Great Plains 1300 13-Foot Material Rate - Manual (Page 6)

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Main Box Seed Rate Handle
There is a single seed rate handle for the entire the drill.
The seed rate handle controls the percent engagement
of the seed sprocket in each seed cup. The initial setting
of the handle is given by the Seed Rate Chart.
Note: You can temporarily stop seed flow to the drill (such
as for adjusting level and depth) by setting the
handle to zero.
To set the handle:
Loosen wing nut under handle.
6. Move indicator from current setting to about 10
past the new desired value from calibration or the
Seed Rate Chart, then move it back to the new
desired value.
7. Tighten wing nut.
Position Seed Cup Doors
Refer to Figure 4,
which depicts the seed cup door handle in position
.
At each main seed box seed tube, adjust the seed cup
door handle
for the seed size.
The handle has three normal operating position detents:
Note: Handle position is used for clean-out, not
planting. If set to this position with seed loaded, it
may be difficult to reset it to a normal operating
position.
Main Seed Row Shutoff
If alternate row spacings are desired, the unused rows
can be shut off with optional plugs (see Operator
Manual).
Clean-out seed. The seed box must be empty prior to
inserting plugs. See “Main Box Clean-Out” in Operator
Manual.
8. Insert one plug at each row to shut off. Verify the
seed hose path before inserting the plug, as some
hoses do not make a strictly vertical drop to their row
units.
9. Review seed rate settings prior to planting. Perform
calibration calculations with the actual active row
count.
(top detent) is for the smallest seeds.
Use it for wheat and similar small seeds.
(middle detent) is for larger seeds.
Use it for soybeans and similar larger seeds.
(bottom detent) is for oversize or fragile seeds.
If you experience excessive cracking with
setting
, use setting .
Figure 3
Seed Rate Handle
16653
1
2
1
2
4
3
Figure 4
Seed Cup Door Handle
26211
1
5
2
3
4
1
2
3
2 3
5
Figure 5
Seed Cup Plug
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