Great Plains 3N-3020 Material Rate - Manual (Page 2)

196-366B 4/28/2004
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
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Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Seeding Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Drive Speed Range Sprockets . . . . . . . . . . .3
Setting Seed Rate Handle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Positioning Seed Cup Doors. . . . . . . . . . . .4
Checking Volumetric Seeding Rate . . . . . .5
Veris Drive Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Important Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Drive Operational Requirements . . . . . . . . . . .6
Sprockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Tractor Hookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Console Operating Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Before Going to the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
In Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Calibration Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
GPS-Based Seeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Quick Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
SiteMate Settings: (version 8. 12) . . . . . . .17
Settings for Great Plains Precision
Population Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Troubleshooting GPS-Based Seeding
with SiteMate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Quick Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Settings for Ag Leader PF3000 Monitors
used with Great Plains Precision
Population Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PF3000 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Settings for Great Plains Precision
Population Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Troubleshooting GPS-based Seeding
with PF3000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
To Change the Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Drive will not rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Drive Will Not Achieve Desired Rate. . . 21
Drive Plants Significantly Higher
than Desired Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Drive Continues to Rotate After
Tractor Has Stopped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fluid Weeping from Motor Shaft Seal . . 21
Motor Appears to Run at Full Speed,
Regardless of Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Seed Rate Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Seed Rate Charts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Small Seeds Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Small Seeds Attachment Seed Rate Charts . . 25
Checking Volumetric Seeding Rate . . . . . . . . 26
Equations for calibrating volumetric . . . 26