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Hydraulic drive meter rate – Great Plains YP2425F-2470 Material Rate User Manual

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Table of Contents

Appendix

Singulated Planting Overview

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2013-09-23

Table of Contents

Appendix

401-406B

Hydraulic Drive Meter Rate

Hydraulic drive meter rate is set directly on the seed
monitor in the tractor. Consult the monitor manual for
detailed instructions, which may vary slightly over time
with firmware updates to the monitor system.

You will need to enter/update your planter configuration
(width/row-count, single-row/twin, meter type, wheel cell
count, etc.). Once entered, you can specify the desired
population directly in seeds per acre or per hectare.

Although the sprocket information in the Seed Rate
Charts of this manual does not apply to hydraulic drive,
recommended planting speeds (in mph or kph) do apply.

Note: For most consistent results, and least wear on the

meters, check the seed rate chart for the crop or
meter type/seed wheel, and do not exceed the
recommended ground speed.

For step 1 through step 4, any needed data not provided
in this manual can be found in one or more of:

DICKEY-john

®

Quick Start Guide

Planter Operator Manual

Refer to the DICKEY-john

®

IntelliAg

®

Planter/Drill

Control Operator’s Manuals for details on setup items.

Note: The monitor must be in User Level 2 to change

some of these parameters.

1.

For a crop not previously planted with this planter,
create a “Material Name” for the crop. Selecting a
named material is a required step in later screens.

2.

Verify, and as necessary setup or update the
“Material” record for the singulated seed to be
planted.

The table at right lists the parameters that need to be
reviewed or set. Values in are at
your choice or preference.

3.

Verify, and as necessary setup or update the
“Channel” assigned to the planter’s hydraulic drive.
If the monitor resets to defaults, Gear Ratio may be
incorrect.

Count rows individually for “# Seed Rows”. A twin
pair (if both openers are in use) counts as 2 rows.
“Channel Width” is swath.

4.

In the Material Library screen, makes sure that the
Material (SOYBEANS in our example) is assigned to
the Channel (CH 1 in our example) which controls
the planter’s hydraulic drive.

5.

Perform a Valve Calibration for the control channel.

6.

Switch the seed monitor from Setup/Configuration
mode to Operate mode. Load seed. Move the planter
to the field.

Figure 3

Control Setup Screen

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Material

Data Required

Material Name

Channel

“CH 1” (typically, can be 1-4)

Type

“PLANTER CONTROL”

Preset Method

“Disabled” unless populations vary

Target Rate

Max Rate

<110% of Target> is suggested

Min Rate

<90% of Target> is suggested

Inc/Dec

“1.0%” is suggested

Seeds Per Rev

Disc Low Limit

Disc High Limit

High Pop Alarm

<“20%”> is suggested

Low Pop Alarm

<“20%”> is suggested

Prod Level Alarm

0

Channel

Data Required

CHANNEL 1

(must be channel specified above)

Type

“PLANTER CONTROL”

Material Name

(must be material name specified above)

Control Mode

Auto

Drive Type

PWM 2

Drive Freq.

100 Hz

Input Filter

50%

Gear Ratio

1.900

Sensor Constant

360

# Seed Rows

48 (twin row) or 24 (single row)

Channel Width

720

Precharge Time

0

Delay Time

0

Flush Enable

Disabled

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