Great Plains 1007NT Operator Manual - Manual (Page 43)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Troubleshooting 39
10/06/2010 150-290M
Press wheels not
compacting soil as desired
Too wet or cloddy. Wait until drier weather or rework ground.
Press wheel depth does not match
coulter depth. Readjust press wheel depth, page 37.
Not enough down pressure on disc
openers. Increase down pressure on openers, page
36.
Boxes not emptying evenly Some boxes do not have same num-
ber of feed cups between each divider
of bulkhead.
Load more material than required. Re-distrib-
ute when re-loading.
Main box seed cup door setting Set all doors the same, per seed size.
Seed plug(s) installed Remove seed plug(s).
Meter or tube blocked. Clear blockage.
Press wheel or openers
plugging Planting conditions too wet. Wait until drier weather.
Too much down pressure on openers. Reduce down pressure on openers, page 36.
Backed up with drill in the ground. Clean out and check for damage.
Failed disc bearings. Replace disc bearings.
Scraper worn or damaged. Replace scraper.
Feed cup sprockets locked
up or twisted feed cup
drive shaft Foreign matter lodged in one or more
feed cup sprockets. Clean out feed cup sprockets. Use clean
seed.
Dried liquid insecticide inside feed
cups. Remove build up by disassembling each feed
cup and scraping foreign substance from turn
surfaces.
Coulters not going deep
enough Not enough down pressure. Adjust coulters when a few rows are involved
(page 32). Add weight when all rows are
affected (page 32).
Row down pressure set too high
(reducing weight available to coulters) Reduce row down pressure to standard
(page 36). Set coulters to prepare furrow
more aggressively (page 28).
Coulters and drill going too
deep Coulters set too deep or spring force
too high See page 28 for correct adjustment.
Incorrect press wheel adjustment. Set press wheels to a shallower depth.
Coulters and openers
plugging in no-till
conditions drill at a slight angle to rows.
Small seeds box not
emptying evenly
Adjustable divider not set evenly. Move adjustable divider to create more vol-
ume in areas that run out first.
Chain Debris, retainer clip Be sure retainer clip is facing opposite way of
chain travel. See page 46.
Problem Cause Solution