[was1]

Just ran across a demo 70 foot deeremaster at the local Deere dealer. Never realy looked at one of these air carts before. Very impressed. Those are some big tires on that cart. It was a 650 bushel. Was leaning towards a seedmaster with new flexi 760 cart but was impressed with what I saw today with the Deere cart. Anyone have any experience with the new

 

[was1]

With the new cart? Looking at an 850. Lids we’re super easy to open and close.

 

[CJS]

So tires the size of a seedhawk since 2016 and it’s impressive. Makes sense it’s green

 

[was1]

My bad if I stepped on chickenhawks toes smh don’t care what the color is myself. Still impressive

 

[was1]

After checking the front tires on the Deere are actually bigger than seedhawk and the duals the same. Only on 1000 bushel is the rear bigger

 

[was1]

actually the 1000 bushel is the same on the hawk as the rear on the Deere. 850 or 650 tank.

 

[iksn]

We run a seedmaster with a C850. It’s a decent outfit. Deere’s metering system is very meh. It meters accurate but there is regular maintenance to keep everything in working order. Everything above the meters on the cart is good. That being said, if everything was equal and I was buying new I think I’d go vaderstadt

 

[Farmermike93]

We run a seedmaster with a C850. It’s a decent outfit. Deere’s metering system is very meh. It meters accurate but there is regular maintenance to keep everything in working order. Everything above the meters on the cart is good. That being said, if everything was equal and I was buying new I think I’d go vaderstadt

Like what kind of maintenance?

 

[sasksodbuster]

Does the C850 have load cells on their tanks?

 

[dumbfarmer]

At least if you buy a Deere master maybe you can get a discount from municipality’s you farm in for not smashing ever approach culvert you cross. Just a guess but Deere, Bourgault and CNH tanks are a good 15ft plus shorter wheel base to make corners with and drag around narrow roads. I believe Deere has the shortest wheel base.

 

[iksn]

Like what kind of maintenance?

Pulling the meters every few days and blow them out thoroughly to prevent stuck sectional control gates and cycling the run dividers. At the end of the season it’s very important to do a good job washing out the metering system and then give the whole thing a good coating of fluid film to prevent the corrosion that has always been a common complaint about Deere metering.

 

[iksn]

Does the C850 have load cells on their tanks?

Yep, the active cal works well. Wish it had the seedhawk “fit to field” button to finish out a variety but it’s with a calculator you can get pretty close.

 

[iksn]

At least if you buy a Deere master maybe you can get a discount from municipality’s you farm in for not smashing ever approach culvert you cross. Just a guess but Deere, Bourgault and CNH tanks are a good 15ft plus shorter wheel base to make corners with and drag around narrow roads. I believe Deere has the shortest wheel base.

Just eyeballing, I bet you’re right.

 

[glensts]

Tried to order one with a deere 430 cart as I don’t need anything bigger. They will only sell with the newer carts they said. Newer carts over $100,000 more. Fine order me a seedmaster then. Not available. Not sure what to think

 

[vailcat]

Buddy got quoted a c650 cart. Was 340k alone. Youch

 

[Farmermike93]

Pulling the meters every few days and blow them out thoroughly to prevent stuck sectional control gates and cycling the run dividers. At the end of the season it’s very important to do a good job washing out the metering system and then give the whole thing a good coating of fluid film to prevent the corrosion that has always been a common complaint about Deere metering.

Same thing with the Vaderstad , gotta spray meter shafts with some dry graphite so they are not seized in spring time

 

[Slip clutch]

Anything built to handle fertilizer should be built of stainless steel. Period !!
I mean everything even the nuts and bolts.

 

[Triticum Agricolam]

Anything built to handle fertilizer should be built of stainless steel. Period !!
I mean everything even the nuts and bolts.

Especially the nuts and bolts! Using stainless fasteners would be the easiest change to make and would probably make the most difference, IMO. Too bad no one will do it.

 

[Slip clutch]

I would pay extra if it was a option. And I would pay to have a stainless gates on hopper bottoms.

 

[iksn]

I would pay extra if it was a option. And I would pay to have a stainless gates on hopper bottoms.

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