I talked to the precision planting rep last February at a corn planter clinic. He said that in our soil, the coulter, attached to the row unit, would bring the openers out of the soil ahead of a rock, dropping the seed on the ground, then when the openers climbed on the rock, they'd plant that seed too shallow as well, so you get twice as much seed being out of place. He also said that the coulters cut a groove deeper than the openers that doesn't close, and the seed can fall down lower than the depth of the gauge wheels. He strongly recommended everyone run without them.
I was going to try the coulters alone, but after attending the planter clinic, I decided against it. That way, I can blame the guys from precision planting if something goes wrong. :D
I am really surprised at the number of people who just run no till coulters on a planter, and call it no till. It seems to me that the more I read, the more it seems it is the opposite of what should be done.
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