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Air Seeding Equipment

Full Seed Ahead

When time's short and there's plenty of ground to cover, know you can seed with confidence. John Deere offers a complete line of everything you need—in the sizes you want—to seed for success. From air drills and air carts to fertilizer attachments and box drills, that all includes the precision ag technology to help you maximize your productivity so you can seed smart with accuracy you can measure.

The John Deere C-Series Air Carts

Simple. Concise. Innovative.

• Seed up to eight times1 more precisely with the new AccuRate™ stainless steel electric meters.
• Industry-exclusive EZCal™ system that saves time and steps by sending calibration numbers automatically to the cab display.
• Calibrate from the cab with ActiveCal and improve seeding confidence and productivity with tank scales.
• Fully integrated, intelligent plug-and-play seeding solution.

You wanted bigger. We delivered.

More capacity means less tendering—and less tendering means you can finish faster. That's why we're creating even bigger air carts. Like the C1100T, with a capacity of 1,100 bushels and a 105-bushel Flex Tank for even greater versatility.

EZLift System

The C1100T features an EZLift System that allows you to load bulk bags directly into tanks 1, 2, and 3. The hydraulically powered arm can lift up to 2,400 lb (1,088 kg), and a large storage platform can hold an extra bulk bag or seed pallet.

• Eliminates the need for additional tractors, picker trucks, or telehandlers in the field, reducing field logistics.
• Direct bulk bag unloading into tanks 1, 2, and 3 speeds up refilling and maximizes uptime.
• On-cart side storage platform keeps an extra bulk bag or pallet of seed within reach, ensuring uninterrupted tendering.

New 105-bu Flex Tank

A new 105-bu (3,700.1-L) Flex Tank provides space for 55 more bushels (1,938.2 more liters) than previous models, giving you more versatility in your tank mixes. Instead of using your Flex Tank for just canola or inoculant, you can fill it with extra fertilizer, wheat, and more. Lower and upper fill locations make it easy to empty bags. And a new platform – when used with the EZLift System – allows you to untie an extra seed bag between your waist and shoulder.

New 12-in (30.5-cm) Conveyor with 
Stainless Steel Hopper

We made the C1100T conveyor 17% longer, giving it a lower angle of repose for higher fill rates. And a stainless steel hopper makes it more corrosion resistant.

C-Series Tank Scales

Boost your seeding confidence with tank scales – now available on all C-Series Air Carts. Individual scales positioned on each tank tell you how many acres you have left until empty. With the G5e Cart Side Display, you can view tank scale data and pressures while you fill product. Plus, with ActiveCal, you can recalibrate any time while seeding from the cab.

RelativeFlow™ Blockage Sensors

Enjoy peace of mind knowing seed is being distributed accurately. RelativeFlow™ Blockage Sensors help ensure uniform distribution, and are now available on all air seeding tools.

• Get alerts when blockages or reductions occur.
• Avoid the hassles and costs of reseeding because of run blockages, or retaining seed and fertilizer.
• Save time by not having to leave the tractor to check for blockages.

Quick Change Blade (ProSeries™ Enhancement)

Change blades faster to save time, and reduce labor costs. Quick Change Blades are available on all no-till air seeding tools.

• Replace blades easily before, during or after seeding season.
• Reduce change time by up to 45%2.
• Minimize labor needed for manual blade changes.

TruSet™ In-Cab Downforce

Be confident in your seed and fertilizer placement as you control downforce without ever having to leave the cab. You can view and adjust downforce settings on your Generation 4 Display.

• Improve seed-to-soil contact.
• Achieve uniform emergence across varying soil conditions.
• Reduce downtime by not leaving the cab to adjust downforce manually.

Fast and Easy Calibrations

EZCal™ makes calibration fast and easy, and helps you:

• Reduce operator error and shorten the learning curve for new operators.
• Eliminate the need for calibration bags and save more than 100 walking steps.3

Plus, tank scales with ActiveCal™ allow calibration from your cab, so you can:

• Monitor individual tank weight.

Stainless Steel Electric Meters

AccuRate™ individually controlled stainless steel electric meters are corrosion-resistant, reduce maintenance costs, and provide the following benefits

• Higher-Resolution Prescriptions: Adjust the speed and volume of product at a primary level by controlling the meter, allowing up to 8x more precision.4
• Curve Compensation: Adjusts meter rates to match tool speed on the inside and outside of a turn, ensuring the applied product rate remains consistent across the tool.
• SectionCommand™ Pro: Shuts off each meter individually

ProSeries™ Opener Aftermarket Parts

Improve seed-to-soil contact, depth consistency, germination and uniform emergence with ProSeries™ Opener

Go from good to great with the ProSeries™ Opener Aftermarket Parts from John Deere. Upgrade your 90 Series Opener with six state-of-the-art parts to improve seed-to-soil contact, depth consistency, germination and uniform emergence.

Farm Even Better

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Build Your Own

Build and price seeding equipment to fit your needs.

Introducing the Tips Notebook

A compilation of tips, ideas and collective wisdom about how to get all kinds of jobs done around your place. This is where you'll find the how-do-I-do-that answers you're looking for, all in one place. It's loaded with easy-to-understand instructions, videos, and links to product information.

Compare End-Wheel Grain Drills

An easy, mid-priced way to seed into conventional tillage.
· 8 to 13 ft. (2.5 to 4.0 m) working widths
· Drill cereal grains, legumes and forage crops
· Standard hydraulic lift cylinder raises and lowers the openers
· Optional combination seed/fertilizer box available

Compare Frontier Conservation Seeders

Renovate pastures or landscape roadsides with a Conservation Seeder. It makes quick work of any type of seeding, from native prairie grasses to large legumes.
· Work at speeds up to 7 mph (11.2 kph)
· Full-width coverage to prevent "pinstripe" effect
· Reinforced nylon or cast-iron rear cultipacker rings
· Includes various combinations of standard large-grain, native grass, small-seed legume, and stainless-steel fertilizer boxes
· iMatch™ and Quick-Coupler compatible (iMatchTM compatible CS1360 only)

Compare Frontier Overseeders

Get the lush, green turf you demand with a Frontier™ Overseeder that allows placement of grass seed without reworking your lawn.
· High-precision metering seed cups
· Flow adjustment chart and lever
· iMatch™ compatible

Compare Frontier Broadcast Spreaders

Cover a lot of ground in a hurry with a Broadcast Spreader. These spreaders distribute seed, lime, or fertilizer in an area up to 49 ft. (14.9 m) wide.
· Wide variety of sizes from 3.5 to 10.6 cu. ft. (0.1 to 0.3 m3)
· Non-corrosive polyethylene seamless hopper (SS20 and SS30 Series only)
· Two pull-type models available (SS1022B and SS1035B)
· Optional weather cover and remote gate control (SS10 and SS20 Series only)

Compare Frontier Pendular Spreaders

A precision Pendular Spreader provides uniform spreading, even if materials have different weights, sizes, and textures.
· Broad range of sizes, from 9.0 to 42.4 cu. ft. (0.25 to 1.20 m3)
· Durable reinforced fiberglass hopper
· Optional hydraulic control and sand/salt spout

No-Till Air Drill

• Adjust down pressure with TruSet™ In-Cab downforce
• See the flow of seed & fertilizer from the cab with RelativeFlow™ blockage monitoring
• Quick Change Blade enhancement of the ProSeries™ Opener reduces change time by up to 45%1
• Convenient dual-row spacing hydraulics

Features may include:

The Total Seeding Solution – experience the John Deere advantage

John Deere has the seeding solutions that go above expectations with a complete line of everything needed in small grains. Offering a variety of openers for your chosen practice in a variety of configurations and sizes. All with integrated technology throughout the seeding train allows for effortless setup and seamless documentation.

Setting up a John Deere seeding train is quick and easy with the plug and play technology. All data and technology operate through the Gen 4 display and ultimately up to John Deere Operation Center™ that can be viewed from anywhere at any time. Not only does the complete John Deere seeding solution all operate through one display but it eliminates the difficulty and time-consuming tasks of setting up extra displays and harnesses.

With a complete John Deere seeding solution, there are multiple different onboard and offboard technologies shown below that improve the overall seeding production step. Many of these technologies are exclusive to John Deere. Each of these technologies bring different customer value that overall lead to the ultimate John Deere seeding solution!

Improve confidence and while reducing maintenance with the new AccuRate™ metering system

• Combination of stainless steel and composite materials ensure an entire corrosion resistant system
• Individual electric meters allowing for more precise seeding
  • Up to 8x more accurate prescriptions with high fidelity prescription
  • Start and stop each meter with SectionCommand™ Pro
  • Accurately meter the correct amount of product on a curve with curve compensation

Calibrate faster and easier than ever before with EZCal™

• Easily calibrate from the side of the cart with the click of a few buttons 45% faster than the leading competitor
• Automatically weigh product and update MDV values eliminating potential user error

ActiveCal™ display Calibrate more frequently from the seat of the cab with ActiveCal™

• Calibrate the meters from the cab utilizing the tank scales
• Improved confidence that the correct seeding rates are being met

Save input cost with SectionCommand™Pro

• Control seed and fertilizer output by starting and stopping each individual meter section
• Eliminate skips and overlaps leading to reduced inputs and higher yields

On the go, quick adjust downforce with TruSet™ from the cab

• Adjust downforce pressure to improve uniform emergence
• Set presets to quickly adjust from field to field

Monitor blockage row by row from the cab with RelativeFlow™

• Seed with confidence while monitoring each row
• Detect blockage early and know exactly where it is

AutoTrac™ Implement Guidance and AutoTrac Turn Automation

• Make every operator an experienced operator
• Precisely placed implements for more accurate seeding, less operator fatigue, and more productivity
• Hands-free turns within field headlands (with AutoTrac Turn Automation enabled)

Operation Center Mobile

• View your data on the go; remotely monitor job quality, productivity, machine performance, and quickly make informed decisions
• Manage and monitor from anywhere at any time with near real-time field and machine updates

John Deere Operation Center™

• Setup and manage your farm operations: equipment, team, fields, and crop inputs
• Plan work in advance to increase job quality and efficiency with Work Planner
• Map based prescriptions can be used with variable rates
• Analyze this season’s results to improve next season’s crops

Connected Support

• Expert Alerts proactively notifies your dealer of any issues
• Remote display access allows for easy on the go support

Color-coded hydraulic hose handles

These color-coded aluminum hydraulic hose handles make connecting hydraulic hoses from the air seeder and air cart to the correct Selective Control Valve (SCV) on the tractor easier than before. The anti-slip makes it easy to grip the hose and connect or disconnect from the back of the tractor. Each color is laser engraved with the John Deere logo and extend/retract icons to ensure proper matching to the proper function.

• Easily identify function of each hose
• Consistently match hose handles colors to rear couplers on tractor
• Easy to grip for connecting or disconnecting to the SCV
• Base equipment on all trailing air carts
• Base equipment on all seeding tools

No-till opener seeding with minimal maintenance from the ProSeries™ Opener

The ProSeries Opener is John Deere’s most advanced opener for your seed and separate fertilizer placement. When it comes to seeding precision, consistent seed depth, and uniform emergence in virtually all field conditions, you can superSEED your expectations with ProSeries.

Two of the three daily grease points were removed. The only remaining grease point is a yearly interval. The narrow seed boot travels behind the shadow of the blade, causing less soil disturbance. When attaching the boot to the shank, the bolt has been replaced with a flag pin. Now the flag pin is the wear point, not the casting, reducing overall maintenance. The seed press wheel is also redesigned; it has a narrow profile, a double row ball bearing, and is made of a flexible material. The quick-change blade feature reduces the time it takes to change each blade, saving time and money. Lastly, the seed tab is UV resistant and profiled similar to the trench. There is also the added option of the serrated closing wheel.

ProSeries Openers are in base equipment on all N500 and N500F Separate Fertilizer Placement (SFP), N500C, 1990 Central Commodity System (CCS™), and 1590 Air Drills.

The ProSeries Openers:

• Work not only in no-till conditions, but also in minimum or reduced-till conditions
• Provide 51 mm (2 in.) of free travel in the opener before spring down pressure takes over
  • Benefit: allows the opener to move over uneven ground conditions and minimize the chance of the gauge wheels bulldozing soil in soft or mellow conditions
  • The opener spring travels a maximum of 203-mm (8-in.) up or 150-mm (6-in.) down before the hydraulics react to uneven seedbeds

Confidence in rates from row to row with RelativeFlow™ Blockage sensing

With RelativeFlow Blockage sensing, operators can see the flow of both seed and fertilizer from inside the tractor cab. Sensors on all secondary hoses monitor the relative product flow row to row, giving you a better view of the flow rate of both seed and fertilizer from the cart to the opener from inside your tractor cab. This technology can help you identify any problems before a potential blockage occurs.

RelativeFlow Blockage is available in all run configurations on the following models (all widths):  

• H500
• H500F
• P500
• P600
• N500
• N500F
• N500C
• 730LL

RelativeFlow Blockage is compatible with hydraulic drive carts: model year 2014 and newer 1910, all 19,381.5-L (550-bu) 1910 Carts, and C650 and C850 Air Carts.

Below are the Gen 4 display screens for the blockage monitoring system. For complete details and information, see the owner’s manual.

The RelativeFlow Blockage sensing chart shows the amount of flow through each sensor on the selected tower. Sensitivity for the blockage system can be adjusted if desired, as shown below.

Blockage warning sensitivity allows the producer to set and change the sensitivity of the sensors to meet their preferences and varying crop/fertilizer types. Increasing the sensitivity means the system is more likely to show a false blockage, while less sensitivity means the system is more likely to miss a blockage.

Multiple run-page alarm behavior options are available for selection.

Blockage alarm delays can be set up by clicking on the advanced settings button from the blockage set-up screen.

• A blockage delay is how long a blockage should occur before an alarm is sounded.
• The blockage alarm reminder is how often the alarm should sound when a blockage occurs.
• The meter on delay is the time from when the meter is turned on until the blockage sensor should start monitoring for blockage.
• The meter off delay is the time from when the meter is turned off until the blockage sensor should start monitoring to verify no flow.

For more detailed information, see the owner’s manual.

Air tools with RelativeFlow Blockage are not compatible with 1910 air carts with ground drive.

Improve seed placement accuracy from the cab with TruSet™ downforce control

TruSet downforce allows operators to set downforce pressures from inside the cab. Downforce can easily be changed by the push of a button as soil conditions vary. Proper downforce is directly related to a consistent seeding depth, which leads to improved even emergence, plant density, and maturity. The range of downforce adjustability begins at 74.8 kg (165 lb) and tops out at 181.4 kg (400 lb). 

Exclusive TruSet downforce control has taken adjustability on no-till John Deere seeding tools to a whole new level. Rather than using a valve on the tool, pressure control dials on the monitor let operators make incremental adjustments conveniently from the Gen 4 display inside the tractor cab. This also saves time and makes it easier to adapt to changing field conditions.

Seeding tool compatibility:

• N500
• N500F

Display compatibility:

• Gen 4 displays
• GreenStar™ 3 2630 Display

John Deere Seeding cover crop solutions

Why cover crops?

With proper management and the right selection of cover crops, you can slow soil erosion, improve soil health, enhance water availability, suppress weeds, control pests and diseases, increase biodiversity, and reap numerous other benefits for your farm’s health and profitability. Cover crops act as a protective shield for the soil, reducing the impact of heavy rains and wind, which in turn minimizes topsoil loss. They improve soil structure by adding organic matter and fostering beneficial soil microorganisms, which enhances nutrient cycling and retention.

Additionally, cover crops can break up compacted soil layers, improving root penetration and water infiltration. By suppressing weeds, they reduce the need for chemical herbicides, leading to more sustainable farming practices. Cover crops also provide beneficial habitat for insects and pollinators, boosting on-farm biodiversity. Furthermore, they can help in sequestering carbon, contributing to climate change mitigation. Overall, integrating cover crops into your farming system can lead to more resilient and productive agricultural landscapes, ultimately enhancing long-term profitability.

What tool works best for you?

The N500C model machines provide extensive crop compatibility, making them an excellent choice for customers looking to seed multiple crops and crop blends using a single tool. These machines can be customized with two unique rollers in multiple sizes to meet the specific needs of each operation. Refer to the crop compatibility link by roller below. Additionally, the N500C is capable of seeding in various soil conditions and residue types. Featuring the Pro-Series No-Till opener, it is designed to handle a wide range of conditions, from heavy residue to lightly worked soils. For more information, see the Sales Manual links below.

N500C crop compatibility

N500C model

Box Drills are an excellent choice for seeding cover crops, offering simplicity and high placement accuracy. Equipped with the Pro-Series No-Till opener, the 1590 Box Drill can handle a variety of conditions, from heavy residue to lightly worked soils. The 455 and BD11 Series Box Drills, featuring a double disk opener, are ideal for tilled seed beds. They also provide wider widths and a range of spacing options. For more information, see the Sales Manual link below.

Box Drills

Already haveAny John Deere air cart compatible tools are excellent options for seeding cover crops. Air carts come with multiple tanks, enabling you to combine or blend your cover crop mixes effectively. With a wide range of meter roller options, air carts can be easily tailored to meet your specific cover crop needs and paired with the most suitable tool for the job. For more information, see the Sales Manual links below. an Air Seeder?