ACREAGE SEEDER / PLANTER OWNER’S MANUAL WARNING: Read carefully and understand all ASSEMBLY AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS before operating. Failure to follow the safety rules and other basic safety precautions may result in serious personal injury injury.
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STEP 1: Planter Assembly Attach the right planter assembly to the right side of the frame assemblyy using g M10 x 85 Hex Bolt,, lock washer Ø10, flat washer and rectangle plate as shown in Figure 1. Repeat above procedure for the left planter assembly. Figure 2. shows the final assembly for this step.
STEP 2: Tire/Wheel Arm Assembly Install flat washer onto the right axle shaft, then install tire arm assembly onto axle shaft. Install M 12 x 80 Hex Bolt M12 lock nut and tighten . (Shown in Figure 3) Bolt, Repeat above procedure for the left side. Figure 4 shows completed step.
STEP 3: Tongue Assembly Insert square tongue into the square mounts on the frame assembly, install M 10 x 75 hex bolts, M10 lock nuts and tighten. (As shown in figure 5) Figure 6 shows the assembled step step.
STEP 4: Lift Handle Assembly Connect handle to the handle pivot mount using M12 flathead bolt , flat washer and M12 nut . (Shown in figure 7) Note: Flat washer is installed between handle and handle pivot mount mount. Figure 8 shows the assembled step.
Note: Install lock pin (shown in Figure 10) when towing planter long distances.
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Adjusting Row Width 1.To adjust the row width loosen the 4 hex bolts item 15, that fasten the planter assembly to the rear frame assembly. Measuring from the tongue (middle of frame) move the planter in or out to ½ the row width. I.e.24” row width measures 12” from tongue to middle of planter. Repeat for opposite planter assembly. See figure 11.
Setting Planter Seed Depth 1. Place the planter on a flat level surface. Lower the planter until the two coulter assemblies item 23, rest on the flat surface. Be certain that main frame and tongue are level. 2. Determine how deep the seed needs to be planted that you are going to plant. i.e.1’’,11/2’’,2’’. We will be setting this planter up at 1-1/2’’ seed depth in this set up. 3. Back out hex bolt, item 90,until the wheel assembly can be raised off the flat surface. Place a 1-1/2’’spacer under wheel.
Coulter Adjustment 5. If the depth of planter cannot be achieved because the wheel brackets, item 66, contact item 90 hex bolt mount, the coulter assembly will have to be moved down. 6.To move coulter assembly down raise planter off of flat surface, loosen the u-Bolts item 20 and lower coulter assembly down. Retighten U-bolts. See figure 13. Repeat steps 1 through 4 again.
Adjustment for Seed Size The wheel handle item 29 on the side of planter assembly is used to adjust the size of the pocket that the seed will fall into and be metered out of the hopper assembly. Turning the wheel handle clockwise makes the pocket smaller and counter clockwise enlarges it. See figure 14. Note: opening up the pocket so more than one seed will fit into pocket, and will give more population of plants.
Concept of operation of planter. As the planter is pulled forward the black steel wheel is ground driven. The black steel wheel drives the plastic seed hub inside the hopper. As the plastic hub turns the seed drops into the seed pockets pockets. The seed then travels out the hopper via the seed pocket and then is dropped into seed tube. The seed then is placed into the ground and then is covered up by the rear roller.
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