John Deere active pneumatic downforce makes getting the planting accuracy desired even easier. A hydraulically driven compressor works with the SeedStar™ XP system to automate downforce control.
Just set the row-unit target margin value and the active pneumatic downforce system works automatically to make sure the planter maintains this value-achieving precise soil penetration and consistent planting depth without sidewall soil compaction. This frees the operator from constantly making manual downforce adjustments as conditions change. It also allows the operator to focus on all the other planting factors that drive up yields, like seed singulation and spacing.
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Active downforce compressor
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Hydraulic compressor
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John
Deere active downforce enables split rank control on 1790 and Deere-Bauer
split row planters. This innovative feature allows for the ranks of these
planters to be controlled independently. This will compensate for different
downforce requirements between the ranks and will help maintain an accurate
planting depth and consistent margin across all the
rows.
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| Active downforce availability |
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John Deere active downforce is available for factory
installation on 1770NT, 1790, and Deere-Bauer planters built after 12 December
2011. Active downforce can be installed on planter orders in confirmed
status by changing option code 5125 (pneumatic downforce) to code 5130 (active
pneumatic downforce).
Active downforce can also be installed on
previously built model year 2012 planters or frozen orders with an attachment
for field conversion (AFC). AFC bundles are available for order
after 11 November 2011 and will begin shipment after 12 December 2001. Both
factory-installed and AFC active pneumatic downforce systems require SeedStar
XP.
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