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NE SD | looking to go to 3 inch gauge spoked wheels on my 1770nt looking at deeres, mudsmith and promags. We have some Deere spoked 4.5 inch on it now and those have worked really good. wondering if the other 2 are any better.. Deere is the cheapest |
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| We put Deere ones on last year. No complaints seems like they have more open area than the mudslides. Deere are 3 spoke mudsmith are 4 spoke. I'd go for whatever is cheaper. |
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ND | We just put on 3" yetters. Look to be very similar to what the local Deere dealer sells. |
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NE SD | Didnt realize yetter had one too ill have to price those out monday, i like the cast spokes of those and deeres |
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South central, Nebraska | I installed Mudsmith on my soybean planter last year. I like the quality of the wheel and bearing support. I don’t have experience running the other spoke options.
I did run into a problem with spoke wheels in my notil situation. I have narrow spoked wheels running next to the cornstalks on my 1535 planter. I drive the same wheel track as the previous year to prevent the tire damages I had when planting at an angle to the standing stalks. The narrow tire next to the stalk row crushes the residue better and helps maintain better planting depth. The problem with spoked wheels in this situation is the amount of exploding dry corn stalks have a tendency to have small pieces collect in the tru-vee openers in the front side and then it acts like a disc brake and stops the openers. I ended up with a few blood blisters from rolling the blades backwards to clear the trash. I can be a slow learner sometimes, gloves really help...
I had some sheet metal cut to bolt on that should eliminate the problem I had with open spokes. I think there are narrow wheel options with solid rims but I think they had the plastic/steel halves and I really like the bearing mounts on the Mudsmith better.
This may not be a problem in your area if your corn residue breaks down by planting season but this area still has residue from 250 bu + corn like it was harvested the day before. |
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| NDFARMER95 - 4/15/2018 12:09
We just put on 3" yetters. Look to be very similar to what the local Deere dealer sells.
Yetter's appear to be identical to Deere's, so my assumption is that Yetter makes them for Deere. |
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NE SD | Yetters look like they're stamped Carlysle so i would guess they make them for both.. ordered 48 yetters this morning |
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NC Iowa | There are a few on Alibaba https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=planter+gauge+wheels
I contacted one of the suppliers just for fun and they told me there was someone in South Dakota that ordered a boat load and was reselling them. They mentioned could be had for $30/piece directly from them (supplier in china).
This won't help anyone now since it'd take a couple months to get here but just for future reference. |
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SE MN | cbSCNE,
What width gauge wheels are you running on your 1535? |
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| cbSCNE - 4/15/2018 12:27
I installed Mudsmith on my soybean planter last year. I like the quality of the wheel and bearing support. I don’t have experience running the other spoke options.
I did run into a problem with spoke wheels in my notil situation. I have narrow spoked wheels running next to the cornstalks on my 1535 planter. I drive the same wheel track as the previous year to prevent the tire damages I had when planting at an angle to the standing stalks. The narrow tire next to the stalk row crushes the residue better and helps maintain better planting depth. The problem with spoked wheels in this situation is the amount of exploding dry corn stalks have a tendency to have small pieces collect in the tru-vee openers in the front side and then it acts like a disc brake and stops the openers. I ended up with a few blood blisters from rolling the blades backwards to clear the trash. I can be a slow learner sometimes, gloves really help...
I had some sheet metal cut to bolt on that should eliminate the problem I had with open spokes. I think there are narrow wheel options with solid rims but I think they had the plastic/steel halves and I really like the bearing mounts on the Mudsmith better.
This may not be a problem in your area if your corn residue breaks down by planting season but this area still has residue from 250 bu + corn like it was harvested the day before.
Do you have pictures of the sheet metal covers you made. The new to me planter has the Mud Smiths. I'll be planting mostly in strip till environment. Does the spoke design let any dirt and residue into the seed trench?
Edited by gcfarmboy 3/30/2023 20:12
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what brand spoked guage wheels are the best?
