Thursday May 12 and time for our May Equipment Highlight to continue. Even though spring planting is over for the 2011 The AGTV Network focus is on John Deere planting equipment. Lots of choice to get your crop into the ground. What is you preference: a planter, air seeder or box drill. Deere has you covered.

We start with planters. While the drawn planter is the traditional method lots of choice exist.

The 1750 series, lots of choices, features and benefits.

SeedStar™2 monitoring system… more Seed variable rate drive… more Improved pneumatic downforce system… more Row cleaner options to meet residue management needs… more MaxEmerge XP™ and Pro-Series XP™… more Folding markers… more Granular fertilizer systems… more Liquid fertilizer systems… more

Commodity storage

1.6-bu or 3.0-bu seed hoppers available… more

Destination

Destination country code… more Language option code… more

Drive system

Ground-contact drive wheel… more Drive wheel disconnect… more Seed variable-rate drive… more Seed transmission… more Pro-Shaft™ drive… more

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Granular fertilizer systems… more Liquid fertilizer systems… more Openers for liquid fertilizer… more

Frame

Frames – general configuration information… more 1750 Drawn Rigid-Frame Planter… more Variety of markers available to match planting needs… more Folding markers… more Non-folding markers… more

Herbicide/insecticide

Granular chemical application systems… more Herbicide and insecticide application… more Herbicide (only) application… more Insecticide (only) application… more

Machine control

Field Doc™ and Map-Based Prescriptions… more Parallel Tracking™ or AutoTrac™ compatibility… more AccuCount™ sensors for regular curved seed tubes… more GreenStar™2 system… more RowCommand™ individual-row control system… more SeedStar™2 monitoring system… more Frame control box… more Electrical requirements… more Controller area network (CAN) compatibility… more Drawn planter hydraulic requirements… more Vacuum hydraulic flow control valve… more Vacuum gauges… more

Row tillage

Conservation furrower … more Frame-mounted coulter… more Unit-mounted coulter improves performance in reduced tillage applications… more Row cleaner options to meet residue management needs… more

Row units

MaxEmerge XP™ and Pro-Series XP™… more Double eliminator – MaxEmerge™ vacuum seed meters… more Seed knockout wheel assembly, vacuum seed meter disks… more Non-adjustable down springs… more Heavy-duty adjustable downforce springs… more Improved pneumatic downforce system… more Gauge wheel… more Improved depth control with walking gauge wheels… more Long parallel arms… more Row-unit closing system options to fit operation… more Row-unit scrapers… more MaxEmerge™ XP runner opener… more Seed tubes… more Vacuum seed meter… more

Safety

Operate equipment safely… more

Maybe a no till air drill is your choice

Need a box drill, then try a 1590 No Till series

Electronic population rate control saves seed costs… more Productive Seedbox capacities… more 1590 Seed/fertilizer delivery system… more Proven no-till openers provide excellent penetration with rugged durability… more

AMS

Parallel Tracking™ or AutoTrac™ compatibility… more

Markers

Optional row markers for box drills… more

Delivery

Grain agitator… more Grass seed attachment… more Easy-to-read seed level indicator… more Productive Seedbox capacities… more 1590 Seed/fertilizer delivery system… more

Metering

Electronic population rate control saves seed costs… more Seed metering system… more Aggressive fertilizer traction feed wheel… more Accurate fertilizer metering… more Box drill acremeter… more Right wheel drive meters maintain ground contact for consistent seeding… more

Drive system

Electronic population rate control saves seed costs… more Half-speed drive for fluted feed drills… more

No-till openers

Positive seed placement from 90 Series Openers … more Proven no-till openers provide excellent penetration with rugged durability. .. more Beveled disk blade slices through residue aggressively… more One-piece seed boot offers improved seed placement and longer life… more Narrow gauge wheels leave more stubble standing … more

Fertilizer

Liquid fertilizer (allied equipment)… more

Safety

Additional operators manuals and decal kit… more

Frame

Dual castering wheel hitch… more Multi-unit hitches… more Two-point semi-integral hitch… more Regular hitch… more Front rank opener lockup… more

The 1890 air drill system

Proven no-till openers provide excellent penetration with rugged durability… more Six 1890 working widths to fit any operation… more Weight brackets allow for additional ballast… more Parallel Tracking™ or AutoTrac™ compatibility… more 1890 mainframe and wings features… more

Ag Management Solutions (AMS)

Parallel Tracking™ or AutoTrac™ compatibility… more Field Doc™ and map-based prescriptions offer the ability to maximize inputs… more Avoid overlaps and skips… more

Markers

Optional air seeder row markers… more

Seed and fertilizer delivery

Air distribution systems… more Blockage warning systems can save skips in field… more Dual-row spacing… more Convenient dual-row spacing hydraulics… more Air package primary configurations for 1890… more

90 Series No-till openers

Positive seed placement from 90 Series Openers … more Proven no-till openers provide excellent penetration with rugged durability… more Beveled disk blade slices through residue aggressively… more One-piece seed boot offers improved seed placement and longer life… more Narrow gauge wheels leave more stubble standing … more

Frame strength and durability

1890 mainframe and wings features… more Floating hitch on 1890 No-Till Air Drill… more Tire options for 30-ft to 60-ft 1890s… more Six 1890 working widths to fit any operation… more Weight brackets allow for additional ballast… more Category 5 hitch link for use with high-horsepower tractors… more

Safety

Additional operators manuals and decal kit… more

Hydraulics

Open center hydraulic che ck valve… more Convenient dual-row spacing hydraulics… more

As you tell John Deere has the equipment with the features and options you need to get your crop in the ground with conservation in mind.

Keep up to date with all the options and information with The AGTV Network as we continue our May Equipment Highlight.

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