Great Plains YP1630F-1670 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 37)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Index Operating Instructions 33
2012-12-27 Table of Contents Index 401-832M
Loading Seed
Agricultural Chemical Hazard:
Read and follow all supplier cautions for safe handling of
treated seed.
4. Check that correct meters are installed. See
“Exchanging Meters” on page 57.
5. For brush meters, install correct seed plates. See
“Installing Brush Meter Plates” on page 60.
6. Use high quality clean seed. Cracked or otherwise
damaged seed, and seed fragments, as well as
non-seed debris, can clog brushes.
Refer to Figure 25
7.
Check that hopper is correctly seated and secured:
pivot hooks engage at front (not visible in Figure),
meter clutch engages properly at side, and;
latch engaged at rear.
8. Remove lid by pulling back and up at rear . The lid
has a hook at inside center for parking it on the front
of the hopper during fill.
9. Inspect the hopper for leftover seed and debris.
Clean out anything other than the seed to be
planted. In particular, incompatible seed can clog
meters. See “Material Unloading and Clean-Out”
on page 74.
Add Seed Lubricant
10. Have seed lubricant at hand:
Refer to Figure 26
11. Add seed and lubricant:
For ordering, see “Seed Lubricants” on page 105.
Meter Lubricant Qty per Hopper Method
Finger
Pickup Graphite 5 ml (1 tsp.)
Top
Brush Graphite or
Talc 5 ml (1 tsp.)
118 ml (
1 ⁄
2
cup)
Top
Mix
Graphite: Fill hopper with seed.
Sprinkle graphite on top.
(If you find that the graphite is being
depleted before the hopper empties, add it
around the top edge of the seed, rather
than at center.)
Talc Fill hopper halfway.
Add half the talc. Mix thoroughly.
Fill hopper with seed.
Add half the talc. Mix thoroughly.
Figure 25
Seed Hopper Mounted
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Irritation and Chronic Exposure Hazard:
Wear gloves. DO NOT use hands or any part of your body to
mix seed lubricant. Wear a respirator when transferring and
mixing. Avoid breathing lubricant dust. Not an acute hazard.
May cause mechanical eye or skin irritation in high
concentrations. As with all mineral spills, minimize dusting
during clean-up. Prolonged inhalation may cause lung injury.
Product can become slippery when wet.
Figure 26
Adding Graphite Lubricant
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