Carrier Arms Improve Planter

Carrier Arms Improve Planter Spencer Yenni, Wakefield, Kan.: “Terrace King carrier arms from Swihart Solutions have really made a difference with my planter. I struggled with uneven planting, with my 24-row planter skipping over terraces and high spots. “The inside wheels would cause the row units to lose ground contact at the end of the wing, and the two center wheels would cause row units to lose ground contact near the hinge points. The parallel arms couldn’t travel down far enough to keep the row units in the ground. “When that happened, the computer would alert that there was a weight cell problem and no ground contact. The Terrace King arms improve that by about 95%. They restore up to 12 in. of row travel on terraced ground. When planting, they lift the wheels above the ground, but return them to a weight-bearing position when the planter is lifted. Even if the planter lifts partly out of the ground, it’s not out long enough to throw a code. “E.J. Swihart made his first set of carrier arms for my planter. I’ve been running them for three or four years, and they’re a very straightforward solution for a big problem. Compared to flex planter solutions, they were easy to install and required no modification to how the frame came from the factory.”

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