Great Plains 3N-4025P Operator Manual - Manual (Page 73)

4/23/2010 196-286M
71 Maintenance and Lubrication
Meter Slide Maintenance for 10, 15, 20 and 25
Series Openers
For proper seeding operation, seasonally or when
changing crops, check meter slide for wear. If you
have a noticeable increase in seeding rate you
may need to replace the meter slide.
Refer to Figure 99
1. If seed box is not empty, shut off sliding seed
tubes. For more information see, “Shutting Off
Seed Flow,” page 69.
2. Clean out seed meter. Refer to “Cleaning out
Meters,” page 70.
3. Remove the seed meter wheel. Refer to
“Changing Seed Meter Wheels,” page 48 for
more information.
Refer to Figure 100
4. Check for excess wear on meter slide (1).
Slight wear at the top corner is normal.
5. If slide is not excessively worn, stop here.
If the slide is worn excessively, order replace-
ment slides from your Great Plains dealer,
part number 817-405C. Continue with the fol-
lowing steps to replace slides.
Refer to Figure 101
6. Remove retaining clip and pin from meter.
NOTE: Meter slide is spring loaded and the
three meter slide springs will be released
when you pull the pin. Use care not to lose
pins and springs.
7. Check removed pin for wear and replace if
worn.
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Retaining
clip
19190
Figure 99
Figure 100
Figure 101