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hobby95
Posted 5/16/2017 14:51 (#6019898)
Subject: Copperhead Ag furrow cruisers


SW MINNESOTA		Running furrow cruisers on a new to me 1770nt in conventional tilled ground. They are doing like they say they will by busting up the seed trench sidewall but the seed seems to lay in loose dirt that isn't packed at all, maybe that's normally a good thing. Checking some corn planted a week ago, most is up or just below the surface but when I dig in a skip what I find is seed that either sprouted and died or did nothing and rotted. Maybe it's a seed issues too bit wondering if anyone runs the furrow cruisers and thinks they should pack more. I know of a guy running them with a yetter firming wheel like a case ih behind them and he seems to really like that setup. Thanks
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NDFARMER95
Posted 5/16/2017 16:41 (#6020011 - in reply to #6019898)
Subject: RE: Copperhead Ag furrow cruisers


ND		Your running one wheel or both?
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hobby95
Posted 5/16/2017 20:19 (#6020308 - in reply to #6020011)
Subject: RE: Copperhead Ag furrow cruisers


SW MINNESOTA		Both
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wire farms
Posted 5/16/2017 16:59 (#6020030 - in reply to #6019898)
Subject: RE: Copperhead Ag furrow cruisers


Nebraska		Everyone hates keetons on here but I run them with 2 furrow cruisers and have had my best stands ever with this setup. Everytime I dig a seed up its placed nice and tight in the bottom of the trench and the cruisers always seem to break up my sidewall compaction. Except when its too wet then the cruisers pack with mud and become mud balls. I've never had to ajust my closing wheel spring past the 2nd notch to get the trench closed. I'm as much no till as I can maybe your soil is to worked to loose.
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BrushyP73
Posted 5/16/2017 20:00 (#6020267 - in reply to #6020030)
Subject: RE: Copperhead Ag furrow cruisers


NC Iowa		we really get along good with them. We also run a drag chain but don't think they do much
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kramerb31
Posted 5/17/2017 10:10 (#6021276 - in reply to #6019898)
Subject: RE: Copperhead Ag furrow cruisers


Humboldt, SD		What notch of down pressure are you running with them? In most conventional ground, we like to see the 2nd notch of down pressure to get a good firming action.
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hobby95
Posted 5/18/2017 09:39 (#6022997 - in reply to #6021276)
Subject: RE: Copperhead Ag furrow cruisers


SW MINNESOTA		I started in the first notch then went to the second after a while. That seemed to work better.
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