Material clean-out, Seed box clean-out, Meter clean-out – Great Plains 2525A Operator Manual User Manual
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2025A/2525A
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
118-999M
2013-06-04
Material Clean-Out
When planting is completed, it is commonly the case that
some seed remains. There may be seed in the hopper or
bulk box, seed in the airbox, a small amount of seed in
the hose lines, and seed in the meters.
A complete system clean-out is a 2 step process.
A. Scoop or vacuum seed from above box.
B. Clean out meters and inlets.
Seed Box Clean-Out
From above, use a scoop, bucket or vacuum to remove
as much seed as possible from the box. This usually
takes much less time than draining the box through indi-
vidual meters.
Meter Clean-Out
Refer to Figure 64
The drill includes an 817-811C container
for meter
clean-out, stored in a spring-loaded holder at the right
rear of the air manifold. The container can hold all the
seed in the meter and inlet (up to a closed slide gate).
The container can be converted into a true funnel for
complete system clean-out.
Note: The hoppers are connected to the rows with
clamped hose, and are not intended to be routinely
unlatched and tipped for clean-out.
Funnel Conversion
Materials and tools needed:
•
a length of 1
1
⁄
2
in I.D. hose
•
a worm drive clamp with a working diameter of
approximately 1
1
⁄
2
to 2
1
⁄
4
in
• a hacksaw
a
with fine-toothed blade
Trim the sump
from the funnel. Slide the hose
fully
onto the funnel tip. Secure with clamp
(do not
-over-tighten clamp, the funnel wall be crushed).
The choice of complete system clean-out process
depends on whether you are using the 817-811C as a
container or funnel.
a. The funnel wall is thin ABS. Scissor-type pipe-cutting tools may fracture it. Rotary-type pipe cutting tools may slip off.
Figure 64
Convert Container to Funnel
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