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John Deere 750 Grain Drill Specifications

The John Deere Company has been manufacturing farm equipment for over 140 years. In 1989, John Deere introduced the 750 No-Till Drill, which can plant specified amounts of seed at controlled depths. Manufactured in Des Moines, Iowa, the John Deere 750 Grain Drill comes in three versions, the 3-m, the 4-m and the 6-m.
  1. Measurements

    • The 3-meter John Deer 750 Grain Drill has a working width of 9 feet, 10 inches, a height of 9 feet, 8.5 inches, total weight of 5,975 pounds and a hitch weight of 2,756 pounds. It features a seed hopper capacity of 475.5 gallons and a hopper filling height of 93 inches. The 3-m version offers two rockshafts with nine row units each. The 4-m model has a working width of 13 feet, 1.5 inches, a height of 13 feet, 1.5 inches, a total weight of 10,230 pounds and a hitch weight of 4,630 pounds. It features a seed hopper capacity of 475.5 gallons and a hopper filling height of 100 inches. The 4-m version offers two rockshafts with 12 row units each. The 6-m model has a working width of 19 feet, 8 inches, a height of 13 feet, 1.5 inches, total weight of 15,000 pounds and a hitch weight of 5,733 pounds. It features a seed hopper capacity of 607.6 gallons and a hopper filling height of 100 inches. The 6-m version offers two rockshafts with 18 row units each. All three models have a ground clearance of eight inches, a transport width of 9 feet, 10 inches and 6.5-inch row spacing. They feature a hydraulically operated marker system, with a working pressure of 3,000 psi and a burst pressure of 12,000 psi.

    Furrow Openers

    • The 750 Grain Drill has a 18-inch diameter single disk opener disk with a beveled edge. The gauge wheels are 4.5 inches by 16 inches and are adjustable in 0.25-inch increments from 0.5 to 3.5 inches. The press wheels are one-inch by 10-inch rubber wheels with a down force adjustment range of five to 45 pounds. The closing wheels are one-inch by 12-inch cast iron wheels at a 15-degree angle. They close the furrow with a down force adjustment range of 26 to 43 pounds. The active hydraulic down pressure initial setting is 700 psi.

    Operating Requirements

    • The 750 Grain Drills are designed for use with tractors that have closed-center hydraulic systems. The company sells attachments to convert the drills for use with tractors with open-center hydraulic systems. The tractor must have ISO-compliant hose unions. For the display to function properly, the drill must have a 12-volt power supply, a 16-amp fuse, a minimum forward speed of 1.9 mph and a temperature range of 14 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. John Deere recommends tractors have a minimum of 80 horsepower for the 3-m model, 110 horsepower for the 4-m model and 150 horsepower for the 6-m model.

    Sensors, Switches and Actuators

    • The seed drill systems feature two hopper reserve gauges for the 6-m version and one for the 3- and 4-m versions. There is one fan drive shaft sensor, one tramline control switch and one drive wheel sensor. Each model offers two meter shaft sensors, two solenoid shutoff valves, one full-width shutoff device and one half-width shutoff device. The system stores input data until canceled.