Great Plains 3PYP Operator Manual User Manual
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3PYP
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
401-312M
2014-09-09
Press wheels
not
compacting
the soil as
desired.
Too wet or cloddy.
Wait until drier weather or rework ground.
Use of incorrectly shaped tire for your
conditions.
Wedge shaped wheels work best on narrow spacings and
in wet conditions. Round edge wheels work best in wider
row spacings and drier conditions.
Incorrect press wheel depth.
Reset press wheel depth, page 77.
Excessive
seed
cracking.
Excessive field speed.
Reduce field speed.
Unclean seed.
Use clean seed.
Damaged, old or dry seed.
Use clean, new seed.
Press wheel
or row-units
plugging
Planting conditions too wet.
Wait until drier weather.
Too much pressure on row-units.
Reduce down pressure on row-units.
Coulters set too deep, bring up excess
dirt and moisture.
Check coulter adjustment.
Planter not set to run level from front to
rear, carrying enough weight on gauge
wheels to prevent “nosing over”, or set
too low on rear caster eyebolts allowing
it to run “nose high”.
Check see “Frame Height and Leveling” on page 18
Backed up with planter in the ground.
Clean out and check for damage.
Failed disk bearings.
Replace disk bearings.
Disk blades worn.
Replace disk blades.
Scraper worn or damaged.
Replace scraper.
Air lines
plugging
between air
box and Y
splitters
Fan too slow.
Speed up fan.
Seed blowing
out of
pro-box door
area
Fan too fast.
Slow down fan.
Problem
Cause
Solution