FARGO, N.D. – The Guinness World Record for seeding wheat is held by an Australian farmer using a 120 foot Multiplanter.
Phillip Coggan of Westmar, Queensland, seeded 2,237 acres of wheat in 24 hours, breaking the previous record by 740 acres.
The twin 60-foot seeders were pulled by a 530 horsepower JD9630T rubber track tractor. He used a Simplicity air cart and a Beeline Arro GPS autosteer system.
Coggan made one six-minute stop every three hours to top up seed, fertilizer and fuel.
Because of those lightning quick pit stops, he was able to average nearly 94 acres per hour.
The seeder had to consistently work at a rate of 120 seeds per sq. metre. The record setting run was made in June 2008.
