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The large spring on each row unit, anyone had to replace them? Any specs on max compressed length to allow?
No idea on acreage, but were on our third set of blades (brand new, 20acres on them), 2nd set of boots.
I first thought our problem slicing through wheat straw was typical hairpinning last year, so we rebladed. We were down around 17" anyways. This year with blades is even worse, but i noticed that at our normal pressure (orange/red line~1000psi), the depth wheels arent even close to touching the ground, and the shoe is hovering over the ground as well. Blade only and inch or so deep. We are fully weighted, not that hard of ground, and never had issues getting plenty of downpressure. It is heavy enough to not lift the frame wheels.
I slowly cranked more and more on the depth pressure until i maxed it out well into the red at 2250psi. The top of the rotating bar is at the 15-20* angle, and the depth bands are finally touching dirt, but somethings not right.
Only thing i can think is that the cylinders may be maxing out at this point and the springs just arent transferring the load.
Any other ideas? I did have a leak in the return line at the SCV, but fixed that and problem remains.
New ingersoll blades. 20ft, 7.5" spacing, clay/black ground with moisture, behind 100bu. wheat with a tough straw characteristic in this variety
No idea on acreage, but were on our third set of blades (brand new, 20acres on them), 2nd set of boots.
I first thought our problem slicing through wheat straw was typical hairpinning last year, so we rebladed. We were down around 17" anyways. This year with blades is even worse, but i noticed that at our normal pressure (orange/red line~1000psi), the depth wheels arent even close to touching the ground, and the shoe is hovering over the ground as well. Blade only and inch or so deep. We are fully weighted, not that hard of ground, and never had issues getting plenty of downpressure. It is heavy enough to not lift the frame wheels.
I slowly cranked more and more on the depth pressure until i maxed it out well into the red at 2250psi. The top of the rotating bar is at the 15-20* angle, and the depth bands are finally touching dirt, but somethings not right.
Only thing i can think is that the cylinders may be maxing out at this point and the springs just arent transferring the load.
Any other ideas? I did have a leak in the return line at the SCV, but fixed that and problem remains.
New ingersoll blades. 20ft, 7.5" spacing, clay/black ground with moisture, behind 100bu. wheat with a tough straw characteristic in this variety