Tabs Put Seeds Into Slot

Tabs Put Seeds Into Slot PLANTERS Bonilla seed tabs keep seeds from bouncing out of seed slots The simple plastic tab fits Deere 50 and 90 Series seed boots It’s an easy add-on that helps ensure better seed placement and emergence says Phil Needham Needham Ag Technologies LLC “Deere drills and air seeders can have a hard time keeping seeds in the slot ” explains Needham “That is especially so in no-till fields with heavy residue uneven surfaces such as wheel tracks and when planting at higher speeds ” Needham says the factory installed seed tab doesn’t provide a good enough seal However the Bonilla seed tab is made from UHMW ultra high molecular weight quartz The heavy-duty poly material is flexible and wear resistant Its 7º angle also follows the seed slot behind the boot more closely than the original flat tab “When we ran field trials comparing the Bonilla seed tab with the factory-installed tab we could see the difference ” says Needham “More seeds were retained in the seed slot even in heavy residue no-till conditions and the tabs last three times longer ” Needham Ag Technologies is selling the Bonilla seed tabs on their website for $3 each plus shipping Tabs for the Deere 90 Series equipped with extended wear seed boots require a longer bolt and lock nut for the Bonilla seed tabs adding 25¢ per tab to the cost Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Needham Ag Technologies LLC 4911 Kentucky 81 North Calhoun Ky 42327 ph 270 785-0999; www needhamag com

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