Liquid fertilizer applicators for corn planters

8000N

• Low-profile, patented “stealth” tank design improves rear vision and improves stability
• Sloped sump tank design assists in maximum clean-out
• Choose from 2 tank capacities: 1,050 or 1,350 gallons
• Single-reach tongue enables a sharper turning radius with less crop damage
• Short-coupled trailer minimizes crop damage on hills and during turns, resulting in greater yield
• Option to choose John Blue ground drive pump
• Option to substitute 380/90R46″ tires on the 1350-gallon model
• Baked-on powder coat paint resists effects of harsh chemicals, increasing equipment life and resale

Toolbar

• 7″x7″ tube toolbar can be used at 30′ or 40′ width
• External hydraulic fold cylinder enables operator to fold in the toolbar at 40’ and still use it at 30’
• Trademarked Hydraulic Wing Kick feature engages when turning on headlands, tilting the wings up, resulting in less crop damage
• High clearance on the coulters helps prevent crop damage during turns
• Hydraulic down pressure on the wings gives coulters better ground penetration and more consistent application, ultimately resulting in higher yields
• High-flex toolbar promotes better ground penetration, even depth control, and consistent fertilizer placement in uneven terrain
• Two-gauge wheels help achieve more consistent application across toolbar

FAST Cast AP Coulters

• Patented AP coulter design places nitrogen at a consistent depth and flexible mounting
• Coulter is cast for long term-durability, ability to offset shank in eight different positions, and increased stability in varying soil conditions
• Coulter casting increases stability and minimizes deflection in the field, resulting in more consistent nitrogen placement
• Hex shank design allows toolbars to match up with nearly any row spacing and provides ability to offset 7.5” to the left or right quickly without additional brackets
• Ability to set degree of coulter swivel

Specifications

• Fast Crop Defender™ – Bolts to the back of the coulter to collect displaced soil from the coulter blade and prevent it from being “thrown” out towards the crop. Only an option with Straight Stream injection nozzles, not knives
• Variable Rate Tips – Provides flexibility and convenience when utilizing prescriptions or when changing rates from field-to-field
• ISO-ready connection integrates with your in-cab ISO display (John Deere 2630, CNH AFS Pro 700, others), giving you control over application rate, section and swath, mapping, material monitoring and more

• If you apply all your nitrogen in the Fall you will have around 7 months from when you applied nitrogen to when your crops need it. This seems to be a big gamble and puts you at the mercy of weather to ensure that your nitrogen is still there and available in the Spring. If you get heavy rains in the Fall or Spring, you could lose a very significant portion of your nitrogen through leaching, which is also not as environmentally friendly since this nitrogen has nowhere to escape but deeper into the soil.
• If you apply all of your nitrogen pre-plant you have cut down on some of your risk of nitrogen loss but you are still applying 1-2 months before your crops need it so there is still some unnecessary risk of nitrogen loss through leaching.
• If you wait to apply a significant portion of your nitrogen until mid-summer right before the reproductive stage, you may not have all of you nitrogen needs met at V5-V6 when ear size is determined and you may have starved your crops during the early critical growth stages that give a baseline for future yield. In addition, what individuals pushing late-season side dress do not mention is that the microbes and organic matter in your soil contain a significant amount of nitrogen that is naturally released as the soil warms up through the summer.

Therefore, early sidedress strikes the perfect balance between applying your nitrogen just before it is needed by your crops and also ensuring that all of your crops nitrogen needs are met during the critical growth stages.

Next, let’s take a look at nitrogen application methods, Dribble vs. Injection
The University of Purdue states that as much as 15-20% of surface applied urea-based nitrogen may volatilize (lost) within a week after application. They also stated that this risk is essentially zero if the product is injected into the soil.

If your nitrogen is applied on top of the soil you are relying on rain to take the nitrogen down to the roots where it is need for uptake. If we have a dry period in the summer, you are subjecting your nitrogen to significant risk of volatilization as it will convert into ammonia gas and escape into the atmosphere, never to be utilized in boosting the yield of your crops.

Injecting your nitrogen in the soil helps reduce this risk of volatilization and helps ensure that the nitrogen that you apply will still be there when your crops need it most.

Our crops are dependent enough upon timely rain, why would we also build this into our Nitrogen Program? Inject your N with a FAST Applicator and minimize this risk!

The University of Purdue sums it up best by stating “One of the keys to managing costs of nitrogen fertilizer or maximizing nitrogen use efficiency is to manage N sources wisely to minimize the risk of nitrogen loss due to leaching, denitrification, or volatilization. The use of a sidedress application strategy remains one of the easiest and least expensive ways to maximize nitrogen use efficiency.”

Invest in your operations with a Fast Applicator to maximize your nitrogen investment and yield by providing a boost of N just before ear size is determined and also minimizing your risk of N Loss by injecting your Nitrogen IN THE GROUND rather than taking an unnecessary risk and dribbling it on top.