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About Planting Equipment

The planting equipment category consists of a diverse group of subcategories that collectively help growers plant their crops more quickly, efficiently, and precisely. Here you’ll find subcategories such as air seeders and air carts, grain drills, planters, seed tenders, and various other equipment (including seed cutters, seed treaters, and transplanters).

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Throughout this category, technology implementations over the years have provided operators with enhanced monitoring and guidance tools, greater capacities, faster and more accurate performance, and other benefits. Leading manufacturers of new and used planting equipment for sale include Bourgault, Brillion, Case IH, Great Plains, International, John Deere, Kinze, Unverferth, and White Planters.

Air Carts/Air Seeders & Grain Drills

Models within the air seeders and air carts subcategory generally use systems of tubes, fans, and packers to plant seeds for cotton, cereal grains, and other crop types at specific depths. A typical air seeder relies on an onboard fan to generate an air stream that propels seed from a hopper through plastic tubes on to the coulters. The machine meters, positions, and plants the seed at a specific depth, and in many cases also enables precise application of fertilizer to stimulate growth.

Grain drills, meanwhile, can assist in providing easier weed management by enabling straighter rows with seeds planted at proper depths. Modern grain drills often can handle conventional and no-till soil conditions and can include such features as down-pressure adjustment ability and support for multiple seed boxes.

Development, Capacity & More

Planters have evolved from tractor-drawn model able to plant only 40 to 50 acres a day to today’s largest modern planters able to handle 48 rows in a single pass. Today’s models also may include mobile device support, GPS technology and guidance, in-cab planter performance monitoring, and other monitoring devices that provide better control over the number and spacing of seeds.

Seed tenders, meanwhile, incorporate large bins that transport various seed types in bulk to farms or directly to the field, saving growers both time and money. Seed tenders are available in bulk and box-style models and are often mounted on trailers and transported via a pickup. Modern models may feature dual compartments, hydraulic and manual height-adjustable tubular conveyor belt systems, remote control systems, side ladders, viewing windows, telescopic downspouts, and onboard digital scale systems.