I built my 7200 2 winters ago with shoup parts; Double disk fert openers, a couple of arms for those disk openers, all new no-till coulters and bearings, and lastly, the trailing closing wheel arms. Can't seem to see any adverse wear after only 2 seasons, so I can't really give an honest answer. Everything looks to be going around, and up and down as reqd. But reading several recent posts about their parts pretty much centers around the cheaper bearing being used. I don't believe they are the only guilty vendor.. so check what others may be offering. I think money saved is about offset by a little shorter service life. So if you are thinking about trading planter in a year or two, aftermarket may be the way to go. Keeping it for a longer time? might be better off to go full name brand. |