Case-IH SDX vs Precision Disc 500
and Keeton Universal Kit, Dry From what we hear from former SDX owners moving to the P-500 with our upgrades, they are extremely pleased with seed placement. The P-500 has amazing ability to cut heavy thatches of straw, cut the furrow to a precise depth, and get almost all the seeds to the bottom of the furrow. Too bad Case-New Holland dropped the ball on the seed firming. And they are scrambling to improve their furrow closing too, by changing the angle of the packer wheel.
[Edited a couple minutes after posting, to more fully answer the questions, and to clarify.]
The move from 22" blades to 18" blades is wonderful (less hairpinning), unless you routinely seed at 5" depth. The P-500 boot/scraper is much improved and gets the seeds to the bottom of the furrow rather than scattering them everywhere like the SDX did. But the loss of the seed-lock wheel is a disaster. Although we at Exapta have an upgrade kit for the P-500 drills to do in-furrow seed firming with a Keeton & Mojo Wire. Exapta Solutions :: The Thompson closing wheel and bracket for CIH Precision-500 drills and Exapta Solutions :: Mojo Wire stiffener for Keetons
and Keeton Universal Kit, Dry From what we hear from former SDX owners moving to the P-500 with our upgrades, they are extremely pleased with seed placement. The P-500 has amazing ability to cut heavy thatches of straw, cut the furrow to a precise depth, and get almost all the seeds to the bottom of the furrow. Too bad Case-New Holland dropped the ball on the seed firming. And they are scrambling to improve their furrow closing too, by changing the angle of the packer wheel.
[Edited a couple minutes after posting, to more fully answer the questions, and to clarify.]
