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Guymon, OK | In my experience, the discs will last a long time. We had been running the same ones for nearly ten years before replacing them last year. Now, I will admit that they probably should have been changed a few years earlier, but otherwise I never noticed any erratic population until the 2011 season. Brushes should be replaced when they start to look like an old toothbrush, or a little before depending on long you keep a toothbrush.
Cleaning the discs and brushes at the end of the season will go a long way to increasing their lifespans. I like to soak the discs in hot soapy water for a few hours, then use a stiff nylon brush to scrub the seed treatment and graphite off of them. A wire brush or scraper is just going to damage the discs. The manual says to wash the brushes, too, but I just pick out any stray seeds and gently blow the dust out with compressed air. Store the discs separately from the meters to keep from smashing the brushes.
Edited by okpanhandle 1/16/2013 08:42
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Kinze Brush Meter Maintenance
