Great Plains 3PYP Operator Manual - Manual (Page 98)

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Exchanging Finger Sets
Although time-consuming, corn meters may be, with care,
converted to sunflower meters, and vice-versa
a
. Starting
with factory-supplied corn meters, order quantity 16 of:
403-659A SUNFLOWER 12 FINGER CONV KIT
Refer to Figure 117
This kit contains a sunflower finger set , Insert C
and brushless block .
Note: Meter conversion is available only for finger pickup
meters that were originally corn meters.
Factory-supplied sunflower meters cannot be
converted to corn meters, as they lack a brush
adjustment decal, which requires a factory
alignment fixture.
Remove Meter Cover
1. Remove the finger pickup meters from the rows
(page 70).
2. Remove three sets of bolts and nuts securing the
cover to the meter.
Remove Adjustment Lever
Refer to Figure 118
3. Remove the E-clip closer to the brush block .
4. Withdraw the adjustment lever . Store the removed
e-clip on it.
Note: Sunflower meters use a brushless block (installed
at step 13). The brushless block cannot be
installed with the adjustment lever present.
Remove Brush Block
5. Remove the two screws that secure the brush
block , then remove the brush block.
a. Larger sunflower sizes plant with the standard Corn configuration. See “Sunflower Meter Configurations” on page 75.
Figure 117
Sunflower Conversion Kit
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3
Figure 118
Remove Adjustment Lever
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