Information on the John Deere 1770 Planter

Features

• The 1770 Drawn Front-Fold Planter comes with the SeedStar 2 system, which monitors your speed population, and you can view the results on a large display screen. You can also customize your unit's computer based on your current location and language. This model also features the RowCommand system, which how many seeds are released at a time. The row cleaner eliminates residue leftover from past plantings. You can purchase this tractor with either 3 bushel or 1.6 bushel hoppers.

Row Specs

• The MaxEmerge XP row unit section of the attachment is a has four heavy duty settings: 0, 125, 250 and 400 pounds. It comes with a Tru-Vee double disk opener that has 15-inch blades, and it has seed tube sensors on the base of the unit. It has a T-handle adjustment lever that allows you to change the depth of the attachment up to 4 inches deep. The attachment has a vacuum-type seed meter, and it can plant seeds on up to 12 rows with 30-inch spacing.

Fertilizer

• The 1770 Drawn Front-Fold Planter features a granular fertilizer system, which includes both a fertilizer hopper and dedicated fertilizer transmission system. The fertilizer hopper can hold up to 550 pounds of fertilizer. You can change the dispersion rate of the hopper depending on the size auger that you use. For example, a regular-rate auger applies between 94 and 476 pounds per acre. You can use this fertilizer system on both tilled and non-tilled areas. You can purchase additional hoppers only for insecticide or for a herbicide/insecticide mixture.

Additional Specs

• The transport dimensions of this planter are 29 feet, 6 inches long by 15 feet, 2 inches wide by 11 feet, 3 inches high, and it weighs 11,900 pounds. The closing system has two 1-by-12-inch cast iron wheels, and it uses two 1-by-12-inch rubber tires. This attachment uses a two-point hitch that is compatible with Cat II or Cat II system with the Quick Coupler. The wheel-module lift system has eight cylinders.