Assembly Instructions Owner manual

06/02/2008 123-535M

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Operations 17

Operations

Loading Seed

Small Seed may be loaded in the ﬁeld or prior to trans-

port.

The drill must be hitched for seed loading. The main-

frame may be raised or lowered. Lowered places the

walkboards closer to the ground, reducing effort when

manually loading bagged seed.

Small Seeds Box Loading

1. If loading prior to transport, and calibration has not

yet been done, set Seed Rate Handles to 0. At 0, no

seed can leak from the Small Seeds box during

transport.

2. Take all necessary materials safety precautions if

the seed is treated.

3. Load seed evenly into seed boxes.

4. To reduce wear, remove main shaft drive chains for

main seed boxes, and fertilizer, if not used.

Note: Small Seeds do not require seed lubricant.

Small Seeds Rate

Seeding rate from the optional Small Seeds Attachment

is controlled entirely by seed rate handles on each small

seeds box. No sprocket changes are required, and small

seeds rate is unaffected by settings for main seed and

fertilizer boxes.

Refer to Figure 19

To set Small Seeds rate, loosen the wing nut at the

handle, and adjust the lever position. Move it higher

than the desired setting by about 10, then return it to the

desired setting. Tighten nut.

Field Operations

The Small Seeds box operates in the same manner as

the main seed box. The drive system is activated by the

clutch when the drill is lowered.

Figure 19

Small Seeds Rate Handle

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