Liquid Fertilizer
The Kinze 5900 and 5700 front fold planters are available with a time-saving liquid fertilizer system with 400 to 750 gallons of onboard capacity. Equipped with a durable and long-life diaphragm-style pump, it is easily capable of drawing fertilizer from saddle tanks or an auxiliary nurse tank. The high accuracy control valve enables applying fertilizer at rates from 2–25 GPA, and individual row shut-offs are controlled by the Blue Vantage display.
- Optional plumbing for connecting to saddle tanks or a nurse tank is factory installed
- No pump seal damage if the diaphragm pump is accidentally allowed to run dry
- Low maintenance row by row flow switch
NEW Fertilizer pump and control valve
Diaphragm-style pump, along with a high accuracy control valve, enable a a wide range of application rates at low to high speeds.
NEW Fertilizer flow switch
Easily indicates fertilizer flow at all application rates and is integrated with the Blue Vantage display. Resistant to tacky fertilizer, easy to clean, and available for retrofit of older flow switches.
AUTOMATIC FERTILIZER TANK LEVELING
Automatic tank leveling is an exclusive 5670 feature that maintains equal fertilizer levels in both onboard tanks while planting on slopes to prevent overflowing the downhill tanks. Sensors in each tank work are integrated with the Blue Vantage® display to direct fertilizer flow and maintain equal tank levels. Automatic tank leveling is included with the 5670 fertilizer option.
In-furrow drop tube
Maximize your fertilizer investment with drop tubes installed behind the seed tubes to deliver fertilizer in-furrow directly to the seed.
Fertilizer openers*
Tool-less adjustments for quick and precise down force and depth control. Overall design enables quick lockup of openers when not in use.
*Openers are not available on the 5700 planter
Granular Chemical
Complete planting, fertilizer, AND insecticide application in one pass. Use prescription maps or directly control the application rates with the Blue Vantage display without getting out of the tractor cab.
Model | Configuration | Tank Capacity | Opener Availability |
5900 | 24R30 w/o openers | 750 gal. | No |
24R30 w/openers | 500 gal. | Yes | |
16R30 | 500 gal. | Yes | |
12R30 | 400 gal. | Yes | |
5700 | 12R30 | 750 gal. | No |
24R30 | 750 gal. | No | |
24R20 | 500 gal. | No | |
5670 | 31R15 | 300 gal. | Yes |
23R15 | 300 gal. | Yes |