Our Blog Has Moved!
Dear Readers, We’ve moved the blog to our main Sloan Implement website. This will allow you to find everything Sloan Implement all in one place! From now on all new content will be published at http://www.sloans.com/blog.
All New John Deere 4075R Compact Utility Tractor
The Power of 4 is going next level with the all-new John Deere 4075R Compact Utility Tractor. What makes this new addition to the 4 Series lineup a cut above? Let’s start with the 75 Horsepower Engine. The 4075R is the most powerful compact utility tractor in the John Deere lineup. • Cab only with 75 Engine HP• … Continue reading All New John Deere 4075R Compact Utility Tractor
John Deere ExactApply™
Add individual nozzle control to your new 400, 600, and STS Sprayer – factory installed – and get precise droplet sizing for consistent application plus 2 to 5% savings in chemical usage. It maintains your target rate and pressure over a wider range of speeds. Control your spray and you can help control your costs. Get … Continue reading John Deere ExactApply™
John Deere S700 Combine Equipment Performance Upgrades
John Deere has just announced new equipment performance upgrades for John Deere S700 Series Combines! These upgrades include a Cross Auger Shutoff, Adjustable Unloading Spout and LED Light Performance Upgrade. These features that used to only be available for X9 Combines are now available for S700s in time for Harvest 2023. Cross Auger Shutoff OverviewEmpty … Continue reading John Deere S700 Combine Equipment Performance Upgrades
John Deere New See & Spray™ Premium Performance Upgrade Kit
John Deere has introduced a new See & Spray™ Premium performance upgrade kit for John Deere self-propelled sprayers, the next addition in the See & Spray lineup. The kit uses a vision system powered by artificial intelligence that can help farmers gain cost efficiency and combat herbicide resistance with precise application by only spraying the weeds and … Continue reading John Deere New See & Spray™ Premium Performance Upgrade Kit
Switching the Planter to Soybeans
We get a lot of questions about switching the planter from corn to beans, and for good reason. Sometimes it is pretty simple, but for other models and monitors it is not quite so easy. In a John Deere Vac planter with a Pro-Max 40 disk, obviously you will need to change the disk from the … Continue reading Switching the Planter to Soybeans
Seed Lubricant Guidelines
Talc is specially designed for today’s wide range of seed treatments to enhance seed flow in all weather conditions. Talc is highly recommended for use with vacuum seed meters; however, some meters require 80/20 Talc and Graphite blend. This high-grade product offers the benefit of seed coating (talc) and lubrication (graphite) for vacuum seed meters. The 80/20 Talc & Graphite blend is … Continue reading Seed Lubricant Guidelines
John Deere Starfire™ 7000
A new generation of StarFire™ GPS receiver is here! John Deere has introduced the new StarFire™ 7000 which will include an integrated factory-installed model, as well as a universal option like previous generations. SF7000 integrated receivers are coming factory installed on ’23 model X-series combines as well as Sprayers and will begin production on 8R … Continue reading John Deere Starfire™ 7000
Setting Up TruSet™ on a John Deere 2230 Field Cultivator
Lucas Veale, Sloan Implement AMS & Product Support Manager, walks through setting up John Deere TruSet and we hop in the cab with Caleb Hawbaker, to discuss finishing up TruSet™ calibration on a Gen 4 monitor. WHAT IS TruSet™ and why you need it: Today we are setting up TruSet™ on a 52.5’ John Deere2230 … Continue reading Setting Up TruSet™ on a John Deere 2230 Field Cultivator
Apex Sunsetting
We received word from John Deere that effective June 1, 2023, all support for Apex will end. This includes transfers, activations, support, and self-serve functions. For example, in the event a computer crashes, there will be no option to transfer the activation. Apex will work as-is after June 1, 2023, unless there are changes outside … Continue reading Apex Sunsetting