Combines Off Topic ACGO TYE No Till Drill

I have NO experience w_the Tye. I do have some experience w_the 750 as we own one and have been 100% notill for 6 years. My advice - get the 750. Put the hardened boots on, make sure the discs openers are in good shape and most importantly take off the factory firming wheel and install the CIH SDX firming wheel.

I have had 2 Tye no till drills. It is an excellent drill for no-tilling ( I also have a fertilizer attachment). A friend has a 750 and up to this year he thought it was okay but this year the tough BT corn stalks caused him endless grief. They would hairpin and many beans were left on or near the surface. He ended up burning the stalks! In identical conditions I had no problems and I contribute that to the wavy coulters doing their job.. Good luck on your choice

Sunflower is my choice for a notil drill even though you did not ask about this brand, reason - simple rugged, reliable, will do wheat or beans in corn stalks, parallel linkage as in a planter, no hydraulics or notil coulters to repair or set. We have run about all brands there are, many are excellent as well, but we look for the ones that will make the most $ per investment , give the least problems and do the best job.

Have rented JD750 and Great Plains. Both are good with the GP doing a bit better under slightly wet (tacky) conditions but overall preferred the JD. Ending up buying a JD1560. The Tye has a similar "fluff'n'plant" opener design as the GP which again is preferable in less-than-ideal conditions. The Sunflower looks pretty good too but they didn't seem to be around when I purchased. The JD is built heavier so if soil penetration is a concern this maybe a factor. I have only seen this an issue some falls in planting winter wheat as I needed all that weight. I have experimented with different add-ons (hyperizing) and if I were buying again I would consider ordering (if I could) a JD drill with the CIH gauge wheel, SDX firming wheel and Martin spike closing wheel. Are you listening JD!

We have a GP though we don't sow wheat and most of our beans go in with a 15" planter. We had a Tye before GP's and other than the GP being built a bit heavier there isn't much difference. Some of the Tye's use single tires compared to tandems. The singles can be a pain since they are not common. Used Tye's will probably be am bit cheaper. I'd stay away from a Sunflower. My neighbor has one and while it does good in conventional and in no-till if conditions are right. But if it gets damp the SF will slot and_or hairpin trash in your seed slot and if it gets dry you will have problems getting good depth control. If you don't no-till or double crop beans behind wheat the Sunflower is probably the best choice.