Great Plains 1525P Operator Manual - Manual (Page 83)

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81 Veris Drive Operating Instructions
3. Engage the hydraulic flow by pushing FORWARD on
tractor remote hydraulic lever. The remote lever
must be LOCKED OPEN in this position to provide
constant flow to the drive motor.
• John Deere tractors with Sound-Gard ® body:
Use lever lock clip to lock lever forward. See your
tractor dealer for lock purchase and installation.
• John Deere 7000 Series tractors: Rotate valve de-
tent selector to motor position to lock lever in forward
position.
• John Deere 8000 Series tractors: Set timer to con-
tinuous. Push lever forward until detent clicks.
• Case-IH Magnum tractors: Lock lever forward in
detent position. You may need to turn up detent
pressure to its maximum setting. Do not tie hydraulic
lever past detent position with a strap. See your trac-
tor dealer for details.
• Other tractors: Lock lever forward in detent posi-
tion. You may need to turn detent pressure to maxi-
mum or use a mechanical detent holder to hold lever
forward. See your tractor dealer for proper means of
providing constant flow.
4. Press Engage key to activate drive. Green light
above Engage key will illuminate.
NOTE: If you do not move within 10 seconds, the au-
tomatic disengagement feature will disengage the
drive. To begin planting again, you must press the
Engage key.
5. The Console display shows two numbers while op-
erating: “Set” rate is the rate you tell the system to
plant, and the “Out” rate is the calculated rate based
on the actual rotations of the drive. The “Out” read-
ing is monitoring the drive system; it isn’t monitoring
population. It verifies that the drive system is func-
tioning properly.
Note: The “Out” readings will normally fluctuate within
5% of the “Set” rates. This fluctuation is evidence of the
drive system compensating for minor fluctuations in
ground speed.
6. If “Out” rate varies from the “Set” rate by more than
20%, an audible alarm will sound.
7. If Controller is powered directly from the battery or
via unswitched power port, make sure to power Con-
sole off when tractor is shut down, in order to prevent
tractor battery drain.