Our fruit farmers produce a large variety of healthy fruits of the best quality every year, and this is also a big reason why half of our agricultural exports are fruit. The picky local and export markets are already eagerly awaiting the tasty, tender fruits produced by South Africa’s fruit and grape farmers – ranging from table grapes, apples, oranges, plumbs, and peaches, to many more. “Capacity is the ability to stay in the field longer to put more seeds down in the optimal planting window to give our customers the chance for the best yield.”įor more information about John Deere 8 and 9 Series Tractors, go to growth is bursting out all over the country now that the winter rest is over.

“This is a solution for increased capacity that customers have been asking for,” said Kevin Juhl, marketing manager for planting and seeding products. “On a planter, the majority of the weight is concentrated over the center section so we want to give the plants in the inner rows the greatest chance to achieve their highest yield.” “The main goal is to spread the weight over a larger footprint to protect the soil health,” Alley said. The 1775NT Planter can be equipped with factory-installed tracks. “There is a rear fill option on the planter so you can fill the tractor or planter from the front or back.” “The tractor has an off-board pump to fill the planter tanks from the tractor tanks to keep the fluid level optimum,” said Brady Alley, with John Deere. When this tractor is paired with the John Deere 1775NT Planter, there is 1,600 gallons of fluid carrying capacity. “And for current customers with 8RX tractors, we have the ability to retrofit the tanks so they can also get the benefits of them.” “There is a front fill kit available so customers can fill these tanks from the front of the tractor,” Ticknor said. The new 8RX tractors feature 1,000 gallons of liquid fertilizer capacity built into the machine with the ExactRate Tractor Tanks. “As you exit the field, you can adjust the tire pressure up to make sure you’re the most efficient on the road and this makes it easy for customers to run at an ideal tire pressure.” “That means a much larger footprint in the field which reduces slip and compaction,” Ticknor said. With CTIS, as the farmer enters a field, they can push a button and lower the tractor tire pressure 10 to 14 psi. “So, we find customers are in the middle which is not ideal.” “If you’re in a field you want to run a lower tire pressure and on the road you want to run a higher pressure,” Ticknor said. “It allows the customer to monitor and control the air pressure of the tires from the cab.”įarmers are challenged with running a compromised tire pressure.

“These 8R Tractors have a central tire inflation system which includes an air compressor on the tractor and integrated plumbing to each tire,” said Aaron Ticknor with John Deere.

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