Great Plains 2510HDP Operator Manual User Manual
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1510HDP/2010HDP/2510HDP
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
118-245M
2013-10-21
Excessive seed
cracking
Excessive field speed.
Slow down. Check Seeding Rate Chart for
correct maximum field speed.
Unclean seed.
Use clean seed.
Incorrect seed meter wheel.
Change seed meter wheel, page 60.
Incorrect seed size for seed meter wheel.
Verify seed count on seed bag with seed
meter wheel.
Build up of seed treatment in seed meter
wheel pockets.
Clean seed meter wheel. Add more talc
lubricant.
Worn or damaged seed meter wheel.
Replace seed meter wheel.
Worn or damaged meter slide.
Replace meter slide, page 106.
Damaged, old or dry seed.
Use clean, new seed.
Wrong wheel family for meter
Green wheel for 10HDP Series.
Drill boxes do not empty
evenly
Right and left hand seed rates are not set
the same.
Readjust rates, see Seed Rate Charts
manual.
Tire sizes or tire inflation not equal on right
and left gauge wheels.
Correct tire size or tire inflation, page 135.
Meter(s) are shut off.
Open meter(s).
Opener seed tube plugged.
Raise drill, expose bottom of seed tube
and clean out with wire.
Sliding seed tube plugged.
Clean out sliding seed tube.
Drive chains damaged or missing.
Replace drive chains.
Drive torque requirements different on
right and left gauge wheel drives.
Check gauge wheels and tires.
Unequal number of sliding seed tubes in
each box compartment.
Planting around fields vs. back-and-forth.
Correct planting operation.
Rough field conditions may move seed in
the box.
Acremeter does not
measure accurately
Acremeter readings are approximate, and may not be precise for your row configura-
tion. They are also affected by gauge wheel slippage and passes on curves.
Incorrect tire size or air pressure
Correct tire size or air pressure, page 135.
Excessive overlap or gaps between
passes.
Avoid overlap or gaps. Check marker
adjustment, page 25.
Soil conditions.
Loose soil and slippage will cause varia-
tions in acres registered.
Check that acremeter is for your width of
drill.
Refer to drill parts manual.
Actual field size different.
Verify field size.
Drill is not pulling level
front-to-back
Incorrect top link adjustment.
Readjust top hitch link to level drill.
Accessory hitch telescoping top link
requires more row unit down-pressure.
Increase row unit down pressure,
page 51.
Problem
Cause
Solution