GP/LP 3P600 or 3P606NT user thread

[ufg8rmike]

I'm guessing he doesn't believe you either......

Seriously? You have the right to defend the product you purchased but there’s 26 pages here discussing what a pain in the ass it is. When I’m about to drop 25k on something I’m gonna ask questions. No matter how you cut it, a superior design would involve a spring loaded drive wheel or suspension system vs being set in place. Then you wouldn’t even have to adjust it. Sounds like I hit a nerve.

 

[swat1018]

Don't intend to argue about it. The wheel has to be adjustable for a multitude of reasons, soil type and condition, for one. I've owned one for 14 years and planted several hundreds of acres with mine.

Buy a lesser machine, buy a GP, I don't care. There isn't a drill out there that you can hook on, pour seed in, and drive around your plots without looking back. They will all need tweaks for optimal performance. You can spend $150K for a planter, and trust me, it needs adjustments.

Good luck...

 

[Foggy47]

Seriously? You have the right to defend the product you purchased but there’s 26 pages here discussing what a pain in the ass it is. When I’m about to drop 25k on something I’m gonna ask questions. No matter how you cut it, a superior design would involve a spring loaded drive wheel or suspension system vs being set in place. Then you wouldn’t even have to adjust it. Sounds like I hit a nerve.

We sometimes debate things to death. Grin.....and many things are an ongoing discussion for many years. Always a new user learning how to use these implements. These drills were new to a few of us....and fun to determine how they work. Many of us have not had direct experience with a grain drill in the past....and many of us are using a minimum till drill as a no-till drill, so lots of discussion on these drills. At the end of the day....I don't think many are disappointed in the performance of these drills. Been a game changer for me. No harm in doing your due dillengence.....I did mine and I am happy with my drill.

I think you may find more Remlinger users in the southern states? May have seen a thread on them at one time here too. Do a search?

 

[Brian662]

It seems like from my recollection, most of the discourse around the center drive wheel has more been about whether you use that to set depth or use the packing wheels.
It seems disingenuous to say there has been 26 pages discussing what a pain in the ass it is, plenty of other good information here, mods, calibration info, etc.

 

[Foggy47]

It seems like from my recollection, most of the discourse around the center drive wheel has more been about whether you use that to set depth or use the packing wheels.
It seems disingenuous to say there has been 26 pages discussing what a pain in the ass it is, plenty of other good information here, mods, calibration info, etc.

I really enjoyed our drill discussions.....and I think we all learned a bit. I bet I changed my mind a half dozen times. I know that before these pages were said.....I could not find a decent review of a 3P500 or 3P600 drill. Nothing was to be found anywhere I searched.