Great Plains 3S-3000HDF Operator Manual v2 - Manual (Page 48)

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Shaft Monitor Operation
The optional shaft monitor generates an alarm if any one
or more of the three main seed box meter shafts on the
drill stop turning for more than 20 seconds.
Refer to Figure 41
To operate shaft monitor, turn system on by activating
on-off switch
on monitor head. If seed-cup shafts are
turning, all three indicator lights are illuminated and no
alarm sounds.
If any seed-cup shaft stops for 20 seconds, an alarm
sounds and the indicator for that section flashes on the
monitor, designating the failed shaft.
Note: The 30-second delay is to prevent nuisance alarms
when turning at the end of the field.
Note: If a failure does occur and an alarm sounds, re-
member you have traveled for 20 seconds without
planting with that drill section. If due to wheel lift or
low tire pressure, you may have been planting at
progressively lower populations before that.
Note: Older (Vansco) monitors alarm dwell time was 30
seconds.
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Field Operations
This section presumes that all pre-operation checks have
been made on both tractor and drill, and drill is loaded
with seed and any treatments.
Final Field Checklist Planting Sequence
1. Lower drill openers at initial seeding point.
2. Pull forward and begin planting.
3. Raise drill for turns (meters stop automatically).
Planting Speed
The Seed Rate charts were developed at a test speed of
6.5 mph (10.5 kph) and are valid for all lower speeds
under most conditions.
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Figure 41
Shaft Monitor Head
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❑ Drill hitched, chained and unfolded. See page 15 and
page 29.
❑ Set seed and fertilizer drives per charts and calibra-
tion. See page 48 and page 48.
❑ Set drill selector valves (if present) to Markers and
Opener Lift. See page 42 and page 43.
❑ Record acremeter reading if acreage monitoring is
desired.
❑ If installed, Shaft Monitor power ON.
❑ If installed, Point Row Control module ON, and set for
either ALL or SECTION CONTROL.