750A spoked gauge wheels

[Farmer Roy]

Or, you could price the coil ones above, having only 3 spokes instead of 4, they are going to have a lot more trash clearance

 

[SilliamWhale]

I have just checked the JD parts website and these are now listed at over £200 each!
Is this correct? Will I get a better price from my local dealer?
The part number has also changed to AA98187

How much are Mudsmiths now?

I had a quote recently. I think £140 ex usa. The coil aussie ones are quite dear

 

[SilliamWhale]

Anyone know anything about this French Company?

https://www.otico.com/en/farmflex-wheels

They appear to make a spoked wheel equivalent but I can't find the model number for a 750 here

 

[Bob lincs]

Anyone know anything about this French Company?

https://www.otico.com/en/farmflex-wheels

They appear to make a spoked wheel equivalent but I can't find the model number for a 750 here

Beeversales are the uk dealers .

 

[SilliamWhale]

Beeversales are the uk dealers .

Did you buy any of these?

 

[Bob lincs]

Did you buy any of these?

No we had JD ones

 

[AT Aloss]

I ran a spoked gauge wheel alongside standard gauge wheels last Autumn to give it the most extreme comparison challenge possible. I ran it behind the tractor wheel, a zone where I found standard gauge wheels stalled. I completed autumn drilling on December 9th, a day where I experienced a considerable number of blockages. The spoked wheel accumulated a considerable amount of mud which did cause it to sometimes run slowly. However I advocate using the standard gauge wheel, because I have yet to find a better indicator of when to park a 750A drill in the shed than the standard gauge wheel. Almost every spring sown crop has outperformed my autumn crops (except wheat after vining peas). Moving to spoked wheels would not only have cost a considerable amount of money but would have encouraged me to persevere with a futile exercise.

 

[AT Aloss]

They look good but I can't help feel if it's wet enough to need them the drill should probably be in the shed not the field

Best advice to date

 

[SilliamWhale]

I ran a spoked gauge wheel alongside standard gauge wheels last Autumn to give it the most extreme comparison challenge possible. I ran it behind the tractor wheel, a zone where I found standard gauge wheels stalled. I completed autumn drilling on December 9th, a day where I experienced a considerable number of blockages. The spoked wheel accumulated a considerable amount of mud which did cause it to sometimes run slowly. However I advocate using the standard gauge wheel, because I have yet to find a better indicator of when to park a 750A drill in the shed than the standard gauge wheel. Almost every spring sown crop has outperformed my autumn crops (except wheat after vining peas). Moving to spoked wheels would not only have cost a considerable amount of money but would have encouraged me to persevere with a futile exercise.

Good point. I've broken a couple of my guage weels and so I need to buy some new ones and thought even spoked aftermarket would be cheaper than JD original

 

[AT Aloss]

Good point. I've broken a couple of my guage weels and so I need to buy some new ones and thought even spoked aftermarket would be cheaper than JD original

I suppose the cheapest replacement in the long run is the one that provides the longest service, which I suspect is the Needham, but would be interested to know if anyone has found any that last longer?
https://store.needhamag.com/product/needham-ag-spoked-narrow-gauge-wheel-assembly/

 

[SilliamWhale]

I suppose the cheapest replacement in the long run is the one that provides the longest service, which I suspect is the Needham, but would be interested to know if anyone has found any that last longer?
https://store.needhamag.com/product/needham-ag-spoked-narrow-gauge-wheel-assembly/

Needhams are great - I have two. Just trying to avoid hauling metal by plane across the world!

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Mine floated.......importer here gets a contained once a year. Pre order only.

 

[Jimmy02]

Did anybody end up ordering the coil gauge wheels for next season - https://www.rfmnt.com/coil-gauge-wheel/
Keen to hear your opinion. Was thinking I might try some on my bad spots next year.