wango tango
Silver Member
Hey everyone,
I'm finally going to bite the bullet and buy a 5-6 foot 'real' no till drill. I was looking hard at the Genesis by RTP but think after careful consideration the choice for me is a Great Plains/Land Pride 3P606NT with all 3 seed boxes (regular, small, nwsg with agitator) and weight brackets, for a couple of reasons.
1. tried and true, darn near every 'real' farmer knows GP or LP. From what I know they've been a standard for decades, millions of acres. On the other hand, few if any of them have ever heard of 'Genesis'. resale value has to be better with the GP (i'm fickle)
2. i've found a used 3pNT606 locally with all boxes and 20 acres on it for a good price - only 1k more than a genesis
3. genesis 5 ft vs GP 6 foot (same weight essentially i believe)
4. genesis touts one seed box as an advantage (cost savings, complexity). how could it be that they could meter the seeds accurately? at least as accurately as the GP design (each box is independent of each other). especially nwsg - fluffy dandelion type seeds. i also know from walking with a chest seeder that different seeds in a mix settle at different rates. They become not that homogenized if you will and I usually stop and shake the seeder up to redistribute.
I'm looking for real world experience with either of these 2 drills. Anyone have anything to comment on?
I'd really like to know more about the Genesis but not from someone paid to use them.
Also very curious if my JD 4720 has enough 3 pt lift capacity. The drill is 2400 lbs empty or so and the 4720 is rated at 2500 lbs. I’ve been told that if you ballast the front end with the front end loader and some fill in the bucket it will lift ok (2500+). Is this true? Very interested in everyone’s opinion.
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I'm finally going to bite the bullet and buy a 5-6 foot 'real' no till drill. I was looking hard at the Genesis by RTP but think after careful consideration the choice for me is a Great Plains/Land Pride 3P606NT with all 3 seed boxes (regular, small, nwsg with agitator) and weight brackets, for a couple of reasons.
1. tried and true, darn near every 'real' farmer knows GP or LP. From what I know they've been a standard for decades, millions of acres. On the other hand, few if any of them have ever heard of 'Genesis'. resale value has to be better with the GP (i'm fickle)
2. i've found a used 3pNT606 locally with all boxes and 20 acres on it for a good price - only 1k more than a genesis
3. genesis 5 ft vs GP 6 foot (same weight essentially i believe)
4. genesis touts one seed box as an advantage (cost savings, complexity). how could it be that they could meter the seeds accurately? at least as accurately as the GP design (each box is independent of each other). especially nwsg - fluffy dandelion type seeds. i also know from walking with a chest seeder that different seeds in a mix settle at different rates. They become not that homogenized if you will and I usually stop and shake the seeder up to redistribute.
I'm looking for real world experience with either of these 2 drills. Anyone have anything to comment on?
I'd really like to know more about the Genesis but not from someone paid to use them.
Also very curious if my JD 4720 has enough 3 pt lift capacity. The drill is 2400 lbs empty or so and the 4720 is rated at 2500 lbs. I’ve been told that if you ballast the front end with the front end loader and some fill in the bucket it will lift ok (2500+). Is this true? Very interested in everyone’s opinion.
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