Posted 9/11/2010 07:48 (#1355046 - in reply to #1354286) Subject: Re: JD drills : 750 vs 1560
Breakage of closing wheel springs is pretty common on the 60/90-series. JD went to an additional wrap of wire on that torsion spring to help alleviate the problem.
I think the breakage is primarily due to bounce of the heavy OEM closing wheel. Faster operating speeds cause more bounce.