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Graham4 Bar Linkage System

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In partnership with Schaffert Manufacturing of Indionola, Nebraska, Graham is proud to offer our Graham 4 Link Force. This is an active closing wheel system utilizing Schaffer’s patented 4 Link parallel arm closing wheel attachments with Graham’s patented wireless control solutions.

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This robust partnership product offers the following features and benefits:

  • Wireless row level control and monitoring including as-applied mapping and statistics utilizing our Graham Command Pro tablet
  • Active Management – Unlike other products that are manual weight setting with no sensor feedback, Graham 4 Link Force offers active, automatic weight management on the closing wheels.  By  simply clicking a button on Graham Command Pro for instant pressure change or utilize prescription maps (.SHP) for automatic adjusts based on GPS location.
  • 12 volt 2″ stroke electric actuators on each row to provide up to 125 pounds of down pressure
  • Graham Torsion Control ™ provides over 100 pounds of stored energy for necessary up-pressure or necessary adjustments through various soil conditions to maintain a smooth ride of the closing wheel.
  • No air hoses
  • No hydraulic hoses
  • Only 12V power
  • Wirelessly controlled
  • Pair with Graham Force and Graham Pro electric drives to maximize planter performance

Benefits of the 4 bar linkage system over the swing arm closers:

  • Keeps press wheels from moving in or out over furrow as the row unit flexes
  • Keeps pinch points of wheels the same through 7″-9″ of vertical travel
  • Allows for consistent fertilizer placement and furrow closing
  • Takes the bounce out of row units when planting above 5mph
  • Fits John Deere, Kinze, Case IH, White, Yetter, and Horsch
  • Better seed to soil contact for uniform emergence
  • Travel of 4 link is parallel to the ground
  • More even depth control of planter unit
  • Works great with the G2 fertilizer disc
  • Run less down pressure on row units
  • Ground following tail section
  • No more blank planted rows