Great Plains 2510HDP Operator Manual User Manual
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1510HDP/2010HDP/2510HDP
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
118-245M
2013-10-21
Planting too much
Incorrect seed rate or sprocket combina-
tion.
Check seed rate information. Refer to
Seed Rate Charts manual.
Incorrect seed size for meter wheel can
cause doubles
Replace meter wheels to match seed
Wrong seed meter wheel installed.
Install correct seed meter wheel.
Seed size and weight vary from volumetric
chart.
Adjust transmission or tire pressure.
Actual field size is different.
Verify field size.
Excessive overlap. Irregular shaped field.
Adjust marker, page 25.
Incorrect tire size or air pressure.
Correct tire size and air pressure,
page 135.
Seed meter slide sticking open.
Clean out meter and check slide action.
Clean or replace as necessary.
Meter clean out door is open.
Close (and on Singulator Plus) pin meter
clean out door, page 107 or page 109.
Seed meter wheel spring or retaining cap
damaged or missing.
Check seed meter wheel spring and
retaining cap, page 60.
Incorrect seed meter wheel for seed size.
Verify seed count on seed bag with seed
meter wheel.
Meter wheel or finger pickup has more
cells than indicated on seed rate chart.
Charts are based on either 6 finger or 12
finger meters or various wheel cell counts.
Seed meter wheel not seated correctly on
meter shaft.
Check installation of seed meter wheel,
page 60.
Seed meter wheel damaged or missing.
Check seed meter wheel and replace if
damaged.
Seed meter slide is sticking open.
Remove and clean seed meter slide and
check for wear, page 106.
Worn meter components
Replace worn components
Brush too loose on finger pickup meter
Adjust brush, page 62
Wrong wheel for opener
Green wheel for 10HDP series.
Row unit disks not
turning freely.
Opener plugged with dirt.
Clean opener.
Planting conditions too wet.
Wait until drier weather.
Seed-Lok™ is plugging opener.
Drill frame height incorrect.
Check drill frame height, page 18.
Drill not level front-to-back in the field.
Readjust top link to level drill.
Too much blade-to-blade contact.
Take shims under head of bolt and put
between opener and disk bearing, see
page 57 for information.
Failed disk bearings.
Replace disk bearings.
Bent or twisted opener frame.
Replace opener frame.
Partially plugged opener seed tube.
Raise drill, expose bottom of seed tube
and clean out.
Problem
Cause
Solution