Adhesive-Backed Plastic Strips Solves Case-IH Planter Problems

Adhesive-Backed Plastic Strips Solves Case-IH Planter Problems PLANTING EQUIPMENT Accessories 21-5-32 Ben Meister, Fairbury, Ill.: Ben offers a low-cost solution to problems associated with drums jumping on certain Case-IH Cyclo planters when they're used to plant corn. "A year or two ago, Case-IH came out with a newly designed 36-hole drum that has dimples between each of the holes," Ben says. "That was supposed to stop the drum from jumping and, thus, improve seed spacing. However, the new drums sell for as much as $285 apiece, so it'd cost over $500 to retrofit a 12-row planter. "I sell rolls of a special adhesive-backed plastic strip with bumps that can be used to accomplish the same thing for a fraction of the cost. You simply cut the roll to length, peel off the backed tape and apply to the spaces between the holes. "A roll big enough for a 12-row planter runs about $70 plus $5 S&H. A roll big enough for a 16-row planter runs about $80. The strips were used on about 80 units in my part of the country last year with good results." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ben Meister, 700 W. Ash St., Fairbury, Ill. 61739 (ph 815 692-4481).

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