Cover Plates & T Handles
- $35.002x thickness of OEM. Straight-across depth selection for easy adjusting. A durable, logical replacement for the light-duty, inferior criss-cross depth adjuster that rattles and wears out. A much-needed redesign of the traditional diagonal slotting for a simpler, heavy-duty system that will withstand tough conditions better than the OEM. Same depth increments as OEM.$35.00A durable, logical replacement for the light-duty, inferior, criss-cross depth adjuster that rattles and wears out. A much-needed redesign of the traditional diagonal slotting for a simpler, heavy-duty system that will withstand tough conditions better than the OEM. These T-handles don’t jam into the cover plate like the OEM ones do after they wear down on the pins.
All About Cover Plates & T Handles
A durable, logical replacement for the light-duty, inferior criss-cross depth adjuster that rattles and wears out. The robust new cover plate and ‘T’ handle from Aricks improves reliability and reduces maintenance costs. A much-needed redesign of the traditional diagonal slotting for a simpler, heavy-duty system that will withstand tough conditions better than the OEM. Compatible with 60, 90 and Pro-series JD drills.
Won’t Jam
These T-handles don’t jam into the cover plate like OEM ones do after they wear down on the pins.
Built to last
Aricks vs John Deere’s; same machine, same amount of use.
2x Thickness OEM
Solid straight lugs won’t wear/break like OEM pins, plus straight-across depth selection for easy adjusting.
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Derek Tjaden
Derek is Kansas native who grew up in a 100% no-till farming operation. From an early age the benefits of no-till were made known to Derek by his father and by attending no-till conferences. From there he furthered his passion for soils while at Kansas State University getting his agronomy degree. He has had the experience of working in various roles and sectors of agriculture from sales and consulting, to management, which have all been within production agriculture. Derek has also worked in specialty ag markets such as turf and ornamentals.
Bob Pagel
Sales & Service Representative
Prior to joining Exapta, Bob Pagel was an Agricultural Territory Sales Manager for Ritchie Brothers, serving parts of MN, WI and IA. He continues to support his family farm in SE Minnesota.
Jon Zeller
Current Product Engineer
Jonathan Zeller joined Exapta excited to return to working with no-till planting equipment. He supported research of no-till planting and other ag related projects for 7 years with Kansas State University’s Agricultural Engineering Department after getting his engineering degree. He later worked 3 years for Landoll Company, LLC. where he gained experience in a design engineering role. Jonathan grew up on a small family farm in NE Kansas working with row crops, hay and cattle. Jonathan enjoys solving engineering problems and improving or creating products to be robust and easy to install and service.