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NT Planter Specifications
| Manufacturer | John Deere/Equivalent |
| Model | 1765 NT/Equivalent |
| Style | Narrow Transport |
| Capacity | |
| Number of Row Units | 8 |
| Row Spacing | 30 Inches |
| Liquid Fertilizer | 600 Gallons (2, 300 Gallon Tanks) |
| Seed Hoppers | 3 Bushel Hopper (106 Liter) with lid and shutoff lever, 8 hoppers total, 1 for each row |
| Hitch | |
| Length | 147 inches |
| Attachment Style | Ring |
| Parking Stand | Included |
| Safety Chain | Included |
| Attachment | Compatible with John Deere 7R Series Tractors with flush face coupler for planter hydraulic motor case drain line |
| Dimensions | |
| Transport Width | Not to exceed 12 feet |
| Transport Height | Not to exceed 10 feet, 9 Inches |
| Planting Width | Not to exceed 20 feet, markers stowed |
| Markers | 16 inch notch disks, depth gauge bands, operates independent of planter lift |
| Tillage | Shark tooth style row cleaners with floater wheels and no-till coulters for 8 row planting system |
| Speed Sensor | GPS |
| Row Units | |
| Type | Maxemerge 5/equivalent set on 30 inch rows |
| Coulter Style | No-till |
| Scrapers | Heavy Duty |
| Openers | Tru-Vee or equivalent with single walking gauge wheels, and 3.5mm blade thickness and double-row ball bearings |
| Closing System | Rubber tires, with Schaffert 4LC/equivalent closing system, or a 4 link equivalent, with G2 and Zipper wheels, or equivalent, capable of placing liquid fertilizer at least 1" below soil surface and 2" offset of each seed furrow |
| Controller | GreenStar Rate/Equivalent |
| Seed System | |
Seed tube Regular Style compatible with AccuCount System and John Deere 4600 Display
| Seed Sensor | Accu-Trac or compatible with John Deere 4600 Display |
| Vacuum Sensor | Electronic Vacuum Level Sensor for SeedStar Monitor System, must provide in cab vacuum level display to John Deere 4600 Display |
Seed Rate SeedStar Monitor System or equivalent, allowing for in cab seed rate control. Must be compatible with John Deere 4600 Display
| Drive System | Variable, with single hydraulic motor, proshaft meter drive |
| Seed disks | Vacuum metering promax 40 flat disks; soybean, sorghum, and sunflower seed metering discs |
| Fertilizer System | |
| Performance | Surefire or equivalent, must be able to deliver 15-25 gallons of liquid fertilizer per acre for 8 row system at speeds of 3-5 miles/hour |
| Style | 2x2, capable of placing liquid fertilizer at least 1" below soil surface and 2" offset of each seed furrow |
| Controls | In cab controls, Must be compatible with John Deere 4600 Display |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Operator Training | Minimum of 3 hours at Fort Riley, includes initial connection to tractor, calibrating planter to tractor, train staff to operate planter with attached tractor |
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