Understanding the Agronomic Traits of the Early Riser Row Unit Design 

CIH really needs to change the design of their gauge wheel arms. They don't run tight against the disk on back. I know CIH argues that it's to let the dirt fall out, but the main purpose of the gauge wheel is to hold the seed trench wall in place. With the gap on back it lets the seed wall dirt come up, thus destabilizing the trench plus it lets dirt inside the gauge wheel and leads to plugging. I ended the plugging problem by going to MudSmith spoked gauge wheels but would still like to see the tire firmly against the opener disk. CIH even came out with a black land fallow attachment to move the disk out, but that defeats the purpose of having the narrowest seed trench in the business. And it doesn't work with the heavy blades and bearings now being made for the planter.

Properly set openers are supose to prevent the w