Planting depth, Material rate adjustments, Planting depth material rate adjustments – Great Plains 2510HDP Operator Manual User Manual
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Adjustments
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Planting Depth
Setting nominal planting depth, and achieving it
consistently, is affected by multiple adjustable drill
functions, from greatest to least effect they are:
• Leveling the Drill (page 18)
• Opener Depth (Press Wheel Height) (page 65)
• Row Unit Down-Force (page 51),
• Optional Accessory Hitch settings and Coulter Setup,
• Unit-Mounted Coulter Depth Adjustment (page 49),
• Disk Blade Adjustments (as row unit blades wear,
Material Rate Adjustments
Using ground drive, material rates for each of the boxes
are set independently.
Using hydraulic drive, rates for both main seed boxes are
set simultaneously from the cab control.
The following table summarizes the rate adjustments
available (including complete shutoff).
Adjustment
Main Seed
Page
Small Seeds
Attachment
Page
Fertilizer
Page
Meter Type
Row Coarse Rate
a
a. 10HDP row units support either Great Plains Singulator Plus precision meters, or finger pickup meters, which differ in
the seeds and rate ranges they provide.
N/A
-
N/A
-
Seed Wheel
Row Coarse Rate
b
See
b. A choice of wheels, with alternate cell counts (and rates), are available for many seeds
N/A
-
N/A
-
Range
c
c. Using Ground Drive
Box Coarse Rate
N/A
d
d. Small Seeds and Fertilizer rates are unaffected by Main Seed box Range and Transmission settings.
-
N/A
d
-
Transmission
c
Box Fine Rate
N/A
d
-
N/A
d
-
Cab Control
e
e. Using Hydraulic Drive.
Drill Seed Rate
N/A
f
f. Small Seeds and Fertilizer options not available with hydraulic drive installed.
-
N/A
f
-
Rate Adjuster Scale
N/A
-
Controls Box Rate
Controls Box Rate
Row Shutoff
Sliding Cap at Meter
Disengage Meter
Seed Tube Cork
Seed Box Baffles
Lock Up Row Unit
Plug at
Seed Tube Top
N/A
g
g. Fertilizer rows cannot be shutoff individually. Entire boxes can be shutoff by removing the drive chain or setting the rate
adjuster to zero.
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