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Leaf Springs

  • For seed boot on JD 50, 60 & 90-series NT drills. Must be trimmed or modified to fit 60 series boot. Manufactured to Exapta’s high-quality specs for longer service life (less breakage, maintains strength) and 20% more force applied to the boot. Special ultra-durable paint process prevents rust. Plus a splotch of blue for visibility. Replaces Deere N284055 & N280485.
    $6.00

All About Leaf Springs

Our leaf spring is for the seed boot on JD 50, 60 & 90-series no-till drills. Must be trimmed or modified to fit 60 series boot. Manufactured to Exapta’s high-quality specs for longer service life (less breakage, maintains strength). Special ultra-durable paint process prevents rust. Plus a splotch of blue for visibility. Replaces Deere N284055 & N280485.

20% Stronger than OEM

Verified through independent testing.

“[With Exapta upgrades] my drill works better than when it was new.”
Bob Berndt
White, SD, Exapta customer since 2015 (Ingersolls, Ninjas, Exapta leaf springs on 20-ft JD 1590 drill)
“Exapta seed boot springs are absolutely brilliant compared to the JD springs, and also it was cheaper to get them from Exapta than to purchase JD ones from our local dealer.”
Tom Robinson
oyleton, South Australia

Chris Horton

Chris Horton brings 25 years of management with him. He grew up on his grandparents farm in Reno County Kansas where they mainly grew wheat and cattle feed. He worked on feed lots as a pen rider and cow-calf operations before moving to Southern California where Chris started a new career in the transportation and transport logistics, eventually managing the western region for a large commercial vehicle leasing company. Chris moved home to Kansas, to manage a local Farmers Coop and then eventually the service dept for a tractor dealership. The opportunity to join the Exapta team came up, and he knew he wanted to be a part of this team.

Bob Pagel

Sales & Service Representative

Prior to joining Exapta, Bob Pagel was an Agricultural Territory Sales Manager for Ritchie Brothers, serving parts of MN, WI and IA. He continues to support his family farm in SE Minnesota.

Jon Zeller

Current Product Engineer

Jonathan Zeller joined Exapta excited to return to working with no-till planting equipment. He supported research of no-till planting and other ag related projects for 7 years with Kansas State University’s Agricultural Engineering Department after getting his engineering degree. He later worked 3 years for Landoll Company, LLC. where he gained experience in a design engineering role. Jonathan grew up on a small family farm in NE Kansas working with row crops, hay and cattle. Jonathan enjoys solving engineering problems and improving or creating products to be robust and easy to install and service.