Field operation – Great Plains 2525P Operator Manual User Manual
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2013-05-10
Field Operation
1.
Hitch drill to a suitable tractor or hitch. See “Hitch-
ing Tractor to Drill” on page 13 or your hitch opera-
tor’s manual. Raise any parking stands.
Crushing Hazard:
You may be severely injured or killed by being crushed
between the tractor and drill. Do not stand or place any part
of your body between drill and moving tractor. Stop tractor
engine and set park brake before installing pins.
Refer to Figure 11
2.
Make sure proper seed meter wheels are in place.
For information on how to change the seed meter
wheels see page 43.
Refer to Figure 12
3.
Make sure all seed meter clean out doors are closed
and pinned. For 25 Series meters, see page 63.
4.
Set seeding rate per the Seed Rate Charts manual.
Refer to Figure 13
5.
Open and pin sliding seed tubes. For further infor-
mation see page 32.
6.
Load box with clean seed and talc.
7.
Raise drill. Rotate gauge wheel. Check that seed
meters, seed tubes and drives are working properly
and free from foreign material by looking for seed
flow under each opener.
8.
Record acremeter readout. Subtract initial reading
from later readings to determine acres drilled.
Note: Acremeter readings are imprecise. They also vary
with wheel slippage, field shape and turn-around
loop size.
9.
Pull forward, lower drill and begin seeding.
10. Always raise drill out of the ground when turning at
row ends and for other short-radius turns. Seeding
will stop automatically as drill is raised.
Before operation, make sure you are using the correct
seed meter wheel for the seed.
For information on meter adjustments, see “Seed Meter
Setup and Adjustment” on page 39.
If your drill has been exposed to the elements for a
period of time with seed in the boxes, check to make
sure the seed in the seed tubes and meters has not
become wet.
Figure 11
20 Series Meter Wheel in Place
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Figure 12
20 Series Clean-Out Closed
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Figure 13
Sliding Seed Tubes Open
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