Feb 10, 2021 | JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drills, Newsletters, No-till Drills
The first thing to evaluate is the condition of your tires. Does the tire still have a square lip that contacts the opener blade to make a seal to keep out dirt? What is the condition of the tire? Splits or checks in the material from stubble abrasion? Are chunks of...
Aug 31, 2020 | JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drills, Newsletters, No-till Drills
What are the most important items to repair and/or replace when the budget is tight? While Exapta has a multitude of solutions to completely rebuild and transform your JD openers for improved seeding performance, we understand sometimes the budget requires a...
Aug 10, 2020 | Newsletters, No-till Drills, Opener Design
On JD and CIH P-500/NH P-2080/85 single disc drills (with 18″ blades), blades should be replaced at 17 3/8″ diameter or sooner. At Exapta, we encourage blade replacement sooner rather than later, because at this point over half the bevel is gone and very...
Feb 6, 2020 | JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drills, Newsletters, No-till Drills
Because there are several bushing kit options marketed, we field this question often, “Which bushing kit is the best fit for me, and why?” Of course, we should factor time (of the repair/job and maintenance), price and quality. Exapta delivers quality—with every...
Apr 2, 2019 | JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drills, Newsletters, No-till Drills
by Matt Hagny If you notice a lot of wear on the depth-adjustment mechanism (the plate with the notches in it, as well as the knob), it’s probably a sign you’re not running enough downforce on the openers. If you don’t have enough downforce (whether that’s OEM or with...
Mar 30, 2019 | 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...
