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Graham - 4 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