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Topic: off color no till drill press wheel

Posted By: cowkicker
Subject: off color no till drill press wheel
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 12:05am

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the pros or cons of different types of closing wheels on no till drills. I have noticed that some have wheels that are a flat type that are approx 2" wide and others have ones that double rib and approx 4" wide. I am mainly interested in interseeding small grain and grass seed into pasture. Thanks!

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Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 7:33pm

Cowkicker, What kind of a no-till drill are you running? What type of seed boot and so forth, is it a disc type opener, or a shank type, and how wide of a ribbon is the seed being placed in? Generally speaking, in my area everyone seems to like a pneumatic or semi-pneumatic closing wheel, and usually the wider the better. Things could be way different in your neck of the woods though, as I see that you are a looooooong ways away from me. Darrel

Posted By: Adam Stratton
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 9:59pm

Depends on your ground conditions. If it is loose and fluffy, the wider wheels are better. We have a drill that has single 2" wheels, one that has a pair of 2" wheels in a V shape, and one with the wide wheel. They all have their places, but we use them all in whatever conditions we have to. Normally dont have trouble except that the V wheels ball up in trash and stalks sometimes.

Posted By: cowkicker
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2010 at 11:04pm

At the present time a Tye, 5/16" fluted no till coulter blade, double disc seed openers, 2"x 12"solid (hard rubber?) press wheel. I have been shopping around for another drill and have noticed that that there are several different types of press wheels available and was just wondering what the differences in them might be? What are the benefits or downfalls of each type. Hate to buy one type and later someone tell me that another type would have been better in my situation. Maybe a more aggressive coulter would require a different press wheel ? Again 99% of my drilling will be in established pasture.

Posted By: Adam Stratton
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2010 at 7:26am

We currently have the single 2" wheel on our No-Till (Great Plains) drill, and I like them better than the 2 wheels in a V. The only problem we have had with them so far is that the previous owner ran them loose, so the bearings keep coming loose in the sockets. I have not figured out how to fix that problem yet, but I like the way they plant. I No-tilled a field that my landlord had pastured all winter with it this spring, and thought it did a good job.