Great Plains YP1630F-1670 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 60)

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Seed Meter Setup and Adjustment
Your YP1630F was originally supplied with a choice of
6-finger pickup meter,12-finger pickup meter or brush
meter.
To change meters, see “Exchanging Meters” on
page 57.
• The finger pick up meter has an adjustable brush, and
alternate inserts are available for the backing plate.
• The brush meter accepts a selection of seed plates.
Seed plate exchange is described on page 60.
Regardless of meter, optimum planting speed is
7.2 to 8 km/h (4
1 ⁄
2
to 5 mph). Excess speed results in
poor spacing performance due to seed tube bounce.
Excess speed may also result in improper depth control
due to row unit bounce.
Always pay attention to your planter monitor. Compare
actual seed usage to your estimates.
Refer to Figure 58 and Figure 59
Note: The seed hopper
needs to be empty for any
meter exchange or adjustments. Any seed present
obstructs access to meter attach bolts, may make
the hopper too heavy to move, and seed is apt to be
spilled.
30 Series meters are attached to each row unit hopper.
To access a meter for adjustments:
1. Disengage meter clutch (see page 34).
2. Release the latch on the rear of the hopper
3. Tilt up the back, or move the hopper back about
5 cm (~2 inches) to disengage it from the hook
cups
.
4. Lift the hopper off the row unit.
Figure 58
Seed Hopper Installed
34468
1
2
3
Figure 59
Accessing Meter
25457
1
3
2
4
1
2
3
4