GP/LP 3P600 or 3P606NT user thread

[Brian662]

Some of those cheap GPS units have drawn my attention and would work good for a tractor hood mount. I've read a few testimonials from folks who have used them and they have good reviews. More $$ than a foamer but I think maybe more versatile too?

onTrak Tractor GPS System by Agricision - Simple GPS For Farms

onTrak is a revolutionary portable GPS that can be used on any farm machine to improve efficiency. onTrak is a simple Tractor GPS system

agricision.com

This is the one I've seen good reviews from people I trust. Will run about $1,000.

 

[WKyGasDoc]

Seems I always end up with my handles all the way forward and then tweak with my hydraulic top link. I really need to adjust my drive wheel one hole lower but have not taken the time to do so. Largely this is due to the trouble I have when reinstalling that bogus drive chain tightened affair they have. I hate that sucker.

T handles toward tractor= shallower Correct? I have not seen that the t handles help much when ground is super hard. Prob more helpful in soft ground.

I also dropped the metering wheel first (think hole #7 from #6), which raised the planting disc (second one) But that just made the meter wheel unable to make contact with ground. So I changed it again. I put it in the upper hole from factory (6) I believe its #5, and that lowered the coulters and planting wheel, and allowed me to tilt front down and put more pressure on the discs to get thru the hard ground. I believe it was backward from what the manual states. Which is my normal, lol

 

[Uk0724]

Question. I typically plant at 5 MPH. I’ve got an area where I will have to slow down to 3 ish MPH due to its size and shape.

Do I need to but the transmission setting up to 4 to accommodate the slower speed? I’ve been on 3 and have had poor stands at 1 and 2.

 

[swat1018]

If the rate you are trying to accomplish calls for the transmission to be in position 3, then leave it. The drill will put down the correct #/ac regardless of ground speed. As you slow down, so will the drive wheel on the drill, making the only adjustment needed, automatically.

You saw you have had poor stands in 1 & 2. If it's good in 3 and nothing else changed, I suspect you did. Do you understand how to set the drill from the rate charts?

 

[Uk0724]

Yes. I’ve never had a problem with rates. Always end up empty when I’m supposed to. Setting 1 and 2 just never produced a consistent stand ( I plant mostly wheat and millet). Had a farmer tell me a drill was “controlled spillage”. Bumped my rates up some and moved the transmission to #3 and worked perfectly. I just thought it had something to do with the ground speed of the drill.

This is a pretty important section I’m converting to clover with cereal rye as a nurse crop so I want to make sure and do it right.

 

[Foggy47]

As swat says, the rate is going to be correct at nearly any ground speed if you have the right calibrations established. It's all automatic with the drive wheel. I think 5 MPH is pretty fast with a drill....unless you have perfectly smooth fields. OTOH....your depth may vary with changes in speed and the seed depth could certainly cause some variables in germination. Going too fast might be your problem? Farmers are pretty fussy about planting techniques.....gotta be a reason.

I use a top speed of 3.5 MPH and if I got rough ground or rocks and stumps in the area....I got pretty slow through those spots.....as it's hard on the machine...IMO. Tho...I do have a few areas I could got a tad faster. Also I just do not like bouncing around on rough ground.