Flange Bushing Rebuild Kit Saves On Planter Repair Costs
“Our new flange bushing kit for planters makes old and worn parallel linkage arms and bushings work better than new. All the wear takes place on replaceable parts instead of on your planter’s parallel linkage arms,” says Dave Burgei, S.I. Distributing, Spencerville, Ohio.
He credits the idea for the flange bushing kit to Ron Jackson and his son Cody, who farm near New Boston, Mo.
According to Burgei, worn parallel linkage arms and bushings are a common problem with today’s planters and, with the newer high-speed planters, the likelihood is that the problem will only get worse. “In the past, worn parallel linkage arms and bushings have always had to be replaced with new and expensive ones,” says Burgei. “With our flange bushing kit, there is no longer any wear on the parallel linkage arms. All the wear is on the kit’s replaceable parts.”
Those parts include a hardened flange bushing with a small built-in “dowel” that fits into a hole drilled into one side of the arm, and a threaded hex bushing that fits into the flange bushing. The operator drills a small hole into the arm for the dowel, and reams out the existing worn hole in the arm a little larger for a more precise fit for the bushings. A special shoulder bolt holds the 2 bushings together.
“The dowel locks itself into the arm to keep the flange bushing from turning. The design keeps the bushings and arms tight so that the wear now takes place on the bushings instead of the parallel linkage arms,” says Burgei.
The flange bushing kit is designed for John Deere, Case IH, Kinze, and New Holland planters. Price varies from $65 to $119 per row depending on the make and model of the planter.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, S.I. Distributing, l3540 Spencerville Road, Spencerville, Ohio 45887 (ph 800 368-7773; www.sidist.com).
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Flange Bushing Rebuild Kit Saves On Planter Repair Costs PLANTERS “Our new flange bushing kit for planters makes old and worn parallel linkage arms and bushings work better than new All the wear takes place on replaceable parts instead of on your planter’s parallel linkage arms ” says Dave Burgei S I Distributing Spencerville Ohio He credits the idea for the flange bushing kit to Ron Jackson and his son Cody who farm near New Boston Mo According to Burgei worn parallel linkage arms and bushings are a common problem with today’s planters and with the newer high-speed planters the likelihood is that the problem will only get worse “In the past worn parallel linkage arms and bushings have always had to be replaced with new and expensive ones ” says Burgei “With our flange bushing kit there is no longer any wear on the parallel linkage arms All the wear is on the kit’s replaceable parts ” Those parts include a hardened flange bushing with a small built-in “dowel” that fits into a hole drilled into one side of the arm and a threaded hex bushing that fits into the flange bushing The operator drills a small hole into the arm for the dowel and reams out the existing worn hole in the arm a little larger for a more precise fit for the bushings A special shoulder bolt holds the 2 bushings together “The dowel locks itself into the arm to keep the flange bushing from turning The design keeps the bushings and arms tight so that the wear now takes place on the bushings instead of the parallel linkage arms ” says Burgei The flange bushing kit is designed for John Deere Case IH Kinze and New Holland planters Price varies from $65 to $119 per row depending on the make and model of the planter Contact: FARM SHOW Followup S I Distributing l3540 Spencerville Road Spencerville Ohio 45887 ph 800 368-7773; www sidist com
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