The drive clutch jaws will wear over time, and eventually the clutch will work intermittently. 7000 planters probably have the best aftermarket parts support of any planter built. Shoup has a lot of the wear parts at a lower price than Deere, but Deere still has most of the parts available.
They'll work fine in minimum till. One thing I've added to help get through residue is a set of row cleaners. I have screw adjust Dawn ones, but anything with a spike or shark tooth trash wheel is better than the round or disc type row cleaners.
Conservation frame models are heavier (7" x 7" main frame) and are easy to change row width on, as the seed transmission and wheel modules are all bolted to the frame. The lighter frame ones have 4" x 7" frames, rockshaft-style lift, and are impossible to change from wide rows to 30" without cutting and welding the seed transmission and wheel support brackets to move them.
For planting soybeans, it is preferable to get brush meters, which are far and away more accurate than the seed cup style, which really just results in a semi-controlled spill of seed. They probably worked fine with inexpensive seed, but with bean seed at $50 to $75/acre, you can pay for a nice set of brush meters in a short time.
Opener discs should measure at least 14.5" across. There are many wear points, including gauge wheel arms, seed tubes, seed tube guards, bearings, chains, the clutch, and closing wheel bearings. But once in good shape, one will plant as well as the new ones.
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