740A and 750A Drills

2 740A and 750A drills Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

740A double disc pneumatic mulch drill 4 – 5

750A all-purpose pneumatic drill 6 – 7

GreenStar Common Components 8

Guidance Solutions 9

ISOBUS & Documentation 10

Technical data 11

Dependable John Deere Service 12

Engineered for optimum performance The 740A minimum till drill and 750A all-purpose drill from John Deere set new standards in productivity and effi ciency.

Precision for robust yieldsEngineered for the toughest conditions and maximum area performance, the 740A pneumatic drill for minimum tillage and the all-round 750A pneumatic drill from John Deere impress with the highest precision standards. Conventional, minimum or no till – these high performance machines deliver outstanding advantages whatever the system:

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■ Precise seed placement in all conditions

■ Highest workrates offering enormous area output

■ Less labour and fuel costs for increased profi t

■ Reliable working performance even with large amounts of residue

■ Exact depth control for even crop emergence

■ Advanced operator information systems

■ Optional satellite-supported guidance

4 740A and 750A drills 740A double disc pneumatic drill

Huge area performance from the 740A working width of up to 9 m. The coulter bar folds to a tidy 3 m for road transport.

The double-disc opener cuts a clean seeding slot.

Light-draught despite solid strengthHigh area performance in both minimum cultivation and ploughed land is a trademark of the 740A John Deere drill through its particularly low draught requirement. This means that even with 9 m working width it’s easily pulled with just 96 kW (130 hp).

The large capacity hopper holds 2300 or 3500 l for highly effi cient, non-stop drilling for maximum hectares/hour.

Double disc openers ensure smooth, fast and trouble-free sowing with the 740A drill. The opener discs are especially positioned for effective penetration even through hard ground and high amounts of surface residue. Precise seeding depth results in even crop emergence and optimum yields.

Clean seeding slots. Reliable penetration is provided through the acute angle and vertical setting of the 343 mm double-disc openers. The openers have offset positioning which also slices through surface residue and gives improved residue fl ow with no blocking.

Optimum ground contact. The depth controlling press wheels ensure uniform opener pressure with fi rm placement of seed on the slot bottom giving good seed-soil contact for moisture supply and thus rapid and reliable germination.

Easy adjustment. The hydraulic “active” down pressure system ensures uniform load on the seeding units. Simply select the required pressure and the system takes over.

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6 740A and 750A drills 750A all-purpose pneumatic drill

The optimum opener pressure to match the prevailing conditions is selected through simple and infi nitely variable controls.

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The platform close to the seed hopper is conveniently accessible by ladder.

Quality leads the way

About the world proven drill technologies with low HP requirements, combined with openers which ensure even emergence optimise yields and effi ciency. The single-disc openers on the all-round John Deere 750A drill are ac-cepted worldwide with sales of over 2 million units. They ensure precise seed placement even when seeding directly into the stubble.

Thanks to robust welded-frame construction the 750A drill proves itself again and again even under the hardest seeding conditions. With drilling speeds of up to 15 km/h and maximum 6 m working width, high area performance can be taken for granted.

The 750A from John Deere comes with a working width that saves time, labour and fuel – unbeatable versatility that pays for itself again and again.

Accurate seed placement. The seven degree angle of the 457 mm disc offers a clean seed slot and minimum soil disturbance.

Ideal germination conditions. The smooth sided gauge wheel ensures precise seed placement with a semi pneumatic press wheel for optimum seed to soil contact. The following angled closing wheel neatly closes the seed slot.

Uniform depth control. With undulating fi eld surfaces the “active” hydraulic down pressure system reliably delivers uniform pressure of up to 250 kg per seeding unit so that the openers follow fi eld contours exactly.

8 740A and 750A drills GreenStar Common Components

Tip productivity scales in your favour

Time windows for fi eld operations are getting tighter every year. This means very high labour peaks demanding optimum exploitation of machinery capacity and best possible imple-ment use. At the same time, production costs have to be continuously reduced to keep your farm business internation-ally competitive. John Deere offers exactly the right technology for all of this.

Whether you’re looking for precision guidance, ISOBUS control or clever documentation, the central elements for our produc-tivity boosting, intelligent features are the GreenStar Common Components: the StarFire iTC DGPS receiver and GreenStar 2600 display, which can be easily moved across all your equipment, whether they are tractors, combines, forage harvesters or sprayers.

The StarFire iTC receiver ensures fi eld position accuracy of up to ± 2 cm. You are fl exible to choose the accuracy you need for your operation. At the heart of the receiver is an integrated Terrain Compensation module. This automatically corrects all positional calculations based on satellite signals to adjust for uneven ground and slopes for the highest precision standards.

Operation and control of the high performance 740A and 750A drills can be carried out via the GreenStar 2600 Display – 4 in 1.

The GreenStar 2600 with 26 cm diagonal screen integrates ultimate functionality with four performance increasing functions clearly shown on a single monitor. And the touch screen operation couldn’t be simpler.

■ Precision Guidance. Easy to read in any light conditions the GreenStar 2600 gives full control of all your guidance activities, including choosing an “above” or “behind” perspective view for best in fi eld orientation.

■ Documentation. On screen mapping and colour coded coverage maps give you a real time picture of your work. Modern software provides you with a simple but accurate means to collect and record data from a wide range of applications.

■ ISOBUS Control. Designed for future needs: the industry standard implement connector enables full control of any John Deere or non Deere ISOBUS implement.

■ Performance Monitor. The performance monitor delivers important machine information such as total and average values and fuel usage.

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Satellite-driven success

Best possible use of the drill over limited working periods demands full exploitation of working width, increased speeds and even operating at night, too. Our satellite controlled steering solutions reduce input cost such as time, seed and fuel while you benefi t from increased productivity and higher operator comfort. Centimetre-precise guidance to fully utilise the working width of John Deere 740A and 750A drills means no overlaps and gaps by up to 90% for the highest precision and operating speed under all conditions.

Our complete range of guidance systems provides a solution for every need, farm size and comfort level. Your John Deere dealer can help you identify whether manual guidance with Parallel Tracking or automatic steering with AutoTrac Universal 200 or integrated AutoTrac is the right solution for you.

Want fully automated, hands free turns? Add the industry exclusive iTEC Pro. This is the fi rst headland management system for tractors that also automates all sequences in the turning operation for hands free turns at every headland. With iTEC Pro, you’ll experience ultimate comfort teamed with maximum coverage and minimum wastage. Independent tests have shown savings of up to 50%* at the crossover from the main fi eld to the headland.

For ultimate precision choose iGuide passive implement guidance in all your seeding as well as planting and tillage operations. Irrespective of your terrain, iGuide keeps your implement on track. In uneven terrain the weight of your pull-type implement will cause it to drift. The results are gaps and overlaps that affect the quality of your work. With iGuide, the tractor now changes its path to compensate for implement drift in uneven terrain and slopes and guides the implement to a perfect pass-to-pass result**.

* Technical University of Munich/Germany, 09/2007

** For owners of GreenStar 2600 displays, a basic implement compensation feature for simple curve operation in even terrain is already included in the display software. No activation required. Implement compensation does not adjust for slopes.

The innovative iGuide system keeps your 740A or 750A seed drill on track for optimum results in curves and slopes.

10 740A and 750A drills ISOBUS & Documentation

Documentation takes the guesswork out of farming. Our FieldDoc documentation system is a planning and reporting tool to record data about seed varities and populations as well as tillage practices, spraying applica-tions, fi eld and weather conditions and more.

Team it with HarvestDoc for harvesting operations and you gain a complete system that lets you optimise your operation and facilitate documentation requirements. Farmade desktop software links FieldDoc and HarvestDoc data. It is a valuable data base for future operations. With continuous, year round data collection and analysis you gain solid information for sound decision making.

Plan a job on your desktop and transfer it to the GreenStar 2600 on a data card. Then record the fi eld operation on the display and simply transfer the fi eld documentation data back to your desktop for analysis and reporting. This means less paperwork and time to focus on what really counts.

Specifi cations 740AMODEL (working width) 6 m 8 m 9 mSeed hopper 2300 l 3500 l 3500 lSeed grain application Air seeding systemSeed rate 2 up to 380 kg/hectareOpeners Double disc, 343 mm diameter, 6 mm offset, 10° blade angleNumber 40 52 60Spacing 15 cm 15.3 cm 15 cmPattern StaggeredSeeding depth 6 – 78 mmDepth control Depth gauging press wheelDepth settings 13 (6 mm) increments, single hand adjustmentDown pressure system Active hydraulic downpressure systemOpener down pressure 0 – 50 kg per opener, infi nitely variableMarkers Heavy duty hydraulic, shearbolt protected bi-fold tri-fold tri-foldTransport width 3 m 3 m 3 mHeight 2.9 m 3.6 m 4 mWheels standard Four 31-13.5x15 option Four 31-15.5x15 terra tyresBrake system Air or hydraulicWeight 3000 kg 3600 kg 3900 kgTractor requirement (min.) 100 hp 120 hp 130 hpOptions Harrow with 10 mm tines, Electro-magnetic marker lift control, Track eradicators, Pre-Emergence markers, Press-wheel scrapers, Dual (8 and 9 m) and triple (9 m) wing gaugewheels, Greenstar Drill Control system ISOBUS; no marker arm option

Specifi cations 750AMODEL (working width) 3 m 4 m 6 mSeed hopper capacity 1800 l 1800 l 2300 lSeed grain application Air seeding systemSeed rate 2 up to 380 kg/hectareOpeners 18 single discs 24 36Disc diameter 457 mm 457 mm 457 mmRow spacing 16.6 cm 16.6 cm 16.6 cmSeeding depth 13 – 90 mmDepth settings 13 (6 mm increments)Down pressure system Active hydraulic down pressure systemOpener down pressure 0 – 250 kg per opener, infi nitely variable Row markers Heavy duty Heavy duty Heavy duty hydraulic fold hydraulic fold hydraulic bi-fold shear bolt shear bolt shear boltTransport width 3 m 3 m 3 mLength 6.1 m 6.1 m 6.1 mHeight 2.96 m 3.96 m 4 mTransport wheels Two Four FourBrakes Air or hydraulic Air or hydraulic Air or hydraulicWeight 2900 kg 4500 kg 6300 kgExtra ballast Up to 500 kg Up to 500 kg Up to 500 kgTractor requirement 80 hp 110 hp 140 hpOptions Electro-magnetic lift control, Greenstar Drill Control system ISOBUS; no marker arm option

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(Specifi cations and design subject to change without notice)

The 740A drill for seeding in conventional or minimum till.

The 750A drill – precise seed placement on conventional till through to no-till.

Seamless control and informed decisions ISOBUS – designed for future needs. ISOBUS gives you the peace of mind of worry free ISOBUS implement control and documentation of your seeding applications.

The ISOBUS conformed GreenStar 2600 Display lets you control your John Deere 740A and 750A drills as well as any non Deere ISOBUS implement. The industry standard implement connector enables easy plug and play. And, using a single display mounted in the tractor reduces the amount of cab clutter you would have with non-ISOBUS controllers. Best of all, it works seamlessly with your John Deere machinery. This is an investment with long-term security for further development and future compatibility.

The GreenStar 2600 display meets the ISO 11783 standard. It is independently tested and certifi ed as ISOBUS conformed.

Dependable service from your John Deere dealerWhen it comes to in-fi eld support, nothing matches the reliability of your John Deere dealer. Whether it’s after sales service, critical parts supply for any of your equipment, regular servicing or emergency repair, your dealer is ready to deliver the prompt and friendly service that’s the hallmark of John Deere. It’s only part of our long term commitment to your success.

For complete details on choosing the right drill or i-Solution components, see your John Deere dealer. He has the proven answers and professional advice you need.

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