Ninja Seed Bounce Flaps
- $15.00FITS ROW UNITS WITH PRO SERIES BOOT (60/90/95/N) INCLUDES QTY 1 LH KIT & QTY 1 RH KIT Forward-bending flap keeps more seed in the furrow. Flexible, doesn’t break off. At least 5x wear life vs others.$7.40Unique forward bend to put more seeds in the bottom of the furrow. Incredible wear life; doesn’t break off like OEM and aftermarket flaps. Fits Standard and Extended Wear boots, but includes u-nut for non-threaded ext wear JD 50 & 90-series drill boots, 7/8 x 5″ (includes 1/4″x7/8″bolt). For Pro series boot, see different kit. US Patent 9,668,402 COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT: JD 750, 1850 Drill, JD 90-series Drill For std wear boots listed below, see other Ninja seed flap kit w/o u-nut: N284044 - std wear boot RH 90 series, threaded hole N284045 - std wear boot LH 90 series - threaded hole LEGACY P/N WAS M 4708 - KIT-NINJA STD SEED BOOT FLAP, JD$7.30
Unique forward bend to put more seeds in the bottom of the furrow. Incredible wear life; doesn’t break off like OEM and aftermarket flaps. Fits Standard and Extended Wear boots. For JD 50 & 90-series drill boots, 7/8 x 5" (includes 1/4"x1"bolt). DOES NOT FIT PRO-SERIES US Patent 9,668,402
All About Ninja Seed Flaps
Exapta’s Ninja flexible seed bounce flap keeps more seeds in the furrow, and is less prone to breakage in the field (less brittle) as compared to OEM or other aftermarket flaps.
Keep Seeds in the Furrow
Exapta’s unique forward bend puts more seeds in the bottom of the furrow.
Close the Gap
Straight, stiff plastic seed flabs (‘tabs’) such as OEM and competitors leave a gap through which seeds can escape.
Ninja: Down, Forward, No Gap
Our Ninja flap has a 20-degree forward bend to help close the gap, thus keeping more seeds in the furrow. The flexibility of the Ninja prevents it from riding up (lifting) on the sidewall like a stiff flap would, which makes the gap bigger on those flaps.
The flap, or tab on the seed boot is what keeps seeds from bouncing out of the furrow, and this is even more critical on air drills, since the air stream is also trying to escape and may carry seeds along with it. However, JD & aftermarket flap suppliers use a straight flap, made from materials that are too brittle—often snapping off in the field. The issue with straight flaps is that it leaves a triangular gap for seeds to escape, and this gap gets larger when the straight flaps bend upward during use, due to riding on the sidewall.
Our Ninja flap has a 20-degree forward bend to help close this gap, thus keeping more seeds in the furrow. The forward bend helps deflect seeds downward into the furrow bottom before dust and chunks of sidewall fall in ahead of the seed. The flexible material and tapered end prevent the Ninja flap from riding on the sidewall. The result is better seed placement. Ninjas also shed mud better than OEM and competitor tabs, and are proven to have superior wear characteristics — our Ninjas will last at least 5 times longer than OEM or competitors! (indeed, we don’t know of anyone who has actually worn any out!)
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Thompson wheel covered by U.S. Patent No. 6,907,833. Liquid delivery feature of Valion seed tube guards is U.S. Patent No. 8,978,564. Ninja seed bounce flap U.S. Patent Pending. UniForce U.S. Patent Pending. All rights reserved on other designs. Exapta is a registered trademark of Exapta Solutions, Inc. Keeton is a registered trademark of Precision Planting. Mojo Wire, Thompson wheel, Valion guard, Ninja flap, UniForce, DuraLok, No-till Seeding Explained, and No-till Seeding School are trademarks of Exapta. Disclaimer: Recommendations & page content are current, accurate, and believed to be broadly applicable as of the time of writing (Dec 2005) and last update (2005 – 2014). Because of diversity of soils, climate, crops, planter & drill models/designs marketed worldwide, combinations of attachments, etc., actual results may vary. No warranty is made as to actual results obtained. Should you encounter exceptions or worthwhile annotations to the statements made on this page, please contact us.
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.