New stack-fold planter from John Deere

John Deere has added five new models to its 1725C stack-fold planter lineup.

The 1725C suite of models is intended for corn, soybean, cotton, and peanut farmers.

These models are the 1725C CCS 12-row, 30 stack-fold planter, and four 1725C non-CCS planters that include 12-row, 30; 12-row, 36/38; 12-row, 38/40; or 16-row, 30 configurations.

The planters come factory-built with a full agronomic suite including ExactEmerge or MaxEmerge, 5e row units, pneumatic row cleaners and closing wheels, and hydraulic downforce on individual rows.

The 1725C CCS model comes with a 55-bushel tank. Non-CCS models can be built with a 1.6-bushel hopper for MaxEmerge 5e row units, and on ExactEmerge row units, except for 30-inch row models. A 2.7-bushel hopper is available for Exact Emerge row units, and a three-bushel hopper for the MaxEmerge 5e.

All new 1725C planters include electric drives for individual row control, compared to groups of rows on hydraulic-drive planters. Electric-drive planters are also built to reduce maintenance requirements, as they do not have wear parts like chains or sprockets found in hydraulic models.

Each 1725C planter has a newly designed frame with convertible hitch, allowing compatibility between tractors fitted with a Cat 3 or 4N hitch.

Optional features

The ExactRate fertilizer system can be added to any 1725C planter, which is designed to provide up to 20% more accurate nutrient placement in a turn compared to non-turn compensating systems, according to John Deere.

For more information on the new 1725C models, visit www.JohnDeere.com.