Great Plains YP1625 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 41)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Operating Instructions 37
03/12/2012 401-226M-A
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DRIVE
❑ Check all chains are lubricated, proper tension and
move freely without kinks or tight spots. (This is very
important for even metering.)
❑ Set range & transmission sprockets for desired rate.
❑ Check contact wheel pressure.
❑ Check action of contact wheel when raising and
lowering it makes contact at ground height.
❑ For hydraulic drive set cal number for correct crop
and row spacing.
❑ For hydraulic drive pre-run system using cal mode
to verify proper hydraulic action.
❑ Lubricate slider joints on drive shafts if not already
done.
❑ Check operation of electric clutches for point rows.
METERS
❑ Correct meters for desired crop. (Precision Finger
Pickup or Singulator Plus.)
❑ Correct seed wheels for desired crop. (Wheels for
planters are green in color, not black.)
❑ Seed wheels need to be fully seated in meter.
❑ Correct 12 finger or 6 finger units on all rows for
your row spacing. (Can be checked by looking into
cleanout door opening.)
❑ Check timing of meters in Twin Row corn.
❑ Cleanout doors closed.
❑ Meter assemblies properly secured in place.
❑ Graphite for Precision Finger Pickup meters or
Graphite plus Talc for Singulator Plus meters (per
Seed Rate manual).