A cast ductile iron conversion enabled a new planter to improve seed placement accuracy while operating at faster speeds.


SHANNON WETZEL, SENIOR EDITOR


Photo courtesy of Kinze Manufacturing.


for Kinze. “We designed a new, front folding tool bar, engineered a state-of-the-art vacuum meter with optional electric drive and created a cast ductile iron row unit with more vertical travel.” For the row unit, Kinze turned to


one of its existing suppliers, Dotson Iron Castings, Mankato, Minn. Dot-


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The main shank of the planter row unit was converted from 17 stamped steel parts to three ductile iron castings. The no-till coulter arm was consolidated from fi ve steel parts to one iron casting., and the parallel arm was consolidated from seven to one.


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