Great Plains 2025P Operator Manual - Manual (Page 62)

2025P, 2020P Bedded, and
2010HDP
118-928M 8/14/2006
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Planting too little (cont’d) Not enough talc lubricant Add more talc lubricant, page 23.
Build up of seed treatment in meter. Clean out seed meter, page 40. Add
more talc lubricant.
Seed flow shut off not 100% open and
pinned. Check seed flow shut off, page 39.
Plugged sliding seed tube. Clean out sliding seed tube.
Plugged opener seed tube. Lift up drill, expose bottom of seed
tube and clean out.
Seed meter wheel damaged. Replace seed meter wheel.
Obstruction in meter (foreign material
or uncleaned seed). Clean seed meter.
Thrown or worn drive chains. Check drive chains.
Worn sprockets and/or chain idlers. Replace sprockets and/or chain
idlers, page 71.
Wrong wheel for opener Green wheel for 25 series and black
wheel for 20 series.
Uneven seed spacing Excessive field speed. Slow down. Check Seeding Rate
Chart for correct maximum field
speed.
Unclean seed. Use clean seed.
Lack of talc lubricant. Add talc lubricant, page 23.
Build up of seed treatment in meter. Clean out seed meter, page 40. Add
more talc lubricant.
Seed-Lok™ plugging. Lock up Seed-Lok™, page 58.
Damaged or missing seed flap. Replace seed flap.
Opener disks not turning. See “Opener disks not turning freely”
in this Troubleshooting chart.
Plugged opener seed tube. Lift up drill, expose bottom of seed
tube and clean out.
Worn/rusted sprockets and/or chain
idler. Check and replace any worn/rusted
sprockets or chain idlers.
Seed meter wheel damaged or worn. Check seed meter wheel and replace.
Seed meter slide worn. Replace seed meter slide, page 65.
Plugged sliding seed tube. Clean out sliding seed tube.
Incorrect seed meter wheel for seed
size. Verify seed count on seed bag with
seed meter wheel.
Uneven seed depth Excessive field speed. Slow down. Check Seeding Rate
Chart for correct maximum field
speed.
Coulter depth adjustment Check hitch operator’s manual.
Planting conditions too wet. Wait until drier weather.
Drill frame height incorrect. Check drill frame height, page 37.
Drill not level front-to-back in field. Readjust top link to level drill.
Problem Cause Solution