Recommended Tractors

There are three steps to determine if the tractor is compatible with the chosen 1900 Cart and Seeding Tool.

1. Tractor Power -Can the tractor pull this combination in the field?

2. Tractor Weight -Does tractor weigh enough to tow combination safely on the road with the cart less than half full?

3. Tractor Hydraulics -Can tractor operate cart fan for given seeding tool, rate and speed?

A general guideline is 6 horsepower per each foot of seeding tool. Add the following horsepower for the 1900 Cart:

IMPORTANT: These are only rough guidelines; hills and soil conditions can have a large impact on tractor power requirements.

Use the chart on seeding tool weights and cart weights to determine the minimum tractor weight. Refer to CALCULATING MINIMUM TRACTOR WEIGHT FOR SAFE TRANSPORT-chart in Preparing Tractor section.

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The fan is run from one tractor selective control valve and must provide the flow and pressure needed to run the fan motor for each seeding condition. Larger seeding tools have more primaries which require more air power and higher hydraulic power. Double-shoot machines have twice as many primaries and require more hydraulic power. Higher seeding speed, at a given rate, requires more hydraulic power to move the high material flow. Slowing down will lower the hydraulic power and improve performance in a marginal condition.

See Tractor Hydraulic Compatibility Chart for further information.

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