Great Plains 3S-5000HDF Operator Manual - Manual (Page 56)

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Adjusting Disc Contact
Sharp Object Hazard:
Use caution when making adjustments in this area. Row unit
disc blades may be sharp.
Refer to Figure 50
1.
Raise the openers and lock them with the transport
pin.
2. Remove the bolt retaining the opener disc on one
side. Carefully remove the disc, noting how many
spacers
are outside the disc bearing and inside
the disc. Do not lose the hub components and
spacer washers.
3. To reduce the spacing between the discs (the normal
case), move one spacer washer from the inside to
the outside of the disc.
4. Re-assemble and check disc contact.
Fertilizer Tube Adjustment
Refer to Figure 51
Deeper dry fertilizer placement may be achieved by
rotating the fertilizer tube
to face forward.
This orientation is suggested only if the seed firmer is a
seed flap
. If a Keeton
®
or Seed-Lok
®
is present,
fertilizer falls on the firmer and may be scattered rather
than placed deeper.
Figure 50
Adjusting Disc Spacers
26385
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
3 2
Figure 51
Fertilizer Tube Forward
32236
1
2
1
2