The John Deere DB120 is an

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made by Bauer Built Mfg. in Paton, Iowa. Upon its release in 2009, it was the largest production planter in the world. It has a wide tool-bar and plants 48 rows which are apart. It is estimated that the planter should sow 90 to per hour at 5 to 5.5 miles per hour ground speed. This means that in a 12-hour day it will plant almost two

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of land. John Deere claims that the planter is 30% more productive than their 36 row DB90 planter. To transport such an incredibly wide implement, the DB120 folds into five sections . The planter weighs in at over 20 tons empty and almost 24 tons when loaded with seed. The DB120 had a limited release in 2009 with orders being taken for the 2010 season. It retailed at (US)$345,000 dollars. In 2020, the base price on the John Deere website was over $500,000. The DB120 needs a

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(satellite navigation) system to guide it as there are no row markers to indicate where to position the tractor/planter.

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