Great Plains V-300F Operator Manual - Manual (Page 58)

54 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
148-057M-A 11/15/2007
Tramlining Function
If not used, tramlining
1
may be disabled. See page 56.
If disabled, the default display changes from Tramline
Bout
2
to Forward Speed.
Tramlining is enabled by default. The factory defaults for
tramlining bouts (on both drill and monitor console) are
based on:
• 3 meter planting width with 19 openers equally spaced
at 15.8 cm (6.2in). Rows are numbered 1-19 from left
to right
• Primary Tramline clutch on row 4
• Secondary Tramline clutch on row 16
• 1.8 meter wheel spacing of the tramlines
With these assumptions, the fluted feed cups allow for
the primary tramline clutch to be placed on rows 1, 4 or
6, and the secondary on rows 13, 14 and 16. An addi-
tional clutch and jumper Y-cable is available, and is
required on some patterns (i.e. 20 meter sprayer/20
bouts).
The tramline clutch and marker activations are as fol-
lows:
If pre-emergence (tramline) markers are installed, their
lift cylinders are controlled by solenoid valves connected
to the tramline clutch circuits. The markers are normally
in the lifted state, and lower automatically during tramline
bouts.
The monitor system automatically counts bouts when the
drill is lifted at the end of a pass (bout). If it is necessary
to override the count, use the
button.
There are five systems of tramlining - symmetric, asym-
metric left, asymmetric right and 20 bout. The tramline
bout is programmable from 1 to 15 in symmetric, asym-
metric left and asymmetric right sequences.
1. Tramlining is the selective disabling of seeding in rows
that are to be in the tire tracks of a sprayer that will be
employed post-planting or post-emergence. Different
rows (or no rows) may be disabled on each pass.
2. A “bout” is called a “pass” in North America.
12 meter sprayer / 4 bouts 18 meter sprayer / 6 bouts
Asymmetric right or left hand Asymmetric right or left hand
Tramlines on rows 6 and 14 Tramlines on rows 6 and 14
Symmetric Symmetric
Tramlines on rows 4 and 16 (bout #2 must overlap
bout #1 by half a drill width) Tramlines on rows 4 and 16 (bout #2 must overlap
bout #1 by half a drill width)
15 meter sprayer / 5 bouts 20 meter sprayer/20 bouts
Symmetric Special Pattern
Tramlines on rows 4 and 16 Tramlines on rows 1, 13, and 14 (this requires an
optional clutch and jumper cable, which intercon-
nects rows 1 and 13)
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