central - east central Minnesota - | warrior-p - 12/1/2012 07:24 So has anyone had any problems with the boots or blades purchased from Abilene Machine, Shoup, Kooima? Do you normally replace the planter rubber gage wheel along with the blades and boots if they are spaced off the opener? Which do u prefer and why? Also, where is the best place to get seed boot bolts? Holes do not appear to be worn but bolts are.
In the past, the compareable blades from CaseIH, JD and Shoup all wore the same and kept the edge about the same (I bought some of each and ran them side by side). CaseIH were about the same price as Shoup, when CaseIH had their tillage and planting parts sale offered mid-winter through spring).
Last blades I got, I got from Needham. There was little difference between his and the others and I feel Phil has first hand experence with the drills and the wear parts. He controls his quality of parts to meet his demands.
I'm not sure, but he may offer boots now ? A call would confirm.
As far as boots, I've run JD as I didn't want to get into premature wear of the others, if they were not up to spec's. I didn't want to take a chance, since changeing boots isn't the funnest job.
There are spacer washers on the gauge wheel to shim the wheel tigher against the disk, if it needs to go that way. I haven't replaced gauge wheels yet, but do adjust them against the disk blade over the yrs.
Your boots should be mounted in the center hole - is that hole worn? If so, you would need a repair kit from Craft services or Shopmanbob(?) or Needham's. Needhams bushes the boot - the rest bush the arm itself.
The bolts could be bought from Shoup, Needhams, or you could try a longer grade 8 or harder bolt. Be sure to get a bolt that is long enough that the shoulder or shank goes all the way through the holes and treads are outside the metal. If treads are in a wear area, they will tend to wear parts faster and break in the tread area.
If there is any wear in the center hole, you should rebush. It makes a huge difference in seed placement. The boot can move back and forth in the soil, kicking the seed out of the trench. Keep in mind, you are only planting between 1 and 2 inchs deep. I've seen boots with that much slop in them.
Replace gauge wheel when rubber is shot . . . .
http://exapta.com/knowledge/tipdrill.html
http://www.needhamag.com/index.php
http://www.craftairservices.com/Specials.html
http://hizeyfarmservicellc.com/index.htm
Good luck .. . . it's not hard, but does take time. A compact cordless 1/2 inch impact can pay for itself rebulding the drill. |
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