Document Outline

• Operator Manual
• Table of Contents
• Important Safety Information
  • Look for Safety Symbol
  • Be Aware of Signal Words
  • Prepare for Emergencies
  • Be Familiar with Safety Decals
  • Wear Protective Equipment
  • Handle Chemicals Properly
  • Avoid High Pressure Fluids
  • Use Safety Lights and Devices
  • Keep Riders Off Machinery
  • Transport Machinery Safely
  • Shutdown and Storage
  • Tire Safety
  • Practice Safe Maintenance
  • Safety At All Times
  • Safety Decals
    • Safety Reflectors and Decals
    • 818-003C Slow Moving Vehicle Reflector
    • 838-266C Red Reflectors
    • 838-267C Daytime Reflectors
    • 838-265C Amber Reflectors
    • 818-557C Danger (in Spanish):
    • 818-590C Danger: Crushing Hazard
    • 818-599C Danger: Electrocution Hazard
    • 818-682C (Option) Warning: Marker Pinch/Crush
    • 818-337C Warning: Speed Hazard
    • 818-339C Warning: High Pressure Fluid Hazard
    • 818-339C Warning: Falling Hazard
    • 818-398C Caution: Tires Not A Step
    • 818-587C Caution: Read Operator’s Manual
    • 818-752C (single gauge wheels) Caution: Tire Pressure and Torque
• Introduction
  • Models Covered
  • Description of Unit
    • Intended Usage
    • Document Family
  • Using This Manual
    • Definitions
  • Owner Assistance
• Preparation and Setup
  • Initial Setup
  • Post-Delivery/Seasonal Setup
  • Pre-Planting Setup
  • Hitching Tractor to Drill
    • 3-Point Hitch
    • Hydraulic Hose Hookup
    • Protecting Fan Hydraulic Motor Seals
    • Electrical Hookup
    • Raise Parking Stands (2025A only)
  • Leveling the Drill
    • Leveling: Offset-Single Wheel
  • Meter and Row Setup
  • Marker Setup
• Operating Instructions
  • Pre-Start Checklist
  • Drill Weight
  • Transporting
    • Check Tractor Capacity and Configuration
    • Remove Extra Drill Weights
    • Unload Seed Box
    • Secure Markers
    • Transport Checklist
  • Loading Seed
  • Air System Operation
    • Air and Seeding System Overview
      • Fan Circuit Operation
      • Fan General Operating Information
      • Butterfly Valve Operation:
  • Acremeter Operation
    • Normal Operating Sequence
      • Acremeter Programming
    • Dormant Display
  • Ladder Operation
  • Monitor Operation (Option)
  • Marker Operation (Option)
    • Independent Marker Operation
    • Single-Circuit Sequenced Marker Operation
      • Both Sides Unfolded (with Sequence Valve)
  • Field Set-Up Checklists
  • Planting
  • Checking Planting Rate
  • Short-Term Parking
  • Long-Term Storage
• Adjustments
  • Setting Planting Rate
    • Seed Disk Selection and Installation
    • Range and Transmission
      • Drive Speed Range Sprockets
      • Transmission Sprockets
    • Shutters and Manifold Pressure
    • Checking Planting Rate
  • Marker Adjustments
    • Marker Disk Adjustment
  • Fan and Adjustment
    • Furrow Check:
    • Fine-Tuning (with optional Seed Monitor)
      • Alternate Skip/Double Check
  • 25AP Series Row Unit Adjustments
    • Row Unit Down Pressure
      • Adjusting Down-Force
    • Unit-Mount Cleaner Adjustments
    • Coulter Adjustments
      • Coulter Depth Adjustment
      • Coulter Row Alignment
    • Row-Unit Opener Disk Adjustments
      • Setting Planting Depth
      • Opener Disc Contact Region
      • Adjusting Disc Contact
    • Side Gauge Wheel Adjustment
      • Adjusting Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Seed Meter Setup and Adjustment
      • Meter Rain Cover
      • Seed Inlet Shutter Adjustment
      • Optimal Seed Pool Slopes
      • Meter Re-Fill
    • Air-Pro® Meter Disk Installation
      • Removing a Seed Disk
    • Row Unit Shut-Off
      • 1. Identify Rows to Shut Off
      • 2. Close Seed Tube at Box
      • 3. Close Seed Shutter
      • 4. Install Blank Disk
      • 5. Lock-Up Row
      • Sprocket Indexing (Stagger)
    • Seed Firmer Adjustments
      • Keeton Seed Firmer Adjustment
      • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer Lock-Up
      • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer Lock-Up (old style)
    • Press Wheel Adjustment
      • Press Wheel Down Pressure
      • Press Wheel Stagger
      • Press Wheel Centering
• Troubleshooting
  • Planting Rate Problems
    • Suggested Furrow Check:
  • Seed Pool Troubleshooting
  • Population Troubleshooting Charts
• Maintenance and Lubrication
  • Maintenance
  • Material Clean-Out
    • Seed Box Clean-Out
    • Meter Clean-Out
      • Funnel Conversion
      • Alternate Meter Clean-Out
  • Meter Brush Maintenance
    • Meter Brush Replacement
      • Tufted Brush Replacement
      • Strip Brush Replacement
    • Seed Disk Maintenance
      • Cleaning and Storing Seed Disks
  • Seed Tube Maintenance
    • Sliding Seed Tube Replacement
    • Boot and Grommet Maintenance
  • Chain Maintenance
    • Chain Slack
    • Chain Clips
    • Meter Drive Chain
  • Spreaders and Scrapers
  • Row-Unit Side Wheels
  • Seed Flap Replacement
  • Seed Flap Replacement
  • Marker Maintenance
    • Marker Shear Bolt
    • Marker Grease Seal Cap
    • Bleeding Marker Hydraulics
  • Lubrication
    • Opener Side Wheel Bushing
    • Gauge Wheel Arm Pivots
    • Marker Hinges (Option)
    • Row Cleaner Bearings (Option)
    • Gauge Wheel Chains
    • Meter Drive Chains
    • Offset Single Gauge Wheel Bearings
    • Marker Disk Hub (Option)
  • Seed Lubricants
• Options
  • Seed Monitor
    • Speed Sensors
    • Radar Y-Cables
  • Hitch Setback Kit
  • Weight Bracket Kit
  • Markers
  • Seed Lubricant
  • Seed Tube Plug
  • Lock-Up Pin
  • Unit-Mounted Row Options
    • Row Cleaners
    • Unit-Mounted Disk Coulters
      • Coulter Blades
    • Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Inside Disk Scrapers
    • Seed Meter Disks
    • Clean-Out Container
    • Seed Firmers
      • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer
      • Keeton Seed Firmer
    • Row Unit Press Wheels
• Appendix A - Reference Information
  • Specifications and Capacities
    • 2025A Specifications and Capacities
  • Tire Inflation Chart
    • 2525A Specifications and Capacities
  • Torque Values Chart
  • Hydraulic Diagrams
    • Fan Hydraulics (standard)
    • Marker Hydraulics
      • Dual Sequenced Markers (Option)
      • Independent Markers (Option)
  • Chain Routing
    • 25AP Final Meter Drive
    • Ground Drive Chains
• Appendix B - Initial and Option Setup
  • Pre-Delivery Items
    • Install Press Wheels
  • Initial Setup
    • Seed Monitor Console Installation (Option)
    • Speed Sensor Setup (Option)
      • Magnetic Sensor Gap
    • Initial Marker Setup
      • Marker Speed Adjustment
      • Sequenced Dual Marker Speed Adjustment
      • Independent Marker Speed Adjustment
      • Marker Chain Adjustment
      • Marker Lifting Slack
      • Folding Slack
    • Marker Transport Carrier
      • Marker Extension
      • Marker Extension Adjustment
      • Marker Extension Values
      • Reading a Marker Extension Diagram
      • Model 2025A Marker Extension
      • Model 2525A Marker Extension
    • Option Installation
      • 122-278S Scraper Installation
• Index