk is typically enough we have found.
How deep were you planting this corn?
is that pipe or round bar stock for the markers video was going to fast and moving around to get a good look
Those are pipes, though round bar stock would have added some much needed weight to the markers.