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Seed Boots & Stabilizers

  • For JD 90-series boots. Patented, simple, bolton device designed to fit between the main opener arm boot pivot flanges and the seed boot, eliminating the up and down movement of the seed boot and allowing for a consistent furrow and more even seed placement. Includes necessary hardware & new seed boot pivot pin.

    $40.00
  • For 50-series boots. Patented, simple, bolton device designed to fit between the main opener arm boot pivot flanges and the seed boot, eliminating the up and down movement of the seed boot and allowing for a consistent furrow and more even seed placement. Includes necessary hardware & new seed boot pivot pin.

    $40.00
  • Clamps tight against shank ears; boot swivels on bolt. Eliminates slop in boot attachment for better seed placement. Works perfectly with Needham boots, or drill out other brands of boots to fit (shoulders are 16mm diameter).

    $12.00

All About Seed Boot Slop

For proper seed placement inspect your drill for up/down slop in the seed boot attachment point. Even on a brand-new drill, this play is excessive and should be reduced (note that you don’t want to eliminate all movement—there needs to be a little for the boot to align flush with the blade, and to let straw clear out).

Pro-Stitch Seed Boot Stabilizer is a patented, simple, bolt-on device designed to fit between the main opener arm boot pivot flanges and the seed boot, eliminating the up and down movement of the seed boot and allowing for a consistent furrow and more even seed placement. The two jacker bolts tighten against the ears on the shank to hold the seed boot at the top of the holes. This makes up for any play in the shank holes but does not account for wear in the seed boot holes themselves.   

The specially designed Aricks shoulder-bolt, is another option, that will eliminate the problematic vertical slop in the attachment holes. The shoulder bolt transfers the pivot from the worn holes in the arm to the shoulder, cutting the up/down movement to 1/8″.  Also fits 60-series if seed tubes are updated. The shoulder bolts work with Aricks seed boots or by drilling out existing seed boots.

Pro-Stitch Seed Boot Stabilizer installed. These can be adjusted to keep the tension from one season to the next.

As evident in the photo, above and left, movement in the boot attachment can be very damaging to structural components and parts on your machine.

The Stabilizer fix eliminates this unwanted movement, preserving the integrity of the structural components of the drill, while maintaining accurate seed placement.

“Aricks Seed Boots remove that vertical play that we see with original boots, keeping the structural integrity of the opener intact. I’ve had mine on for four years and can tell you they are just as wear resistant as the Extended wear JD boots. I also have the Exapta ninja strips and can see I will get a much greater life from these compared to the originals.”
Glen Trewick
Elmore, VIC, Australia, Exapta Customer since 2018
“I hated to modify the OEM design by drilling the arms and installing bushings. I really like the shoulder bolt design.”
Brian Kruer
Greenville, IN, Exapta Customer since 2019 (Aricks seed boots on JD 1560)
“Way easier than drilling and putting bushings in! Way better design.”
Jason Federer
Walcott, IN, Exapta Customer since 2019 (Aricks seed boots on JD 1560)

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.