Seed Firmers
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Topic: Seed Firmers
Posted By: Unit3
Subject: Seed Firmers
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2021 at 9:08am
How many of you all run seed firmers on your planters? Do you like them? Are they worth the time and money?
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2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2021 at 7:40pm
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my seed firmer was on my press wheel, a single rib down the middle.
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Posted By: AllisFreak MN
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2021 at 8:11pm
I have them on my Deere 7000, not sure how much good they really do. They were on there when I bought the planter.
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'49 A-C WD, '51 A-C WD, '63 A-C D17 Series III, 1968 A-C One-Seventy, '82 A-C 6060, '75 A-C 7040, A-C #3 sickle mower, 2 A-C 701 wagons, '78 Gleaner M2
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Posted By: Kansas99
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2021 at 9:30pm
Older IHC planters and JD vacuum they help with seed bounce, no help to white and not sure about Kinze. Problem is if you worried about seed spacing they can screw with that. Had them on JD haven't had any since been running a 8516 White.
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Posted By: farmboy520
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2021 at 7:25am
We've run them for years. Ran them first on deere 7000 and now on Kinze 3600. Seems to help keep the seed a consistent depth.
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On the farm: Agco Allis 9695, 7060, 7010, R66, Farmall H, and Farmall F20 (Great Grandpa's)
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Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2021 at 8:10pm
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I’m a huge believer in them. EVEN seedling EMERGENCE is the primary goal of a seed furrow firmer. Yes, they may slide a seed now & then which does antagonize seed meter & seed tube singulation efforts. Aside from a few misplaced seedlings, it’s more important to achieve EVEN SEED FURROW DEPTH that allows for the beginnings of even emergence.
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