MaxEmerge™ 5e Planter Upgrade

Better stands begin with improved planting accuracy. With a John Deere Performance Upgrade, you get the benefits of the latest planter technology without having to replace your current planter. At the end of the day that means you can reduce your risk and…

• Achieve uniform emergence
• Plant within the optimal weather window
• Achieve uniform seed spacing
• Plan at the correct population

Recent agronomic studies have found that planting within the optimum weather window and achieving uniform emergence are the two leading contributors to maximizing yields.¹ John Deere makes it easier to get that strong start with Performance Upgrade Kits for your planter. Our Kits allow you and your dealer to fit the planter you already own with the latest row unit technology, helping you get the best possible stand and the strongest return on your investment.

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 systems. Corn and soybean growers can see overall yield potential improved by 1% - 2% thanks to more precise population and spacing.¹

• Electric drive meters eliminate the chatter and wear typical of mechanical drives
• Row-by-row shutoff enables perfect spacing when you’re planting around corners and curves
• The largest approved list of crops planted

Individual Row Hydraulic Downforce helps ensure consistent planting depth and optimal seed-to-soil contact, even in rapidly changing field conditions. IRHD adjusts downforce up to 5 times per second, and can make a 100-pound adjustment in less than 1 second…nearly 58% faster than Active Pneumatic Downforce*. Our built-in accumulator helps take shock out of your row unit, and assists with your planter overall ride. You wouldn’t drive your truck without shocks, so don’t take your planter to the field without IRHD!

• Promotes up to 9% higher grain yield potential¹
• Features an integrated accumulator to help protect row units from shock
• Ensures each seed is placed at the same depth
• Promotes optimal seed-to-soil contact for a picture-perfect stand