Field operation, Shaft monitor operation, Field operation shaft monitor operation – Great Plains 2510HDF Operator Manual User Manual
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1510HDF/2010HDF/2510HDF
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
288-340M
2013-11-11
Field Operation
Crushing Hazard: You may be severely injured or killed by
being crushed between the tractor and drill. Do not stand or
place any part of your body between drill and moving tractor.
Stop tractor engine and set park brake before installing pins.
1.
Hitch drill to a suitable tractor or hitch. See “Hitch-
ing” on page 12, or your hitch operator’s manual.
2.
Set and calibrate seeding rate as explained at
“Material Rate Adjustments” starting on page 30.
Check that meter rates and seed-cup-door handles
are set the same across the drill.
Note: If you notice excessive cracking on large seeds, ad-
just all seed-cup doors to a wider setting. Use the
widest setting only for seed-cup clean out.
3.
Setup row units for desired down-force and planting
depth. See “Row Unit Adjustments” on page 40.
4.
Enable or disable seed firmers as desired.
5.
Load seed box with clean seed. Load fertilizer if
used. Fold up ladders.
6.
Record acremeter readout. Subtract initial reading
from later readings to determine area drilled.
7.
Pull forward, lower drill, set 3-point circuit to Float,
and begin seeding.
8.
Always lift drill out of the ground when turning at row
ends and for other short-radius turns. Seeding stops
automatically as drill is raised in the field.
Shaft Monitor Operation
The optional shaft monitor generates an alarm if either of
the two main seed box meter shafts on the drill stop
turning for more than 30 seconds.
Refer to Figure 21
Turn system on by activating on-off switch
on monitor
head. If seed-cup shafts are turning, both indicator lights
are illuminated and no alarm sounds.
If any seed-cup shaft stops for 30 seconds, an alarm
sounds and the indicator for that section flashes on the
monitor, designating the failed shaft.
Note: The 30-second delay is to prevent nuisance alarms
when turning at the end of the field.
Note: If a failure does occur and an alarm sounds, re-
member you have traveled for 30 seconds without
planting with that drill section. If due to wheel lift or
low tire pressure, you may have been planting at
progressively lower populations before that.
Figure 21
Shaft Monitor Head
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