What does a no-till drill cost?
What does a no-till drill cost?
Over 10 years, you would need two no-till drills at a cost of $30,000 along with a $50,000 corn planter. The cost of a conventional drill and two no-till split row planters would add up to $69,000, but you’d need to add tillage equipment investments and costs to this figure.
Can you no-till with a regular drill?
Conventional drills are designed to sow into tilled, uniform soil conditions. No-till drills can operate in tilled fields but are designed for tougher conditions such as sods and firmly compacted, uneven or residue covered soils.
How much horsepower does it take to pull a no-till drill?
Transporting Drill The JD 1590 No-Till Drill weighs approximately 7,500 lbs. Movement of the drill requires a tractor or truck equipped with a hitch with adequate towing capacity. Manufacturer recommends a minimum 85 PTO horsepower tractor.
How fast can you run a no-till drill?
As has been said, depends on soil / residue conditions. If the field is smooth and ground mellow, 8 mph can work fine. If running in short corn stalk stumps and hard clay ground lucky to hit 5 mph.
How much does it cost to plant corn?
This guide on the average for conventional corn and soybean planting has a rate of $16 per acre with a rate of $18.50 per acre for planting with fertilizer/chemicals.
What can you plant with no-till drill?
There have been 65 area landowners who have used the no-till drill since its purchase in 2000 on over 4,492 acres. Crops planted included alfalfa, oats, rape seed, clover, grasses, including switchgrass, birdsfoot trefoil, wildlife food plots and cover, soy beans, wheat and spinach.
How fast should you pull a grain drill?
Drive speed will depend on field conditions. Rough fields should be seeded at about 2 MPH. Smoother fields at 3 mph to 3.5 mph. Too much bouncing of the seed drill will cause uneven seeding rates.
What does it cost to plant 1 acre of corn?
Variable equipment costs have increased 26 to 30% for both corn and soybeans. Land costs increased 11%. In the corn divisions, depending upon year, the average maximum and minimum cost per acre is $215 to $260 in the cash grain division, and $187 to $234 in the dairy and livestock division (Table 1).
