Great Plains 2515P Operator Manual - Manual (Page 23)

4/11/2005 173-208M
21 Operating Instructions
Field Operation
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DANGER
You may be severely injured or killed by being crushed
between the tractor and bean machine. Do not stand or
place any part of your body between bean machine
and moving tractor. Stop tractor engine and set park
brake before installing pins.
Hitch bean machine to a suitable tractor or hitch.
Refer to “Hitching Tractor to Bean Machine,”.
Refer to Figure 12
1. Make sure proper seed meter wheels are in
place. For information on how to change the
seed meter wheels see page 34.
Refer to Figure 13
2. Make sure all seed meter clean out doors are
closed and pinned. For more information see
page 33.
3. Set seeding rate as explained in “Seeding
Rate”, page 30.
Refer to Figure 14
4. Open and pin sliding seed tubes. For further
information see page 32.
5. Adjust row unit for necessary down pressure
and desired seeding depth. Refer to “Adjust-
ments”, page 26.
6. If bean machine has optional lift assist, lower
bean machine in the field and check that lift-
assist cylinders are retracted fully. If not, add
weights to weight brackets until cylinders re-
tract completely.
7. Load box with clean seed and talc.
8. Raise bean machine. Rotate gauge wheel.
Check that seed meters, seed tubes and
drives are working properly and free from for-
eign material by looking for seed flow under
each row opener.
9. Record acremeter readout. Subtract initial
reading from later readings to determine
acres planted.
10. Pull forward, lower bean machine and begin
seeding.
11. Always lift bean machine out of the ground
when turning at row ends and for other short-
radius turns. Seeding will stop automatically
as bean machine is raised.
Figure 12
Seed meter wheel in place
19190
Seed
meter
wheel
Figure 13
Seed meter clean out door in closed position
18261
Seed meter
clean out door
Retaining
clip
Figure 14
Sliding seed tubes in open position
18448
Sliding seed
tubes