Great Plains 2420P Operator Manual - Manual (Page 27)

2012-04-17 118-769M
25 Adjustments
Adjustments
10 Series Openers
Opener Down Pressure
Refer to Figure 15
Opener springs provide the down pressure nec-
essary for opener disks to open a seed trench.
The springs allow the openers to float down into
depressions and up over obstructions.
You can adjust down pressure individually for
each opener. This is useful for penetrating hard
soil and planting in tire tracks.
Use enough down pressure to cut the seed trench
and maintain proper soil-firming over seed. Ex-
cessive opener down force will lead to premature
wear on opener components.
Refer to Figure 16
To adjust down pressure, use adjustment tool
stored under walkboard. Position tool in holes on
spring mounting plates, and pull down. Move the
adjustment cam to the new setting.
Refer to Figure 17
Minimum and maximum settings are indicated by
position of adjustment cam.
Figure 15
10 Series Opener with Meter
18272
Disk
Opener spring
Adjustment
tool
Figure 1
18409
Figure 16
Press Wheel Adjustment
18409
Figure 17
Adjustment Cam Settings
12104
Minimum setting Maximum setting