750a spoked gauge wheels blocking

[Louis Mc]

Anyone have any solutions to this.... obviously apart from wait for it to be drier.
Didn't have any issues in the autumn but oat over crop and sticky soul is causing trouble this spring

 

[Tractor Boy]

Anyone have any solutions to this.... obviously apart from wait for it to be drier.
Didn't have any issues in the autumn but oat over crop and sticky soul is causing trouble this spring

I thought the consensus was that it was too wet if the conventional ones blocked so how wet must it be to block the spoked ones?

 

[martian]

I thought the consensus was that it was too wet if the conventional ones blocked so how wet must it be to block the spoked ones?

You ever been to Meath?

 

[SilliamWhale]

Would reducing downpressure help a bit? ie not squeezing things?

 

[Feldspar]

I thought the consensus was that it was too wet if the conventional ones blocked so how wet must it be to block the spoked ones?

This!

 

[Louis Mc]

Would reducing downpressure help a bit? ie not squeezing things?

Perhaps but I'm not up overly high. I'll try it.
In a dryer field now and no problem.
Though I am happy the other one was fine for drilling. A few wet patches here and there were causing the problems I think

 

[SilliamWhale]

Perhaps but I'm not up overly high. I'll try it.
In a dryer field now and no problem.
Though I am happy the other one was fine for drilling. A few wet patches here and there were causing the problems I think

I haven't got the spoked ones but once something starts mudding your buggered and it tends to ball up more and more.

 

[Simon Chiles]

Perhaps but I'm not up overly high. I'll try it.
In a dryer field now and no problem.
Though I am happy the other one was fine for drilling. A few wet patches here and there were causing the problems I think

You can try shimming the gauge wheel closer to the disc so that the lip of the tyre wipes the disc clean. Remember to shim them back out again as soon as it's drier or you'll rip the lip of the tyre. Technically it should have a 3mm gap between tyre lip and disc. You should also be running with no press wheel pressure, the Yanks would remove the press wheels completely when seeding in the wet.

 

[Louis Mc]

You can try shimming the gauge wheel closer to the disc so that the lip of the tyre wipes the disc clean. Remember to shim them back out again as soon as it's drier or you'll rip the lip of the tyre. Technically it should have a 3mm gap between tyre lip and disc. You should also be running with no press wheel pressure, the Yanks would remove the press wheels completely when seeding in the wet.

Thanks Simon, might try the shimming if the issue arises again. Yes already running press wheel with no pressure

 

[H.Jackson]

Think a guy @Andy Howard visited in France had little chains to lift the press wheels out of the way.

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Would reducing downpressure help a bit? ie not squeezing things?

Agreed.

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

You can try shimming the gauge wheel closer to the disc so that the lip of the tyre wipes the disc clean. Remember to shim them back out again as soon as it's drier or you'll rip the lip of the tyre. Technically it should have a 3mm gap between tyre lip and disc. You should also be running with no press wheel pressure, the Yanks would remove the press wheels completely when seeding in the wet.

Blocked wheels will stall the disc if to close together, causing uneven wear. As has been said surely if its blocking spoked wheels come back in a day or two???

 

[Farmer Roy]

You can try shimming the gauge wheel closer to the disc so that the lip of the tyre wipes the disc clean. Remember to shim them back out again as soon as it's drier or you'll rip the lip of the tyre. Technically it should have a 3mm gap between tyre lip and disc. You should also be running with no press wheel pressure, the Yanks would remove the press wheels completely when seeding in the wet.

Steel scraper rings. Run them up against the disc. A game changer

 

[Robert]

Home made? How are they attached? Thanks

 

[Farmer Roy]

Home made? How are they attached? Thanks

http://www.bossagparts.com.au/epage.../Shops/bossengineeringptyltd/Products/436-899

Nah, there's a couple of different engineering companies making them.
They just push over the tyre - new tyres are best as they haven't had the lip worn off & if you like a bit of extra security a few dobs of silicone sealant holds them pretty secure

 

[TopBanana]

Could it be too much pressure?

 

[Louis Mc]

Quite possibly.