Seed-lok® seed firmer lock-up, Seed-lok – Great Plains YP3025 Operator Manual User Manual
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YP3010HDP/3020P/3025
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
401-703M
2013-09-09
Seed-Lok
®
Seed Firmer Lock-Up
Optional Seed-Lok
®
firming wheels provide additional
seed-to-soil contact. The wheels are spring loaded and
do not require adjusting. In some wet and sticky condi-
tions the wheels may accumulate soil. To avoid problems
associated with this, you can lock-up the firmers.
Refer to Figure 112 (which depicts a row unit with discs, side
depth wheels/arms and press wheels removed for illustrative
purposes - removal is not necessary for lock/unlock)
To lock up Seed-Lok
®
wheels:
1.
Raise planter. Insert lift assist cylinder locks.
2.
Lift Seed-Lok
®
lock-up handle
until lever stop
is
free to rotate.
3.
Rotate lever stop to side/idle position
. Release
lock-up handle
.
4.
Push up on Seed-Lok
®
wheel
until wheel arm
latches up
.
To release a locked-up Seed-Lok
®
:
1.
Insert a
1
⁄
4
in tool drive tip in the tool hole
of the
handle
. Alternatively, lift up on the wheel
.
2.
Rotate the handle clockwise (handle arm up) until
the Seed-Lok
®
wheel releases at the latch point
and falls free.
3.
While holding the handle up, rotate the raised portion
of the lever stop
under both sides
of the handle
at the arm end. Remove the tool.
Note: Engage the lever stop under the handle
when
Seed-Lok
®
is in use. If left disengaged
, a furrow
obstruction could cause unintended lock-up.
Figure 112
Seed-Lok
®
Lock-Up
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