Great Plains Smartbox Mount Kit Yield Pro Planters - Manual (Page 16)

Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
16 Smartbox® Mount Kit
403-206M 12/12/2006
Attach Delivery Hoses
Delivery hoses connect the exit ports of the Smartbox
meters to the T-Banders.
Although your kit includes one hose (38) for each meter/
T-Bander, these hoses are a common length which is
long enough for side-shifted mounts near machine cen-
ter. This makes them too long for most outboard row
units. It will be necessary to trim some length from most
hoses. Do this after attaching them to the meters, at
Step 63.
Attach Hoses To Meters
Repeat Step 57 through Step 62 for each meter.
Refer to Figure 27
59. Select:
one (38) 816-358C,
(SGS HOSE 122 RIBS), and
one (22) 800-126C,
(CLAMP WRM DRV #5 SS (.44-.70))
60. Slide a clamp (22) over the end of a hose (38).
Unscrew the worm drive if the clamp does not fit
loosely on the hose.
61. Slide one end of the hose (38) fully onto the exit
port of the meter
➀
.
62. Adjust the position of the clamp to be
3 ⁄
8
in from the
end of the hose, and tighten worm drive. Do not
overtighten.
Trim Hoses to Length
Before beginning these steps, determine which hoses
go to which row units. This is particularly important for
15in planters, where only the “corn row” units are
served by a Smartbox.
63. Temporarily place the lower end of each hose over
its T-Bander tube at the row unit. Start with the
outer-most rows. At the inner-most rows, the hoses
are likely to cant inward as they descend.
64. Raise the planter.
The row units need to be at their lowest position in
order to determine the shortest hose length.
For each row unit, repeat Step 65 through Step 62:
65. Lift the hose off the T-Bander tube.
66. Determine the shortest length that allows the hose
to reach the meter.
67. Add 1
1 ⁄
2
inches.
68. Cut the hose at that point.
Figure 27
Hose Attachment at Meter
24172
22
➀
38