Great Plains NTA3007 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 189)

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Appendix C - Option Installation
Changing Meter Flutes
To order high rate or small seeds flute shafts, see
“Alternate Flute Sets” on page 158. To install a set of
these shafts (or re-install the standard shafts), start with
the front meter, as the task is a bit easier there. Save all
parts for re-use.
Hopper must be empty for this procedure. see
“Unloading Materials” on page 77.
Refer to Figure 174
1.
On both ends of the meter box, remove and save the
chain guard
and gear guard .
Refer to Figure 175
2.
On the right end of the meter box, remove and save
the pins
from the final range gears , and then
remove and save the gears. Note which size gear
was on the agitator output and flute input shaft.
Refer to Figure 176
3.
Remove and save the outer ring of six (6)
self-tapping hex head bolts
, that secure the outer
flange to the meter box.
Do not remove the six bolts that secure the
bearing flangette to the outer flange. The shaft to be
installed includes its own flange.
Figure 174
Remove Guards
32414
Air Flo
w
2
1
1 2
Figure 175
Remove Gears
26337
4
3
3
4
3 4
Figure 176
Remove Flange Bolts
26338
6
5
5
6