Gauge wheel arm kits
from RK Products
Stop fighting with your planter gauge wheels.
We've been there. On our farm's planter, we had issues with them working their way away from the opener disks, requiring us to adjust shims throughout the season. In 2016, we tested the RK Products Gauge Wheel Arm Rebuild Kits.
During this season, we did not have to tighten our gauge wheels a single time and they maintained pressure the entire season. The other nice thing is that because we were able to reuse our old arms instead of buying new ones, it was actually cheaper than buying new arms. We ended up liking them so much that we are now offering them to our customers.
The way that these kits work, is they offset the wear point on the gauge wheel arm. Standard planter units have all of the pressure on the pin coming out of the shank, but these use a tapered spring washer to put the pressure on the bolt instead. This keeps them centered on the shaft and causes very little wear.
These are compatible with all John Deere, Kinze, and White 5000/6000 series
