Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Important Safety Information
  • Look for Safety Symbol
  • Be Aware of Signal Words
  • Prepare for Emergencies
  • Be Familiar with Safety Decals
  • Wear Protective Equipment
  • Use A Safety Chain (Hydraulic Hitch)
  • Avoid High Pressure Fluids
  • Handle Chemicals Properly
  • Keep Riders Off Machinery
  • Use Safety Lights and Devices
  • Transport Machinery Safely
  • Shutdown and Storage
  • Tire Safety
  • Practice Safe Maintenance
  • Safety At All Times
  • Safety Decals
    • Safety Reflectors and Decals
    • 818-055C Slow Moving Vehicle Reflector
    • 838-266C Red Reflectors
    • 838-265C Amber Reflectors
    • 838-267C Daytime Reflectors
    • 818-590C Danger: Crushing Hazard
    • 838-599C (Option) Danger: Electrocution Hazard
    • 818-045C Warning: Pinch-Crush
    • 818-339C Warning: High Pressure Fluid Hazard
    • 818-580C (Option) Warning: Overhead Hazard
    • 818-579C (Option) Warning: Pinch-Shear Hazard
    • 818-188C Warning: Excessive Speed
    • 818-398C Caution: Tires Not A Step
    • 818-578C Caution: Tire Pressure
    • 838-995C Caution: General
    • 858-011C Warning: Tire Pressure
• Introduction
  • Description of Unit
    • Intended Usage
  • Document Family
  • Covered Models
  • Using This Manual
    • Definitions
  • Owner Assistance
• Preparation and Setup
  • Initial Setup
  • Pre-Planting Setup
  • Hitching Tractor to Planter
    • Hydraulic Hookup
    • Hydraulic Hose Hookup
      • Current Style Color Coded Hose Handles
    • Older Style Hoses with Color Ties
    • Protecting Hydraulic Motor Seals
    • 3-Point Hitch
    • Hitching with Hydraulic Tongue (Option)
      • Local Float on Hydraulic Tongue
    • Raising/Lowering Tongue
    • Hitching with Either Hitch
    • Electrical Hookup
    • Store Main Parking Stand
    • Lock Up Fertilizer Drive
      • YP1225A serial number B1059E+
      • YP1625A serial number B1106F+
• Operating Instructions
  • Pre-Start Checklist
  • Wing Lock Overview
  • Unfolding The Planter
    • Prepare Hitched Tractor and Planter
    • Prepare Transport Hooks
    • Release Wing Locks
      • Release Wing Lock with 3-Point Hitch
      • Release Wing Lock with Hydraulic Hitch
    • Re-Phase Fold Cylinders
    • Partially Unfold
    • Lower Tongue
    • Fully Unfold
    • Remove and Store Transport Locks
      • Remove/Store Center Lift Locks
      • Remove/Store Caster Lift Locks
    • Unfold Closeout
  • Raising/Lowering Planter
    • Raising Planter
    • Lowering Planter
    • Re-phasing Lift System
  • Folding the Planter
    • Shut off Fan and Hydraulic Drive
    • Set Tractor and Tongue
      • Prepare 3-Point Hitch for Fold
      • Prepare Hydraulic Hitch for Fold
    • Raise Planter
    • Install Lock Channels
    • Activate Fold Solenoid Valves
    • Begin Folding
    • Raise Tongue
    • Complete Fold
    • Lower Tongue
    • Re-phasing Fold System
  • Transporting
  • Loading Materials
    • Material Loading Overview
    • Mounting a Hopper or Bulk Seed Box
    • Loading Hopper with Seed
      • Using Auxiliary Hydraulic Circuit
      • Seed Loading Close-Out
    • Dismounting a Hopper or Seed Box
  • Fertilizer Tanks (Option)
    • Filling Tanks
    • Ground Drive Pump
  • Field Setup Checklist
  • Monitor Operation
  • Electric Clutch Operation
    • Electric Clutch Lockup
  • Hydraulic Drive Operation (Option)
  • Air System Operation
    • Air System Overview
      • Fan Circuit Operation
      • Fan General Operating Information
      • Recommended Initial Fan Speeds
  • Marker Operation
  • Field Operation
    • Skip and Double Checks
  • Parking
    • 3 Point Hitch
  • Storage
    • Storage: Fertilizer Option
• Adjustments
  • Setting Material Rates
    • Planting Rate
    • Ground Drive Planting Rate
      • Drive Speed Range Sprockets
      • Transmission Sprockets
      • Contact Wheel Drive
  • Fan and Meter Pressurization Adjustment
    • Fill Disk with Ground Drive:
    • Furrow Check:
    • Fine-Tuning Meter Pressurization
      • Alternate Skip/Double Check
  • Checking Planting Rate
    • Checking Singulated Rate
  • Setting Fertilizer Rate
    • Piston Pump
  • Marker Adjustments
    • Dual Marker Speed Adjustment
    • Marker Disk Adjustment
  • Height Switch
  • Row Implement Adjustments
    • Frame-Mounted Row Accessories
      • Terra-Tine™ Adjustment
      • Frame-Mounted Coulters
      • Vantage I Applicator
  • 25 Series Row-Unit Adjustments
    • Row-Unit Down Pressure
      • Spring Down Pressure
    • Unit-Mount Cleaner Adjustments
    • Unit-Mounted Coulter Adjustments
    • Row-Unit Opener Disc Adjustments
      • Setting Planting Depth
      • Opener Disc Contact Region
      • Adjusting Disc Contact
    • Side Gauge Wheel Adjustments
    • Adjusting Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Meter Adjustments
      • Meter Rain Cover
      • Seed Inlet Shutter Adjustment
      • Optimal Seed Pool Slopes
      • Meter Re-Fill
    • Air-Pro® Meter Disk Installation
      • Removing a Seed Disk
    • Row Unit Shut-Off
      • 1. Identify Rows to Shut Off
      • 2. Close Seed Shutter
      • 3. Install Blank Disk
      • 4. Close Y-Tubes
      • 5. Lock-Up Row
    • Seed Firmer Adjustments
      • Keeton® Seed Firmer Adjustment
      • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer Lock-Up
      • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer Lock-Up (older style)
    • Press Wheel Adjustments
      • Press Wheel Centering
• Troubleshooting
  • Planting Rate Problems
    • Suggested Furrow Check:
  • Seed Pool Troubleshooting
    • Seed Pool Recovery
  • Population Troubleshooting Charts
• Maintenance and Lubrication
  • Maintenance
    • Tongue Lift Cylinder Locks
      • Install Center Lift Locks
      • Remove Center Lift Locks
  • Material Clean-Out
    • Hopper Clean-Out
    • Air System Clean-Out
    • Meter Clean-Out
      • Funnel Conversion
      • Alternate Meter Clean-Out
      • Seed Tube Clean-Out
  • Meter Brush Maintenance
    • Meter Brush Replacement
      • Tufted Brush Replacement
      • Strip Brush Replacement
      • Seed Drop Brush Replacement
    • Seed Disk Maintenance
      • Cleaning and Storing Seed Disks
  • Bleeding Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Lift Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Fold Cylinder Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Marker Hydraulics
  • Marker Maintenance
  • Hydraulic Drive Maintenance
    • To change the element:
  • Chain Maintenance
    • Chain Slack
    • Chain Clips
  • Meter Drive Chain
  • Disc Spreaders and Scrapers
    • 25 Series Row-Unit Side Wheels
  • Fertilizer System Maintenance
    • Liquid Fertilizer Strainer
      • In Season Filter Cleaning
      • End of Season Filter Cleaning
  • Seed Flap Replacement
  • Seed Flap Replacement
  • Lubrication
    • Caster Arm Pivot
    • Marker Hinges
    • Parallel Pivot Arms
    • Tool Bar Pivot
    • Tool Bar Pivot
    • Tongue Lift Cylinder Anchor Pin
    • Tongue Slide Roller
    • Wing Pivot, Vertical
    • 25 Series Side Wheel Bushing
    • Frame-Mounted Coulter Hub (Option)
    • Frame-Mounted Coulter Pivot (Option)
    • Caster Wheel Pivot
    • Wing Transfer Drive Shafts
    • Rockshaft Pivot Pins
    • Drive Chains, Contact Drive
    • Drive Chains, Fertilizer Pump (Option)
    • Drive Chains, Ground Drive
    • Drive Chain, Hydraulic Drive (Option)
    • Drive Chains, Seed Meter
    • Drive Chains, Wing
    • Main Transport Wheel Bearings
    • Gauge Wheel Bearings
    • Marker Disk Hubs
    • Walkboard Pivot
    • Row Cleaner Bearings (Option)
  • Seed Lubricant
    • Ezee Glide Plus
• Options and Accessories
  • Hydraulic Tongue
  • Markers
  • Fertilizer System
    • Fertilizer Manifolds
    • Fertilizer Orifice Plates
  • Liquid Fertilizer Tank
  • Ground Drive Fertilizer Pump
  • Hydraulic Drive
  • 82 bu. or 150 bu. Seed Hopper
  • Seed Lubricant
  • Auxiliary Hydraulic Kit
  • SmartBox® Mounting Kit
  • Row Options, Frame-Mounted
    • Under-frame Attachment Kit
    • Terra-Tines
      • Stand-Alone Terra Tines
      • Coulter-Mounted Terra Tines
    • Frame-Mounted (Zone) Coulters
    • Vantage I Coulters
      • Frame-Mounted Coulter Only
      • Frame-Mounted Vantage I Coulter
  • Row Options (Unit-Mount)
    • Unit-Mounted Row Cleaners
    • Unit-Mounted Disc Coulters
      • Coulter Blades
    • Inside Disc Scrapers
    • Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Indexing Timing Tool
    • Seed Meter Disks
    • Clean-Out Container
    • Seed Tube Brush
    • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer
    • Keeton® Seed Firmer
    • Row Unit Press Wheels
• Appendix A - Reference Information
  • Specifications and Capacities
    • YP1225 Models
    • YP1625 North America Models
    • YP1625 Export Model
  • Tire Inflation Chart
  • Hydraulic Diagrams
    • Lift Hydraulics
    • Fan Hydraulics
    • YP1225A s/n A1153K- Fold and Marker (w/o Aux)
    • YP1225A s/n A1154K+ Fold and Marker (w/o Aux)
    • YP1625A s/n A1171B- Fold and Marker (w/o Aux)
    • YP1625A s/n A1172B+ Fold and Marker (w/o Aux)
    • Auxiliary Hydraulics (Option)
    • Hydraulic Tongue (Option)
    • Hydraulic Drive
  • Chain Routing
    • Contact Drive Chains
    • Wing Drive Chains
    • 25AP Final Meter Drive
  • Torque Values Chart
• Appendix B - Pre-Delivery
  • Pre-Delivery Safety
  • Tools Required
  • Unload Truck
    • Remove Shipping Wheels
  • Marker Assembly
    • Install Marker Transport Rests
    • Install Second Marker Sections
      • Install Marker Hinge Pins
      • Install Marker Shear Bolts
    • Install Marker Extension Tube
      • Check Disk Orientation
      • Insert and Secure Tube
  • Press Wheel Installation
• Appendix C - Initial Setup
  • Hydraulic Charge and Bleed
  • Console Installation
    • Monitor Setup
      • YP1225A Row Spacing Setup Data
      • YP1625A Row Spacing Setup Data
  • Level Planter
  • Wing Alignment
  • Speed Calibration
    • Speed Sensor Operation
      • Initial Marker Extensions for Common Configurations
  • Marker Setup
    • Marker Extension
• Appendix D - Option Installation
  • 122-278S Scraper Installation
• Appendix R - Row Pro
  • Preparation and Setup
    • Row-Pro™ Setup (Option)
  • Operating Instructions
  • Components
    • Load Cell, DPLCM and Valves
    • Electrical System
    • Air Compressor System
      • Air Compressor
      • Air Tank
  • Adjustments
    • Load Cell Reading
    • Air Pressure Gauge
    • Check for Air Leaks
    • Setting the Springs
  • Troubleshooting
  • Maintenance
  • Warranty
• Index