Simple, Low-Cost Way To Adjust V-Wings On Older Deere Planters

Simple, Low-Cost Way To Adjust V-Wings On Older Deere Planters PLANTERS Planters 23-1-31 If you've got a Deere 7100 planter, you know how hard it can be to accurately adjust the V-wings in front of the row units with the original bolt and slot set-up. You may have also checked into getting a screw-type attachment, like those used on newer 7200, 7300 and 1700 series planters, but found you couldn't justify the cost. The solution comes from Bruce Gamble of Gamble Machining, LaFeria, Texas. "First, pull the pin out of the mounting bracket and let the V-wings fall off the bottom of the planter," Gamble says. "Then, weld a flat washer on back of one side of a nut and weld that assembly to the top portion of the tube on the V-wing assembly. Next, drill a 1/2-in. dia. hole through the 1 1/2-in. sq. tubing the V-wing attaches to. Take a length of 1/2-in. dia. threaded rod and weld another nut onto it about 3 in. from the top and screw another nut on top of the first. Drop on a flat washer and slide this assembly up through the hole you drilled in the sq. tubing. Then put a washer and nut on top of the threaded rod. Screw the nut down on the rod so it's close but not tight and weld it in place on the rod. "Finally, reattach the V-wings by screwing them to the All-Thread." This screw-type attachment is much less costly and requires no frame modification compared with Deere retrofit kits, Gamble notes. "It makes adjusting the V-wings much simpler and quicker," he says. If there's interest, he'll sell full kits for about $150 for a 6-row planter, or plans. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gamble Machining, Rt. 1, Box 173, LaFeria, Texas 78559 (ph 956 797-2169)

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