Mike,

I also appreciate the candor of your post. It does point out why I suggest that if someone wants to rip it should be done at an angle in many cases.

We have also found that our new 2007 changes to the Pluribus unit really widen the range of operating conditions. Adding the second gage wheel as part of our "High Speed" kit also has the benefit of more floatation in extremely loose ground.

One of the problems described by a coop manger who did a lot of custom strip tilling last fall is the extreme difference in soil conditions from on the strip to off the strip when planting behind a knife shank made strip. This is similar to what you saw trying to stay on top of the ripper slots. Thanks for your post.

Jim at Dawn