User Manual

Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Installation Instructions 15
2014/07/23 194-074M
Install Actuator
Refer to Figure 15 (this example depicts the 2S-2600)
8. Orient the actuator so that the snap tabs cannot
entangle debris during rotation (which is top-of-shaft-
forward for the enumerated drill models on page 1).
Note: The acremeter counts rotations of the ground
drive shaft, this is field travelled acres not field
planted acres.
9. Select one new:
540002-1 7/8 HEX SNAP-ON ACTUATOR
Install the two halves of the magnet actuator
around the shaft and slide the actuator together.
Position the magnet actuator next to the bearing
mount.
Note: Take care when sliding the actuator together to
avoid breaking one of the tabs.
Note: The pulse counter is not rotation direction
sensitive but the position of the sensor to the
spinning magnet actuator is. The sensor should
have the end opposite from the connection
harness towards the shaft and the wide dimension
of the switch housing centered on the plastic
wheel width,
1
⁄
8
inch gap is recommended.
Install Meter
Refer to Figure 16
When mounting the acremeter console to the drill frame,
select a location close to the pickup sensor which
allows easy access for reading or adjustments. Pick a
location which allows the console to be mounted in a
vertical position.
Refer to Figure 16 (this example depicts the 2S-2600)
10. Select a ground driven shaft with easy access.
Select one each new:
823-423C ELECTRONIC ACRE METER
168-492D ACREMETER MOUNT
806-051C U-BOLT 3/8-16 X 6 1/32 X 7
221399 CONSOLE
and two sets new:
804-013C WASHER LOCK SPRING 3/8 PLT
803-014C NUT HEX 3/8-16 PLT
802-826C HHCS #10-24X1 1/4 PLT GR5
804-054C WASHER LOCK #10
803-001C NUT HEX 10-24 PLT
On the front face of the main toolbar, attach
mount with U-bolt using lock washer
springs and hex nuts . Attach acremeter to
mount using screws , lock washers and hex
nuts .
11. Connect the cable from the sensor pickup to the acre
counter console. Through the hole in the mount,
windup and tie out of the way any extra cable.
Figure 15
Attach Actuator (2S-2600)
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30
30
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Figure 16
Mount Meter (2S-2600)
34820
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24
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17
14
27
2
19
21
26
27
1
27
14
26
29
21
19
17
24
18
2
14 26
21 19 27
17 24
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