Unlock your planters’ full potential

If you’re looking to enhance your planting operation and improve your overall yield, a Precision Upgrade Kit is a game changer. Replacing your machine is not your only option – save money and maximise your machine’s potential with a John Deere Precision Upgrade Kit.

These kits are non-brand specific and will attach to any brand of tool bar, allowing you to upgrade to the latest technology on your existing planter that you’re already comfortable with.

And with the SeedStar™ 5 monitoring system available on applicable planters, the kit allows for easy integration of current and future technology advancements, keeping your operation at the forefront of agricultural innovation.

Whether you chose ExactEmerge™ or MaxEmerge™ 5e, your ultimate planter upgrade gives you lasting value.

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ExactEmerge™

Ultimate Planter Upgrade

ExactEmerge™

When soil and moisture conditions say it’s go-time, you need a planter that can finish more hectares in shorter time. ExactEmerge™ pays you back by increasing productivity and maximising the hectares you can cover during optimum planting windows. You’ll plant faster at speeds up to 16km/h with pinpoint population and spacing accuracy, This productivity boost means you can plant over 40* more hectares per day and minimise the yield reduction linked to late planting.

*Calculation assumes traditional planting technology productivity of 80 hectares per day at 8 km/h versus ExactEmerge productivity of 129 hectares per day at 12.8 km/h.

  • Up to 16 km/h (10 mph) planting speed
  • BrushBelt™ technology for precise placement

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John Deere ExactEmerge Upgrade Kit
John Deere ExactEmerge Upgrade Kit

MaxEmerge™ 5e

Ultimate Planter Upgrade

MaxEmerge™ 5e

Curved, oddly shaped fields are no problem for the MaxEmerge™ 5e Row Unit. Electric drives allow the outer units to maintain population accuracy around curves and make the MaxEmerge™ 5e unit perfectly suited to variable rate planting with a wide variety of crops. All at speeds up to 8 km/h.

  • Electric drive meters that eliminate the chatter and wear typical of mechanical drives
  • Row-by-row shutoff for perfect spacing when you’re planting around corners and curves
  • A wide option of crop compatibility

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John Deere MaxEmerge Upgrade Kit
John Deere MaxEmerge Upgrade Kit
John Deere MaxEmerge Upgrade Kit

Key differences between planter upgrade kits

Meter Type

ExactEmerge™

MaxEmerge™ 5e

Planting Speed

16 km/h (10 mph)

8 km/h (5 mph)

Seed Delivery System

BrushBelt™

Seed Tube

Curve Compensation

Yes

Yes

Vacuum Automation

Yes

Yes

Electric Motors

Meter, BrushBelt

Meter

Crop Compatibiliy

Corn, Soybeans, Cotton, Popcorn, Sugar Beets, Sweet Corn, Sunflower, Sorghum (milo), Edible Beans

Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Cotton, Popcorn, Sugar Beets, Sweet Corn, Sunflower, Sorghum (milo), Edible Beans, Canola, Peas, Peanuts, Melons, Squash, Cucumber, Pumpkin

Customisable upgrades

Tailor your kits to your specific soil and crop conditions with these customisable options.

ExactShot™ (Coming Soon)

Promote early root development and save on fertiliser cost during planting with ExactShot™. Using advanced technology, ExactShot delivers a dose of starter fertiliser only where needed, delivering up to two-thirds cost savings when applying fertiliser.

ExactChem™

Don’t let pests rob your yield potential. Let ExactChem™ give you more flexibility and accuracy by adding electric drive to your insecticide management.

  • Dispense at rates of 1-13 lb/acre (.45-5.9 kg/acre)

  • Operate at planting speeds of 1.2-10 mph (1.8-16 km/h)

  • Control your application down to the row with row-by-row section control independent of the seed

Individual Row Hydraulic Downforce (IRHD)

Take your planter up a notch when you add an Individual Row Hydraulic Downforce (IRHD) precision upgrade. IRHD reacts quickly (seconds) to soil conditions in each row, increasing ground contact for improved seed depth.

Active Pneumatic Downforce

Increase or decrease pressure and maintain row-unit target margin values from the comfort of the cab with active pneumatic downforce.

Pneumatic Closing Wheels

Adjust closing wheels in seconds. Available on MaxEmerge 5e and ExactEmerge row units, pneumatic wheels provide consistent trench closing in rough field conditions.

Easy Adjust Row Cleaners

Use three preset heights to remove residue from the seed trench. No more climbing under the planter to make changes. Do it from the cab with the touch of a button.

Yetter Twister Closing Wheels

Effective in a wide range of soil types and conditions, the rounded center-ring design will ensure consistent trench closure during planting.

SeedStar 5™

Upgrade your in-cab experience to SeedStar 5™, the latest planter monitoring software from John Deere. If applicable SeedStar 5™ will be a part of the Planter Upgrade Kit. 2015 and newer MaxEmerge 5 planters will receive a SeedStar 5 upgrade. 2018 to 2021 MaxEmerge 5e planters will receive a SeedStar 5 upgrade. 2022 to 2024 MaxEmerge 5e planters will retain the original SeedStar 4 Monitoring System.

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