Great Plains YP4025A Operator Manual - Manual (Page 88)

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Row Unit Shut-Off
Skip-row operations, such as planting from every other
row when switching from 30in twin-row to 30in
single-row, requires shutting down unused rows.
Shutting off seeding at a row involves 4 to 7 steps:
1. Identify the rows to shut off.
2. Fully close seed inlet shutter (always done).
3. Replace seed disk with blank disk (always done).
4. Close seed flow to row at Y-tube (if present).
5. Lock up row unit to reduce wear (optional).
6. Reset marker extension (if used, page 167).
7. Reset monitor active row pattern and row spacing to
avoid nuisance alarms (always done).
Note: Meter drive is not disabled on 25AP row units
during shut-off.
1. Identify Rows to Shut Off
On twin-row planters, openers are installed with short
and long opener mounts. If locking up unused rows of a
twin-row planter, shut off the rear (long mount) rows.
On single-row planters with mid-length mounts, any rows
may be locked up.
2. Close Seed Shutter
Refer to Figure 108 on page 84
Lift the handle
away from the plate. Move it to the top
position, and release the handle into the notch.
Closing the shutter prevents meter pressurization air
from leaking into the bulk seed air system, resulting in
lower pressures in adjacent rows, with risk of skips.
The shutter also stops seed flow from a row as soon as
the meter is empty. Bulk seed flow to the row falls to nil
as soon as the seed backs up to the air release vent at
the top of the meter. If the row is served by a Y-tube, the
Y-tube also needs to be shut off for the row (step 4).
3. Install Blank Disk
Refer to Figure 109
Clean out meter. See “Meter Clean-Out” on page 102.
Remove seed disk and install blank disk. See “Air-Pro
®
Meter Disk Installation” on page 82.
Blank disks (part number 817-841C) are essential in row
shut-off, both to maintain consistent meter back-pressure
to meter pressurization and to prevent wear on a seed
disk.
Blank disks are engineered to simulate a seed disk with
seed in all pockets. Blanks are particularly important on
the rows with sensor lines to the pressure chamber.
Figure 108
Seed Inlet Shutter Closed
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Irregular Seeding Risk:
Always use a blank disk in a shut-off row. Operating with no
disk, or with a seed disk but no seed, destabilizes the regulated
airflow, particularly at rows with pressure sensor lines.
Figure 109
Shutter Closed, Blank Disk Installed
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