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How to Maintain Your Farm’s Planter

Jun. 1 2023 Maintenance By Bucklin Tractor & Implement

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Caring for your farm equipment regularly is the best way to ensure your machinery lasts as long as possible. However, farming equipment is incredibly versatile, and you likely won't care for any two pieces of equipment exactly the same way. For tips on how to maintain your farm’s planter and ensure it lasts a lifetime, take a look at our article below.

Lubricate Moving Parts

A planter’s moving parts—such as its sprockets or chains—are incredibly important in ensuring that your seeds are spread evenly throughout your fields. If these components aren’t lubed up sufficiently, not only will it affect the performance of your planter, but it could also result in rust and corrosion that could damage your machine and require repair.

Inspect Gauge Wheels

When inspecting your planter’s gauge wheels you’ll want to keep your eye out for a slew of issues. Firstly, you’ll want to ensure that there are no gaps between the wheels and your disc opener that could allow dirt to get into your furrow. Afterward, be sure to check that there are no holes, cracks, or objects stuck in the rubber and that the tread is still present and worn evenly across the tire.

Wash Your Planter in Between Seasons

Planters are typically only used during the planting season and are placed in storage for the rest of the year. However, to keep rust at bay and ensure your equipment stays in tip-top shape, you’ll need to be sure to give your planter a thorough wash before and after each planting season. Be sure to scrape off any caked-on mud or dirt that’s built up on your planter and to lube your machinery’s parts after each wash.

Having trouble maintaining your planter in between planting seasons? Then visit us here at Bucklin Tractor & Implement and we’ll be happy to do the job for you! We have 6 convenient locations across the state of Kansas—with each dealership offering a high-quality service center and parts department—and our expert technicians will be happy to help you with all of your farming equipment’s maintenance needs!