1. No-till Equipment Planter Attachments

2. Easy conditions to plant in

3. Functions of Planters, D Functions of Planters, Drills, and Air Seeders 1.Cut and handle residue, 2.Penetrate the soil to desired seeding depth, 3.Meter the seed, 4.Establish proper seed-to-soil contact, and 5.Close the seed-vee.

4. Pioneer Village

6. Adding No-till Attachments Soybean residue

8. Need of Sufficient Residue Distribution Set the chopper to throw full width

9. Need of Sufficient Residue Distribution

11. Coulters

17. Openers

20. 1½ to 2 inches of blade contact

22. Staggered disk openers

24. Excessive tillage from coulter

26. 300 pounds available downpressure per row

28. Lifted off the rockshaft

29. Add weight on folding wings

30. Filling tanks with water

31. Level the planter in the field, slightly tail down

32. 12 wheel weights

33. Weight is even more critical on drills

34. Poorly drained, cold wet soils

35. Residue movers

36. Keep furrow openers above any residue

40. Fingered residue movers

41. Meter the seed

44. Seed-to-soil contact is separate from close the seed-vee

45. Closes the seed-vee first

46. Keeton Seed Firmers

47. Press-Wheels

49. Extra closing force in double crop

53. Over-tightening angle press wheels caused compaction

55. Level the planter in the field to slightly tail-down

56. Schaffert Rebounder

57. Note the small, late corn from non-uniform depth

58. Left -2 inch planting depth… Right 3/4 inch planting depth

59. Shaffert Furrow-Vee Closer

61. Schiagel closing wheels

62. Martin Spader Wheels

76. Check Performance of Planters, D Check Performance of Planters, Drills, and Air Seeders 1.Cut and handle residue, 2.Penetrate the soil to desired seeding depth, 3.Meter the seed, 4.Establish proper seed-to-soil contact, and 5.Close the seed-vee.

83. Meter-Max Device

85. Evaluation Clinic?

87. Sugar Bowl

88. Check Now With appropriate weight, downpressure, and adjustments, most current planters and drills will perform well in no-till conditions. A little time spent now will help avoid headaches and delays later during the planting season.