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Double V Zipper

Double V Zipper complete wheel

The Zipper is a 13″ angled spiked closing wheel designed to take the place of standard, rubber closing wheels. It works in all soil types, and is the go-to wheel for the toughest of no-till conditions.

The non-aggressive, 1″ angled spikes on the Zipper feather the soil in the furrow while simultaneously applying pressure to ensure the furrow is zipped shut.

As the spikes close they create indentations which allow moisture to sink in, increasing seed-to-soil contact.

Zipper closing wheels are angled so that when they engage the soil at the 5, 6, and 7 o’clock positions, they are breaking the side wall down over the seed plus compacting the soil around the seed. Then, when they exit the soil at the 8 o’clock position, they are angled such that they release the soil, leaving it compacted around the seed. Because of this, you will not need to drag a chain behind them.

Other closing wheels on the market are aggressive and have the potential of actually flipping seeds out of the furrow. You will not have that problem with the Zipper.

Features - Design - Benefits

Longer wear, heavy duty cast metal spikes
Breaks down sidewall and zips seed V shut at the same time
Tubular design of spike allows it to release soil and eliminate plugging while compacting the soil around the seed
Angle design doesn’t flip or throw soil out; it allows for accurate release
As the Zipper closes it creates indentations which allow moisture to sink in
Feathers the soil in the seed V with its wide track design
Designed to break up compaction without being too aggressive
1″ spike will not get too close to or disturb seed
Allows for better seed-to-soil contact

Eliminates Common Problems

Compacts the soil better than straight-fingered wheels
Moves soil with minimal compaction into the furrow
Eliminates air pockets
On a hot windy day the trench will not break back open

Where They Work - Suitable for Many Soils

Made to work in tough soils
Works in no-till or conventional

Ease of Installation

Easy to install
Works well with or without the G2 liquid fertilizer disc

These photos were taken comparing two fields right across the road from each other at the same time.

The planter planting corn into corn stubble had regular press wheels. The planter planting corn into wheat stubble had Zipper closing wheels. The ground was muddy when these plants were planted, the soil heavy and wet.

The weather turned hot and windy after planting, and you can see where the seed V closed with the regular press wheels has cracked back open. Here, the corn plants are leaning, and unable to throw out good root systems.

This study was performed in wet, less than ideal conditions by Beck’s Hybrids 2015 Practical Research.

“Wheels that crumbled the seed trench shut from the sides generally outperformed wheels that applied more pressure above the seed. In the wet conditions we were planting into, this action helped decrease compaction above the seedling and allowed for more even and uninterrupted emergence.” – Beck’s

Advantages of the Zipper Closing Wheel Chart

Hub Covers help prevent wrapping of vining cover crops

Cover Crops

Many of the spiked wheels on the market wrap or plug in cover crops. The cast Zipper is less likely to plug or wrap in heavy cover crops.

If they do start to wrap, one can order Hub Covers (shown here) as an option to prevent wrapping of cereal rye, vetch and other vining crops

NEW for 2025

The Double V Zipper wheel is made for double disc opener drills and planters with a single press wheel. Cast wheel and arm assembly available for John Deere drills and air seeders.

How does it work?

The double disc openers create a V in the soil where the seeds are laid.

The Double V Zipper creates an inverse or upside-down V over the seed V.

Seeds pass straight through the middle of the wheel while the wheel’s fingers destroy the side wall down in around the seed.

Double V Zipper Eliminates Common Problems

A common problem area is the rows behind tractor tires and drill wheels. These rows often have poor crop stands because the tires compact the rows and don’t leave enough soil to establish good seed to soil contact.

The Double V Zippers will totally destroy these hard packed rows, breaking up the compaction while mellowing the soil in over the seed, allowing for better seed to soil contact and healthier plant stands.

Why settle with a standard rubber press wheel when you can
boost the performance of your drill with the Double V Zipper ?

The Double V Zipper:

Destroys the entire side walls

Does not go too deep in the soil

Closes the seed V with an upside down V

Will not bury itself; goes to whatever depth you plant

Leaves seeds placed in the bottom; will not disturb seeds

Does not hair pin or push straw and residue down in with the seed

Works on all double disc opener drills and planters with a single press wheel

You can see the difference between rows closed with OEM rubber wheels and rows closed with the Double V Zipper behind this Tye 2015 drill

Wheel scraper available for the Double V Zipper

The Double V Zipper will destroy the side walls of the seed V, leaving crumbly mellow soil over the seeds, enhancing seed to soil contact.

Standard rubber OEM tires will leave the side walls compacted, making it harder for roots to penetrate the soil and establish a stable stand.

Closing Wheel & Arm Assembly for John Deere Drills

Double V Zipper and Chicken Tracker gauge wheel with insert

NEW John Deere 1890-1990 closing wheel arm
NEW Double V Zipper closing wheel
Replaces OEM angled cast closing wheel and arm
Eliminates 9″ or 10″ press wheel in center
Helps eliminate wear on pins and bushings on row units
Chicken Tracker™ gauge wheel reduces mud build-up
and lasts longer than OEM rubber tires
Replace John Deere seed tab with the Rebounder® Seed Cover
Rebounder with Straight Shot™ for fertilizer eliminates having to use metal fertilizer tubes

Double V Zipper and Chicken Tracker Gauge wheel with insert

Why not break both sides of the seed V in rather than only one side with the JD OEM cast closing wheel?

Pulls in soil with less down pressure on row unit
Runs over top of seed V rather than to one side of seed furrow
Lets press wheel run straight up and down over top of seed furrow
Pivot pins and bushings last longer due to less side pressure from OEM angled cast closing wheels
Rebounder with concave design puts all seeds in bottom of seed furrow, eliminating having to use the OEM press wheel
Rebounder now without press wheel can put fertilizer with the seed, eliminating mud build-up on the back of the drill
Double V Zipper breaks in both side walls of the seed V, eliminating side wall compaction
Double V Zipper roto-tills the soil into the seed V, eliminating air pockets or an open seed V in no-till plantings
Double V Zipper helps eliminate hair pinning of residue in the furrow
Double V Zipper mellows the soil in the seed V to enhance plant growth and create a more even emergence

Mounting Instructions for Double V Zipper wheel & scraper on a John Deere drill

More aggressive
Breaks up sidewall compaction better
Rototills soil in for better compaction
Pulls more soil from the sidewall in over the seed because the spikes are angled out and down
Creates an ice cream cone shape with the soil in and above the seed V (the Mohawk creates a flat ice cream cone shape)
Less mud build-up
Rocks or root balls will not stick

Zipper Rootball

Zipper (left) wheels create an ice cream cone shape with the soil
and above the seed V. Mohawks (right) create a flat ice cream cone
shape.

ZIPPER™

Angled spiked closing wheels

About the zipper

Benefits of the zipper

Features - Design - Benefits

Eliminates Common Problems

Where They Work - Suitable for Many Soils

Ease of Installation

This study was performed in wet, less than ideal conditions by Beck’s Hybrids 2015 Practical Research.

All-Cast Zipper

The NEW all-cast Zipper and Mohawk Closing Wheels won’t build up with mud due to not having plastic rims catching mud on each side.

Cover Crops

Cast wheels for drills

Double V Zipper™

NEW for 2025

Double V Zipper Eliminates Common Problems

Why settle with a standard rubber press wheel when you can
boost the performance of your drill with the Double V Zipper ?

Closing Wheel & Arm Assembly for John Deere Drills

Why not break both sides of the seed V in rather than only one side with the JD OEM cast closing wheel?

Zipper distinct features over the mohawk