Latimer, Iowa (north central) | We ran a (old 4wd) JD 7520 with a 12 row mounted 7000 planter for a long time. Don’t remember the rows being any more crooked than anyone else’s. Was the rig I learned to plant with.
Banded chemicals and the 4wd carried the weight better. 6 row cornhead on a 6600 so it matched the planter.
Traded in on a 16 row 7200 we pulled with a 4640 in 1994. 4640 was a bit nicer cab but that 4wd with a mounted planter was a bit like a self propelled sprayer. Very easy to maneuver and back into corners.
The 7520 had No live PTO with a PTO sprayer/chemical pump did make it a bit more of a challenge.
If you need the 4wd for other purposes I wouldn’t not trade because of the planter.
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4WD on Mounted Planter
