Great Plains YP1625 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 83)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Maintenance and Lubrication 79
03/12/2012 401-226M-A
Air System Clean-Out
Refer to Figure 111
1.
Shut off slide gate door at bottom of seed box or bulk
hopper.
2. Place a pan or tarp under the airbox manifold to
catch seed.
Refer to Figure 112
3.
Open airbox clean-out door to empty seed from the
manifold.
Note: If needed, additional access doors are provided.
4. Shut the clean-out door under manifold.
5. Turn on the air fan and let it run.
Refer to Figure 113
6.
If the planter has Y-tubes, shut off the gates at all of
the Y-tubes.
7. Start at one end of planter and open the meter clean
out door for the end row-unit. Place a bucket under
the meter to catch the seed.
8. Open the Y-tube gate feeding that meter. Let the air
blow seed out of the meter. Keep the meter open for
a couple of minutes after the seed stops blowing out.
9. Close the Y-tube gate feeding that meter. Close the
meter clean out door.
10. Repeat procedure on the next meter in line. Continue
with this procedure until you have reached the oppo-
site end of the planter.
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Figure 111
Slide Gate Closed
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Figure 112
Airbox Clean-Out Door Open
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Figure 113
Y-Tube Shut-Off
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