Acra-Plant Selling Spoked Closing Wheels

Acra-Plant Selling Spoked Closing Wheels PLANTING EQUIPMENT Accessories 18-2-17 Those "new and improved" closing wheels we told you about last summer (Vol 17, No. 4), invented by Texas farmer Walt Carroll, are now being sold by Acra-Plant, Garden City, Kan. "Optimizer" closing wheels have curved spokes made from rock-resistant ductile steel. According to the company, they work better than conventional '%-press wheels because the action of the spokes virtually eliminates sidewall compaction caused by the planter disc openers and the curved angle of the spokes allows them to penetrate heavy trash to close the seed slot. Because the spokes on the wheels slope backward, they're completely self-cleaning. "The unique closing action gently pinches moist soil around the seed and leaves the soil above the seed in a mulched condition," says Bob William, president. "The seed zone warms up sooner, creating the potential for quicker germination, greater root development, and faster emergence." The wheels are designed to fit existing tail assemblies on most planters wiih NI-type closing wheels. The company is working on adapting the wheels to planters using other closing systems. Sells for $138 per row. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Acra-Plant, Box 1114, 1285 Acraway, Garden City, Kan. 67846 (ph 800 835-9190).

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