Seed Disks — Vacuum Meter

IMPORTANT: Codes supplied in the following tables may vary; before ordering a disk, consult your John Deere Dealership, mainly to check which disk is most appropriate and the possible need of purchasing a seed ejector.

Cell Disks

Crop

Quantity of Seeds per Kilogram

Disk code

Diameter of Cell Hole (mm)

Number of Disk Cells

Soybeans

3748-7716 seeds/kg

A42586

4.37

108

Small Soybeans

7716-11023 seeds/kg

A56251

2.5

64

Cotton

8818-13227 seeds/kg

Low Density Soybeans

3747-8818 seeds/kg

A69648

4.37

36

Large Corn

1984-4410 seeds/kg

A50617

3.57

30

Large Corn - South Africa

A63160

5.5

25

Medium Corn

3527-6173 seeds/kg

A43215

3.57

30

Small Corn

5570-7054 seeds/kg

H136478

2.6

30

Popcorn

5511-9920 seeds/kg

Sunflower

Size 2,3,4

High Density Sorghum1

22000-35273 seeds/kg

A52802

1.5

90

Sorghum1

22000-35273 seeds/kg

A43066

1.5

45

Popcorn1

9920 seeds/kg

Beet1

27557-31966 seeds/kg

Large Beans

1653-4850 seeds/kg

H136092

4.75

50

Peanuts

1433-1763 seeds/kg

Medium Beans

1653-4850 seeds/kg

A51696

4

56

Pea

3968-5070 seeds/kg

Small Beans

3747-5732 seeds/kg

H136468

3.5

108

Pea

6172-7054 seeds/kg

Large Beet

7275-9038 seeds/kg

A51713

1.6

45

Small Beet

114640-143300 seeds/kg

A51712

1.5

45

Low Density Cotton

8818-13228 seeds/kg

A70163

2.5

32

Medium Beet

92594-101412 seeds/kg

H136445

1.5

45

Peanuts

1100-1763 seeds/kg

H138722

5.2

46

It is recommended to use plain disks for flat, irregular seeds where other disks fail to perform well. It also requires the use of a double seeds eliminator in the seed meter.

IMPORTANT: When using plain disks the vacuum pressure should be increased in the range of 15 inches water column.

Plain Disks 2

Crop

Quantity of Seeds per Kilogram

Disk code

Diameter of Cell Hole (mm)

Number of Disk Cells

Medium Soybeans

A52904

4.5

50

Bean

2535-4188 seeds/kg

Medium Peas

6172-7054 seeds/kg

Black-Eyed Peas

3227-4409 seeds/kg

High Density Soybeans

3747-8818 seeds/kg

A105848

4.5

64

Small Corn

7717-12787 seeds/kg

A52390

3.75

40

Small Sunflower

7165-11574 seeds/kg

Large Corn

5070-8598 seeds/kg

A52391

4.5

40

Large Sunflower

4960-7165 seeds/kg

Without Hole

A52554

0

40

Seed Knockout Wheel Kit

Kit Code

Knockout Wheel Code

Observations

AA37348

A52389

Recommended for Corn seeds (40-Hole Plain Disks)

AH129125

A53272

Mandatory for Sorghum seeds or small seeds (45 and 90-Hole Plain Disks)

AA38844

H136448

Recommended for Soybean seeds (50-Hole Plain Disks)

NOTE: For chassis up to -099999, the ProMAX 64 disk (high density soybeans) does not have a knockout kit code. The knockout wheel kit must be mounted with the base H136446, arm H136447, spring M61287, fixing pin H136449 and the wheel A106147.

1 It is necessary to use Seed Knockout Wheel in Seed Meter (AH129125).
2 Requires Double Eliminator and Seed Knockout Wheel in Seed Meter

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