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  • rook
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2003
    • 313
    #1

    Seeding speed

    Just noticed when seeding that the rear shanks don't close properly, even at 4.5 mph. Consequently those rows don't get packed properly.

    We use a Bourgault air drill with wide-ish openers. Is this problem lessened if we use a narrower (knife) opener? Can you seed faster with a narrower opener?
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    • kenzie
      Junior Member
      • Oct 2000
      • 29
      #2
      I use 3 inch spoons on all but the last row of shanks...on the last row I just use worn down openers and have hung a 3 ft piece of heavy chain around the shank. It seems to bring a bit of dirt back in before the K-hart packers come along. I have a "poor mans" air drill and it works for me at 5.5 mph.

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        • johnnytill
          Junior Member
          • Jan 2004
          • 8
          #3
          Harvest Technologies {Atom jet} disk closers mounted on the shanks and cruise at 7 mph.

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