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
  • 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
    • 818-323C (Option) Danger: Chemical Hazard
    • 818-590C Danger: Crushing Hazard
    • 838-599C Danger: Electrocution Hazard
    • 848-583C Danger: Do Not Ride
    • 10353 Warning: Tank Installation Hazards
    • 818-045C Warning: Pinch-Crush
    • 818-188C Warning: Excessive Speed
    • 818-339C Warning: High Pressure Fluid Hazard
    • 818-579C Warning: Pinch-Shear Hazard
    • 818-580C Warning: Overhead Hazard
    • 818-628C Warning: Confined Space
    • 818-632C Warning: Fan Hazard
    • 818-860C Warning: Moving Parts
    • 848-392C Warning: Eye and Dust Hazards
    • 848-575C Warning: Falling Hazard
    • 848-576C Warning: Moving Parts
    • 818-398C Caution: Tires Not A Step
    • 838-426C Caution: Tire Pressure
    • 838-995C Caution: General
    • 858-011C Warning: Tire Pressure
• Introduction
  • Description of Unit
    • Intended Usage
  • Covered Models
    • Dry Fertilizer Models
    • Liquid Fertilizer Models
  • Using This Manual
    • Definitions
  • Document Family
  • Owner Assistance
• Preparation and Setup
  • Initial Setup
  • Pre-Planting Setup
  • Hitching Tractor to Planter
    • Hydraulic Hookup
    • 3-Point Hitch
    • Hydraulic Hose Hookup
      • Color Coded Hose Handles
      • Raising/Lowering Tongue
    • Electrical Hookup
      • Models with PM400 Seed Monitors
      • Models with MVT seed Monitors
    • Store Main Parking Stand
  • Monitor Setup
    • MVT Monitor Setup
    • PM400 Monitor Setup
  • Marker Setup (Option)
• Operating Instructions
  • Pre-Start Checklist
  • Frame and Wing Lock Overview
  • Unfolding the Planter
    • Unfold: Prepare Hitched Tractor and Planter
    • Unfold: Raise Wing Frames
    • Unfold: Remove Caster Lock Channels
    • Unfold: Remove Center Lock Channels
    • Unfold: Re-Phase Fold Cylinders
    • Unfold: Raise Tongue to Unlock Wings
    • Unfold: Partially Unfold
    • Unfold: Lower Tongue
    • Unfold: Fully Unfold
  • Remove/Store Center Lift Locks
  • Raising/Lowering Planter
    • Raising Planter
    • Lowering Planter
    • Re-phasing Lift System
  • Folding the Planter
    • Shut off Fan
    • Set Tractor and Tongue
    • Raise Planter
    • Install Lock Channels
    • Activate Fold Solenoid Valves
    • Begin Folding
    • Raise Tongue
    • Complete Fold
    • Lower Tongue
    • Re-phasing Fold System
  • Transporting
    • Transport Weights
  • Loading Materials
    • For Loading All Materials
    • Loading Seed
      • Hopper Operations
      • Loading Seed in a Hopper
      • Loading Seed, continued
    • Loading Liquid Fertilizer (Option)
      • System Inspection
      • Tank Loading
      • Quick-Fill Fertilizer Loading
      • Hatch Fertilizer Loading
    • Loading Dry Fertilizer (Option)
      • Hopper Safety Information
      • Related Topics
      • Swing-Down Railing Section
      • Lid Opening
      • Prepare Meter Doors
      • Load Fertilizer
      • Lid Closing
  • Monitor Operation
  • Ground Drive Lock-Up
    • Dry Fertilizer Drive Lock Up (Option)
      • Dry Drive Re-Engagement
    • Liquid Fertilizer Drive Lock-Up
      • Liquid Drive Re-Engagement
    • Seed Meter Drive Lock-Up
      • Meter Drive Re-Engagement
  • Field Setup Checklist
    • Air and Seeding System Overview
  • Air-Pro® Meter Operation
    • Meter Operation
  • Fan Operation
    • Air Systems General Operating Information
      • Fan General Operating Information
      • Starting Fan
      • Stopping Fan
      • Butterfly Valve Operation (all valves):
      • Balancing Wing Pressures
      • Liquid Fertilizer Planter Fan Adjustment
      • Dry Fertilizer Fan Adjustment
    • Liquid Fertilizer System Elements
    • Dry Fertilizer System Elements
    • Liquid Fertilizer Operation
    • Dry Fertilizer Operation
  • Marker Operation
  • Field Operation
  • Parking
  • Storage
• Adjustments
  • Setting Material Rates
    • Planting (Seed) Rate
    • Dry Fertilizer Rate (AHD Models)
    • Liquid Fertilizer Rate (AHL Models, not shown)
  • Marker Adjustments
    • Dual Marker Speed Adjustment
    • Marker Disk Adjustment
  • Row Implement Adjustments
    • Frame-Mounted Row Accessories
      • Frame-Mounted Coulters
    • Fertilizer Applicator Adjustments
      • Applicator Release Height
    • 25AH Series Row Unit Adjustments
      • Row Unit Down Pressure
      • Adjusting Down-Force
    • Unit-Mount Cleaner Adjustments
    • Unit-Mounted Coulter Adjustments
      • Coulter Row Alignment
    • Row-Unit Opener Disk Adjustments
      • Setting Planting Depth
      • Opener Disc Contact Region
      • Adjusting Disc Contact
    • Side Gauge Wheel Adjustment
      • Adjusting Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Seed Meter Setup and Adjustment
      • Meter Rain Cover
      • Seed Inlet Shutter Adjustment
      • Optimal Seed Pool Slopes
      • Meter Re-Fill
    • Air-Pro® Meter Disk Installation
      • Removing a Seed Disk
      • Sprocket Indexing (Stagger)
    • Row Unit Shut-Off
      • 1. Identify Rows to Shut Off
      • 2. Close Seed Shutter
      • 3. Install Blank Disk
      • 4. Lock-Up Row
    • Seed Firmer Adjustments
      • Keeton® Seed Firmer Adjustment
      • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer Lock-Up
    • Press Wheel Adjustments
      • Press Wheel Down Pressure
      • Press Wheel Centering
      • Press Wheel Stagger
      • Press Wheel Angle
• Troubleshooting
  • Planting Rate Problems
    • Suggested Furrow Check:
  • Seed Pool Troubleshooting
    • Magnehelic® Gauge Troubleshooting
  • Seed Population Troubleshooting Charts
• Maintenance and Lubrication
  • Maintenance
    • Frame Lift Cylinder Locks
      • Install Center Lift Locks
      • Remove Center Lift Locks
    • Ground Drive Springs
  • Height Switch Adjustment
  • Material Clean-Out
    • Seed Clean-Out
    • Funnel Conversion
    • Seed Clean-Out (as Container)
    • Seed Clean-Out (as Funnel)
    • Meter Clean-Out
      • Alternate Meter Clean-Out
      • Seed Tube Clean-Out
    • Dry Fertilizer Unloading and Clean-Out
      • Fertilizer Unloading
    • Dry Fertilizer Clean-Out
      • Problem Clean-Out
      • Removing Meter Box
      • Hopper Entry
    • Liquid Fertilizer Clean-Out
      • Tank Clean-Out
  • Liquid Fertilizer Maintenance
    • Liquid Fertilizer Strainer
      • In Season Filter Cleaning
      • End of Season Filter Cleaning
  • Seed Meter Maintenance
    • Meter Brush Maintenance
      • Meter Brush Replacement
      • Tufted Brush Replacement
      • Strip Brush Replacement
    • Seed Disk Maintenance
      • Cleaning and Storing Seed Disks
    • Bleeding Hydraulics
      • Bleeding Lift Hydraulics
      • Bleeding Fold Cylinder Hydraulics
      • Bleeding Marker Hydraulics
  • Marker Maintenance
  • Chain Maintenance
    • Chain Slack
    • Chain Clips
    • Spreaders and Scrapers
    • Row-Unit Side Wheels
    • Seed Flap Replacement
    • Marker Maintenance (Option)
      • Marker Shear Bolt Replacement
    • Marker Grease Seal Cap
  • Lubrication
    • Seed Lubricant
      • Gauge Wheel Cylinder Pivots
    • Opener Side Wheel Bushing
      • Caster Arm Pivot
      • Marker Section Hinges
      • Marker Mount Hinge
      • Parallel Pivot Arms
      • Tool Bar Pivots
      • Tongue Lift Cylinder Anchor Pin
      • Tongue Lift Cylinder Lug Pivot
      • Tongue-Mainframe Pivot Pin
      • Tongue Slide Roller
    • Fertilizer Pump Bearings (Option)
    • Fertilizer Pump Crankshaft (Option)
    • Frame-Mounted Coulter Hubs (Option)
    • Frame-Mounted Coulter Pivot (Option)
    • Caster Wheel Pivot
    • Ground Drive Wheel Hub
    • Drive Chains, Seed Ground Drives
    • Drive Chains, Dry Fert. Ground Drive (Opt.)
    • Drive Chains, Variable Rate Gearbox (Opt.)
    • Drive Chains, Liquid Fertilizer Pump (opt.)
    • Main Transport Wheel Bearings
    • Gauge Wheel Bearings
    • Marker Disk Hubs
    • Seed Lubricants
      • Air-Pro® Meters (all seeds)
      • Ezee Glide Plus Talc + Graphite Mix
      • Ezee Glide Plus Lubricant
• Options and Accessories
  • Fertilizer Orifice Plates
  • Variable Rate Nozzles
  • High-Rate Dribblers
  • Markers
  • Frame-Mounted Row Accessories
    • Frame-Mounted Coulters (FMC)
      • Liquid Fertilizer FMC (20 inch Turbo blades)
      • Dry Fertilizer FMC (20 inch Turbo blades).
      • Coulter Blades
  • Row Options (Unit-Mount)
    • Unit-Mounted Disc Coulters (UMC)
      • FMC, Turbo Blades, No Row Cleaner
      • FMC, Fluted Blades, No Row Cleaner
      • Coulter Blades
    • Rigid Row Cleaners (UMRC)
      • Coulter-mounted (requires coulter, page 131):
      • Stand-alone (includes mount, and no coulter):
    • Seed Meter Disks
    • Inside Disc Scrapers
    • Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Lock-Up Pins
    • Seed Tube Brush
  • Seed Firmers
    • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer
    • Keeton® Seed Firmer
    • Row Unit Press Wheels
  • Paddle Wheel Kit
  • Seed Lubricant
• Appendix A - Reference Information
  • Specifications and Capacities
    • Dry Fertilizer Single-Row Metric Models
    • Dry Fertilizer Single-Row Inch Models
    • Dry Fertilizer Twin-Row Metric Models
    • Dry Fertilizer Twin-Row Inch Models
    • Liquid Fertilizer Single-Row Metric Models
    • Liquid Fertilizer Single-Row Inch Models
    • Liquid Fertilizer Twin-Row Metric Models
    • Liquid Fertilizer Twin-Row Inch Models
  • Torque Values Chart
  • Tire Inflation Chart
  • Chain Routing
    • Seed Meter Drive Chains
    • Dry Fertilizer Ground Drive Chains
    • Dry Fertilizer Meter Chains (Option)
    • Liquid Fertilizer Drive Chain (Option)
    • 25AH Final Meter Drive
• Appendix B - Pre-Delivery
  • Pre-Delivery Safety
  • Tools Required
  • Unload Truck
    • Remove Shipping Wheels
  • Install Dry Fertilizer Drive (1625AHD)
  • 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
  • Seed Monitor Console Installation
    • MVT Console Installation
    • PM400 Console Installation
    • PM400 Monitor Quick-Start
      • Power-Up The Console
      • Set Metric Mode (Optional)
      • About Row Count and Spacing
      • Set Planter Row Count
      • Set Planter Row Spacing
      • Row Setup
  • Level Planter
  • Wing Alignment
  • Speed Calibration
    • Speed Sensor Operation
  • Marker Extension
    • Marker Extension Values
• Appendix D - Option Installation
  • 122-278S Scraper Installation
  • Warranty
• Index