Jun 25, 2019 | Newsletters, Planter Setup
by Matt Hagny The Exapta crew has gotten quite a few questions from our customers as to Precision Tillage Tech’s STP/Sabre-Tooth opener blades, so we tested them this spring [2019] on a JD 1770 planter with XP row units in central Kansas in 25-year no-till on mellow...
Apr 15, 2019 | Agronomy, Planter Setup
This no-till cotton field was planted with 2 different planters, 2 operators. The arrow is the dividing line. The planters were both equipped with Keetons + Mojos, new opener blades, etc. The one on the RH side had Thompson closing wheels with toe-out wedges, the...
Apr 3, 2019 | Newsletters, Planter Setup
by Matt Hagny If you have new blades on a Deere planter with the depth mechanism set as shown in this photo, the furrow being cut should be 2” deep consistently. If it’s less than that, you don’t have enough downforce on the row unit. (For corn, sunflowers, and...
Mar 26, 2019 | Newsletters, Planter Setup
by Matt Hagny We now have Forges de Niaux opener blade assemblies for late-model JD planters (XP & ME5). And with larger bearings than OEM or other aftermarket! These puppies use Peer double-row 205 bearings, whereas OEM and other aftermarket are double-row 204...
Mar 26, 2019 | Case-IH Precision Disk 500 / NH P-2080/2085, JD 50/60/90/Pro-series drills, Newsletters, Planter Setup, Trading Planters or Drills
by Matt Hagny A nuanced topic. First, let’s look at gauge wheels on planters, then drills. (Your drill isn’t a true gauge-wheel design? Maybe it’s time to upgrade). For the last 40+ yrs, virtually all planters have had gauge wheels alongside the...
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...
