Operator Manual Manual
iv PD8070 Table of Contents Index Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
401-479M Table of Contents Index 2014-07-23
Finger Meter Inserts ............................................. 54
Sunflower Meter Configurations........................... 54
Seed Firmer Adjustments ........................................ 55
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Seed Firmer Adjustment........................ 55
Press Wheel Adjustments........................................ 55
Double-V Press Wheels ....................................... 55
Press Wheel Down Pressure ............................... 56
Press Wheel Stagger ........................................... 56
Cast Press Wheel Stagger................................... 56
Press Wheel Centering ........................................ 57
Single Press Wheel.............................................. 57
Troubleshooting......................................................... 58
Maintenance and Lubrication ................................... 61
Maintenance ................................................................ 61
General Maintenance............................................... 61
Lift Cylinder Lock-Up................................................ 62
Material Clean-Out................................................... 63
Seed Hopper Clean-Out....................................... 63
Finger Meter Clean-Out ....................................... 64
Brush Meter Clean-Out ........................................ 64
Seed Tube Clean-Out .......................................... 64
Fertilizer Hopper Clean-Out ................................. 64
Bleeding Hydraulics ..................................................... 65
Bleeding Lift Hydraulics ........................................... 65
Replacing Shear Pins and Bolts .............................. 66
Drive-Line Shear Pins .......................................... 66
Marker Shear Bolt ................................................ 66
Shaft Alignment........................................................ 67
Ratchet Drives ......................................................... 68
Chain Maintenance .................................................. 68
Chain Tension.......................................................... 69
30 Series Opener Disks and Scrapers..................... 70
30 Series Row-Unit Side Wheels............................. 71
Exchanging Finger Sets............................................... 72
Install Corn Finger Set ..........................................75
Meter Maintenance ...................................................76
Finger Meter Maintenance....................................76
Finger Set Inspection............................................76
Finger Meter Re-Assembly Steps.........................76
Precautions...........................................................76
Population Max™ Annual Maintenance................77
Population Max™ Installation ...............................77
Skip Stop™ Annual Maintenance .........................78
Skip Stop™ Installation.........................................78
Brush Meter Maintenance.........................................79
Seed Plate Maintenance...........................................80
Cleaning and Storing Seed Disks .........................80
Lubrication and Scheduled Maintenance .....................81
Options ........................................................................87
Appendix A - Reference Information ........................97
Specifications and Capacities.......................................97
Tire Inflation Chart ........................................................97
Hydraulic Diagrams ......................................................98
Lift Hydraulics ...........................................................98
Marker Hydraulics.....................................................99
Torque Values Chart ..................................................100
Appendix B - Initial Setup ........................................101
Hydraulic Charge and Bleed.......................................101
Seed Monitor Console Installation..............................101
Seed Monitor Console Quick-Start .............................101
Power-Up The Console ..........................................102
Set Metric Mode......................................................102
Set Planter Row Count ...........................................102
Set Planter Row Spacing........................................103
Row Setup ..............................................................103
Warranty .....................................................................104
Index ..........................................................................105