Jan 8, 2019 | JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drills, Newsletters
by Matt Hagny One important reason why the Forges de Niaux 200s stay sharp longer than Ingersolls: The Niauxs start out with ~3/4″ of bevel, vs ~5/8″ on the Ingersolls (see photo). That’s over 1.5° smaller angle (13 vs 14.5°) at the edge, which is a...
Dec 18, 2018 | JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drills, Newsletters, Planter Setup
by Matt Hagny One of our competitors touts their use of SeedXtreme bearings. Are they in fact better? The SeedXtreme bearing uses 6 seals per side (12 total), versus the typical 2 or 3 seals per side that are commonly used in ag bearings (such as gauge wheels and...
Dec 14, 2018 | Newsletters, Planter Setup
by Matt Hagny Read the full article here. Download a PDF of the data.
Dec 6, 2018 | JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drills, Newsletters
by Matt Hagny At Exapta, we take performance very seriously. We spend a lot of time analyzing what needs to be accomplished and how best to accomplish it. And a lot of time and $$ prototyping. We think the results speak for themselves. We have dozens of farmers who...
Nov 30, 2018 | JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drills, Newsletters, No-till Drills, Trading Planters or Drills
by Matt Hagny We’ve been waiting decades for Deere to come out with improvements to their 90-series no-till drill openers. Now that it’s finally happened, it’s mostly a yawn—almost everything has already been surpassed in aftermarket products. For instance, Deere is...
Sep 26, 2018 | JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drills, Newsletters, No-till Drills
JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drill rebuilds and upgrades Don’t have the time or inclination to crawl around on your drill doing the necessary maintenance? Wanting UniForce, but hesitant to deal with the install? Give us a call, and we can recommend air drill rebuilder...
