Do you have any additional weight on your planter ? Down pressure springs? I have the same planter and it doesn’t reliably penetrate deep enough for corn. Beans yes.
My planter has a heavy toolbar to give it more weight, there are tension springs for the main planting unit and for the row closers. For the no-till systems we need to set these all the way down for the most tension. Thank you for watching!
@@bardwellfarm1685 thanks for your reply. I have the easy set toolbar. I think it’s the lightest one they make. I always have row unit down pressure springs maxed out but found that if the closing wheel springs were too tight it was fighting the row unit down pressure. I am getting Martin till 2nd stage closers (case style chevron press wheel) to replace the v press wheels. I seed very shallow for my vegetable crops. Good luck and nice videos !!
We use trash/row cleaners which cut and throw the residue to the side. Studies have shown that coulter can create a false seed furrow and seed can fall deeper and not germinate as well. The row cleaners just clear the surface residue away. The primary seed opener coulter on your planter can do the job of cutting through the rest of the residue. They should be sharp enough for this. Thanks so much for watching!
Do you have any additional weight on your planter ? Down pressure springs? I have the same planter and it doesn’t reliably penetrate deep enough for corn. Beans yes.
My planter has a heavy toolbar to give it more weight, there are tension springs for the main planting unit and for the row closers. For the no-till systems we need to set these all the way down for the most tension. Thank you for watching!
@@bardwellfarm1685 thanks for your reply. I have the easy set toolbar. I think it’s the lightest one they make. I always have row unit down pressure springs maxed out but found that if the closing wheel springs were too tight it was fighting the row unit down pressure. I am getting Martin till 2nd stage closers (case style chevron press wheel) to replace the v press wheels. I seed very shallow for my vegetable crops. Good luck and nice videos !!
You too @@aaronlohr8477!
why don't u use a front coulter to cut the residue?
We use trash/row cleaners which cut and throw the residue to the side. Studies have shown that coulter can create a false seed furrow and seed can fall deeper and not germinate as well. The row cleaners just clear the surface residue away. The primary seed opener coulter on your planter can do the job of cutting through the rest of the residue. They should be sharp enough for this. Thanks so much for watching!