On mine, the depth gauge wheels are the closing wheels which are attached directly to the opener frame and immediately follow the seed openers thereby serving to both gauge seed depth and also close the seed trench. They can't be any more than 18" behind the openers, if that. Even if the field was quite hilly, and some of mine are, the ground between the seed trench opening coulters and the closing wheels would be essentially "level" due to the relatively short distance. The seed depth adjustment is from 0 to 3.5 inches with each notch on the closing wheels allowing one eight of an inch adjustment. Seeds can be anywhere from 1/2 inch to 2" deep and grow just fine.
As far as competition, I'm sure you're right. When I planted into sod, something had been done to kill the plants growing there. (Round Up or disking) I was trying to point out the "no-til" abilities of the machine. In the case of the "quack sod", I had quack grass about 3' tall that was sprayed with roundup. As soon as I saw the grass going down, I planted soybeans right into the sod with absolutely no tillage. By the time the soybeans emerged, the quack was dead. In fact, it served as a nice mulch for the soybeans. I've seen pictures of this same thing being done into rye grass with good results. I've been wanting to try it but I've never been able to plant the rye early enough due to the weather. Wisconsin, you know.
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