12 gearing up and down – Seed Hawk 30 SERIES: 600C & 800C 2013 User Manual
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4.12 GEARING UP AND DOWN
The 30 Series comes equipped with an electric feed where the feed quantity is influenced by a
rotor and the gear setting; SEE “11.0 SEEDING TABLE” ON PAGES 123 & 124.
NOTE: An appropriate gear must be selected prior to drilling.
If the gear is changed with seed in the seed hopper, it is easiest to first close the shut‐off hatch
and empty out the seed that is in the meter, SEE “4.10 OPENING THE EMPTYING
HATCH/EMPTYING THE SEED BOX” ON PAGE 39.
1. Pull out the locking pin (A).
2. Fit the locking pin in the inner shaft's hole (B), near the end.
3. To switch from high to low gear, rotate and press the shaft using the locking pin.
4. To switch from low to high gear, rotate and pull the shaft using the locking pin.
5. Fit the locking pin in position (A) for low gear and position (B) for high gear.
FIGURE 4.18
FIGURE 4.19
FIGURE 4.20