Kasco Plotters Choice - no till seeder 6'

Chad23

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I'm looking at purchasing this unit, anyone have any reviews???
I'm looking at using it on 12 acres roughly. It's a gently sloping hill so that's why I'm looking at no till. Anyone have any suggestions or insight?
Thx in advance
 
I'm a huge fan of no-till, to many benefits to mention in one paragraph, such a fertilizer conservation, moisture retention, soil erosion prevention, fuel savings, huge time savings, more continuous food available for wildlife. When you till you are actually planting weed seed.

Anyway, about your question, I never used one, but they seem a little light for heavy use, no-till is all about weight, the heavier duty the planter, the more it's worth. JohnDeeres smallest no-till is the 10' 1590, weighs 6400 lbs, if that tells us anything. I have Great Plains, which makes a heavy model in 6' that will plant through sod and fodder with no problem. Also Esch makes one. The lighter planters will struggle in heavy conditions. Mostly the decision is how much steel can you afford, and how much can you pull? Either way, if you are new to no-till good luck with the venture.
 
Did you get the 3pt hitch model or the pull behind hydro model? The Kasco 6' pull behind model is going for $9500. What's the land pride or Great Plains go for? I don't want to spend that kind of money and it's not heavy enough. What's your opinion?
 
Did you get the 3pt hitch model or the pull behind hydro model? The Kasco 6' pull behind model is going for $9500. What's the land pride or Great Plains go for? I don't want to spend that kind of money and it's not heavy enough. What's your opinion?
10' pull behind end wheel. IMO three point is a pain to hook up and requires a bigger tractor. I bought used, new condition, still almost twice the price. Go to my post Is it to early to plant and look at the picture. The lighter kasco units wouldn't cut through heavy corn fodder like that without choking and still plant all the seed in solid dirt. However, the Kasco would handle that if you disc it a few times. Buy what fits your budget. I'd rather have the kasco than my dads wooden Ontario grain drill any day
 
I got mine a few years ago. Buddy bought a used 606NT, 3pt last year for $10000, with all 3 boxes. He traded his Kasco on it. I wouldn't pay $9500 for a Kasco, a great tool, but I'd rather have a GP or similar Ag style NT drill.
 
I got mine a few years ago. Buddy bought a used 606NT, 3pt last year for $10000, with all 3 boxes. He traded his Kasco on it. I wouldn't pay $9500 for a Kasco, a great tool, but I'd rather have a GP or similar Ag style NT drill.
An ag style NT drill is expensive for food plots (paid more than twice for the drill than I did for the tractor to pull it) but it's my favorite #1 food plot implement, I'm thinking of selling off my tillage implements. That thing is a heavy duty miracle when it comes to planting, rolls right through trash, sticks, sod, and fodder and it plants every type of seed there is in the hardest dirt you can find. I'd trade away my .300 magnum before my Ag style NT drill. Swat if you have a GP you can plant all of your woods roads and even your driveway!
 
If anyone is still looking for one of these, I have the ATV pull type that I am selling. I am going to upgrade to a new Genesis 3. I have loved the Plotters Choice on everything from corn to clover, but we are upgrading. I will keep it if I cannot get $5,000.
This is a video of the plotters choice.
Here is more information. https://www.iowafarmequipment.com/kasco-tractor-plotters-choice-drill-seeder.html
I can ship through uship.com. Below is a stock photo from iowafarmequipment.com.
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I got mine a few years ago. Buddy bought a used 606NT, 3pt last year for $10000, with all 3 boxes. He traded his Kasco on it. I wouldn't pay $9500 for a Kasco, a great tool, but I'd rather have a GP or similar Ag style NT drill.

Is yours the 3pt model too? I want to buy a 3P606NT and my only concern is the ground clearance when lifted (crossing creeks, water bars on roads). I’ve seen photos like below where the clearance looks ok, but I’ve seen a few vids on YouTube where the closing wheels almost drag on the ground when turning around. We have an M7040, which is bigger than the Kubota shown below. What do you think?

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Yes. Mine is a 3pt. It's a lot more maneuverable in narrow plots. The row units are hanging down when raised under gravity and the downpressure springs. They have about 12" of flex up if they bottom out.
 
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