Great Plains YP3025A Operator Manual - Manual (Page 101)

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Refer to Figure 111
The container/funnel may be attached to the housing of
the seed meter, freeing your hands for other tasks during
clean-out. Normal use of the funnel is:
10. Close the seed inlet shutter on the meter (page 74).
This minimizes the seed volume at disk removal.
11. Remove the rain cover (page 74). The funnel cannot
be snapped in place with the cover installed.
12. Align the left (rear) end of the funnel lip with the
top of the lower (rear) cover latch ear. Place the right
(front) end of the funnel lip
between the meter
housing and the seed tube.
13. Rotate the funnel forward until the slot at lip center
engages a tab on the bottom center of the meter
housing.
14. Remove the seed disk (page 77).
15. Slowly open the seed shutter (page 74) to empty the
seed up to the Y-tube or wing tube.
16. If the air system is running (and Y-tube open), there
may be more seed than the funnel can hold (as a
container). Use the shutter to turn seed flow off, and
empty funnel.
Refer to Figure 112
17. Clean seed from all brushes (shop vac recom-
mended).
18. Inspect brushes (page 98).
19. Rotate funnel clockwise, remove and empty.
20. For imminent operations:
Install next seed wheel or blank disk (page 78) for
operations. Set inlet shutter for next seed (page 74).
21. For storage:
Close seed inlet shutter. Leave disk out.
Close Y-tube (if any).
22. Re-install rain cover (page 74).
Seed Tube Clean-Out
The seed sensor in the seed tube can be obscured by
build-up of dust, dirt and seed treatments. This can
cause false low population alarms.
The planter incudes a seed tube brush (Great Plains part
number 891-259C). If the seed meter is empty, remove
the seed disc and insert the brush into the seed tube
from above. With the planter raised, you can also insert
the brush from below, whether the meter is empty or not.
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Figure 111
Funnel Positioned and Engaged
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Alternate Meter Clean-Out
To use a shop vacuum cleaner, with narrow hose nozzle,
to clean out a meter:
• Close the seed shutter.
• Release the meter clamp, hold the disk against the
meter.
• Tip the top of the disk away from the meter.
• Insert hose nozzle and remove seed.
• Open shutter to allow seeds in inlet and drop hose to
flow to vac nozzle.
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Figure 112
Brush Inspection
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