Great Plains V-300F Operator Manual - Manual (Page 107)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Maintenance and Lubrication 103
11/15/2007 148-057M-A
Box Cleanout
Main Box Cleanout
Before clean-out, estimate the amount of remaining
seed. If less than 37 liters or 1 bushel, you can use the
calibration tray for collection. Remove the tray and re-
install it open side up. See page 78 for illustrations.
For amounts of seed too large for the calibration tray,
spread a tarp or plastic sheet on the ground under the
opener seed tubes.
Refer to Figure 117, which depicts the seed cup door handle
in normal operating position (1) .
1. Set the Seed Rate Handle to zero. This moves the
seed cup sprockets out of the seed path.
2. At the seed cup for that row, pull the door handle
out of the operating detent range, and swing it down
to position
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3. Open the main seed box and use a small brush to
sweep seed toward seed cups set to clean-out. If
seed does not flow freely, inspect seed cup, hose
and seed tubes for obstructions.
4. Wash out the seed box with high pressure water.
Prop the lid slightly open until dry.
It is not necessary to operate the seed meter drive shaft
for clean-out. With the Seed Rate set to zero, nothing
moves inside the seed cups; however, an inspection of
the flutes for excess wear and damage does require
shaft rotation.
Set the Seed Rate Handles to 100. With openers raised,
each gauge wheel can be slowly turned by one person,
while another inspects the flutes from the open seed
boxes.
Small Seeds Box Cleanout
1.
Open lid of each box and scoop out as much seed as
possible.
2. To recover remaining seed, place a collection tarp
under the seed tubes at the openers.
3. Raise drill.
4. Set seed rate handles to 100.
5. Rotate gauge wheels until no seed flows.
6. If a vacuum cleaner is available, remove any residual
seed from top of meters.
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Figure 117
Seed Cup Cleanout
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