SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DISC OPENER WITH GAUGE WHEEL DEPTH ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY

A disc opener system for attachment to an agricultural vehicle for opening a seed trench. The system includes a main arm, a disc opener mounted to the main ar m, a gauge wheel mounted about a pivot axis to the main arm, a gauge wheel mounte d for rotation on the gauge arm, and a depth adjustment assembly for adjusting and positively locking a position of the gauge wheel relative to disc opener. Th e depth adjustment assembly includes an adjustment link mounted to the main arm, an adjustment coupling attached to the gauge arm, a handle pivotably attached t o the adjustment coupling and a clip attached to the adjustment coupling. The clip locks the handle in a position where it mates the adjustment link and adjustment coupling to fix the position of the gauge wheel relative to the disc opener.