No-till Equipment Planter Attachments

Easy conditions to plant in

Functions of Planters, D Functions of Planters, Drills, and Air Seeders 1.Cut and handle residue, 2.Penetrate the soil to desired seeding depth, 3.Meter the seed, 4.Establish proper seed-to-soil contact, and 5.Close the seed-vee.

Pioneer Village

Adding No-till Attachments Soybean residue

Need of Sufficient Residue Distribution Set the chopper to throw full width

Need of Sufficient Residue Distribution

Coulters

Openers

1½ to 2 inches of blade contact

Staggered disk openers

Excessive tillage from coulter

300 pounds available downpressure per row

Lifted off the rockshaft

Add weight on folding wings

Filling tanks with water

Level the planter in the field, slightly tail down

12 wheel weights

Weight is even more critical on drills

Poorly drained, cold wet soils

Residue movers

Keep furrow openers above any residue

Fingered residue movers

Meter the seed

Seed-to-soil contact is separate from close the seed-vee

Closes the seed-vee first

Keeton Seed Firmers

Press-Wheels

Extra closing force in double crop

Over-tightening angle press wheels caused compaction

Level the planter in the field to slightly tail-down

Schaffert Rebounder

Note the small, late corn from non-uniform depth

Left -2 inch planting depth… Right 3/4 inch planting depth

Shaffert Furrow-Vee Closer

Schiagel closing wheels

Martin Spader Wheels

Check Performance of Planters, D Check Performance of Planters, Drills, and Air Seeders 1.Cut and handle residue, 2.Penetrate the soil to desired seeding depth, 3.Meter the seed, 4.Establish proper seed-to-soil contact, and 5.Close the seed-vee.

Meter-Max Device

Evaluation Clinic?

Sugar Bowl

Check Now With appropriate weight, downpressure, and adjustments, most current planters and drills will perform well in no-till conditions. A little time spent now will help avoid headaches and delays later during the planting season.