The Dawn finger closing wheels work well. DO NOT use the double wheel setup in pure no-till!!! They will dig a trench in some soils. I have had better results just using Dawn finger closing wheels on one side and the factory wheel on the other. The factory wheel acts more as a depth gauge wheel than a closing wheel. You run much lower closing wheel spring tension too. I would also recommend the Dawn drag chains too. They will smooth the closed seed trench out and it will not wash as bad when your planting on steeper ground. The best chains are square type of links that have a twist in each link. These stay on the ground and drag evenly. The cheaper chains will drag and dump. So you end up with mounds and divots rather than a smooth seed trench cover.
The curved tine closing wheels will have issues in your clay soils IF the ground is damp. The tine wheels will snow ball in the wet clay ground.
Another thing that may help you is using CIH depth wheels on your JD/Kinze planting units. They have a smaller diameter right against the opener disk. This tends to leave the ground right at the seed trench "V" looser. This makes the closing system have less compacted side walls to close. In no-till this helps in worked ground it can cause issues. More loose ground than you need at the seed trench.
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