Document Outline

• Operator Manual
• Table of Contents
• Important Safety Information
  • Safety Decals
    • Safety Reflectors and Decals
    • 818-055C Slow Moving Vehicle Reflector
    • 838-266C Red Reflectors
    • 838-265C Amber Reflectors
    • 838-267C Daytime Reflectors
    • 818-557C Danger: Cannot Read English
    • 818-864C Danger: Pinch/Crush Hazard
    • 838-467C Danger: Possible Chemical Hazard
    • 838-102C Warning: Falling Hazard
    • 818-019C Warning: Negative Tongue Weight
    • 818-045C Warning: Pinch/Crush Hazard
    • 818-337C Warning: Excessive Speed Hazard
    • 818-339C Warning: High Pressure Fluid
    • 818-682C Warning: Marker Pinch Crush
    • 818-861C Warning: Transport Locks
    • 818-398C Caution: Tires Not A Step
    • 818-751C Caution: 32 PSI Tire Pressure
    • 818-752C Caution: 52 PSI Tire Pressure
• Introduction
  • Document Family
  • Description of Unit
    • Intended Usage
    • Models Covered
  • Using This Manual
    • Definitions
  • Owner Assistance
    • Product Support
• Preparation and Setup
  • Pre-Setup Checklist
  • Hitching
  • Electrical Connections
  • Hydraulic Hose Hookup
    • Current Style Color Coded Hose Handles.
    • Older Style Hoses with Color Ties
  • Check Drill Level
  • Setting the Bypass Valve
    • Tractors with Open Center Hydraulics
    • Tractors with Pressure Compensating Closed Center Hydraulics (PC Closed)
    • Tractors with Load Sensing Closed Center Hydraulics (LS Closed) or Pressure Flow Compensating (PFC) Systems
  • Adjusting the Counter Balance Valve
  • Marker Setup
  • Point Row Cab Module
  • Shaft Monitor Cab Module
  • Scraper Installation
• Operating Instructions
  • General Description
  • Pre-Start Checklist
  • Raising and Lowering Openers
    • Opener Lock Up
      • Lock Up Openers
      • Lowering Openers
  • Raising Drill (Transport Lift)
    • Transport Lift
  • Folding
  • Transport
    • Weights for Tractor Requirements
    • Marker Transportation
    • Transport Checklist
  • Unfolding
  • Lowering Drill (Transport Lift)
    • Transport Lower
  • Opener Operation
    • Active Hydraulic Systems
    • Priority Flow Hydraulic Systems
    • Non-Active Hydraulic System
  • Loading Main Seed Box
    • Main Seed Box Loading
    • Small Seeds Box Loading
    • Initial Seeding Depth
  • Fertilizer Box Operation
    • Seeding and applying fertilizer
      • Divided Capacities
      • Divider Removal
    • Seeding with Both Compartments
  • Marker Operation
    • Single Marker Operations
    • Dual Marker Operations
  • Lift Selector Valve Operation
  • Point Row Operation
  • Shaft Monitor Operation
  • Electronic Acremeter
  • Parking
    • Parking with Drill Unfolded
    • Parking with Drill Folded
  • Storage
• Adjustments
  • Seed and Fertilizer Rate
  • Planting Depth
  • Setting Main Box Seed Rate
    • Setting Drive Type
      • Changing Drive Type
    • Main Box Seed Rate Handle
    • Position Seed Cup Doors
    • Main Box Seed Rate Calibration
    • Reading a Seed Rate Chart
  • Setting Fertilizer Rate
    • Adjusting for Density
    • Setting Fertilizer Drive Range
      • Setting High Range
      • Setting Low Range
    • Setting Fertilizer Final Drive
    • Fertilizer Rate Calibration
  • Small Seeds Rate
    • Small Seeds Rate Calibration
  • Frame Level
  • Frame Weight
  • Opener Frame Down-Force
    • Setting Hydraulic Down-Pressure
  • Opener-Subframe Adjustment
  • Row Unit Adjustments
    • Opener Height
    • Row Unit Down Pressure (Spring)
    • Disk Blade Adjustments
      • Adjusting Disc Contact
    • Disk Scraper Adjustments
    • Seed Firmer Adjustments
      • Keeton Seed Firmer Adjustment
      • Seed-Lok™ Seed Firmer Lock-Up
    • Opener Depth (Press Wheel Height)
  • Marker Adjustments
    • Marker Extension
    • Marker Chain Adjustment
      • Marker Lifting Slack
      • Marker Folding Slack
    • Marker Disk Adjustment
      • Mark Width
      • Direction of Cut
    • Marker Speed
      • Single Marker/Needle Valve Speed
      • Dual-Marker/Sequence Valve Speed
• Troubleshooting
• Maintenance and Lubrication
  • Bleeding Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Opener Lift Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Fold Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Transport Lift Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Marker Hydraulics
  • In-Line Filters
  • Leveling the Drill
    • Opener Frames Level
    • Link Tube
    • Tool Bar Height
    • Wing Box Alignment
  • Chain Maintenance
    • Chain Slack
  • Marker Maintenance
    • Marker Transport Carrier
    • Marker Shear Bolt
    • Marker Disk
  • Main Box Seed Meter Clean-Out
  • Fertilizer Box Clean-Out
  • Seed Flap Replacement (s/n DD1497+)
  • Seed Flap Replacement (s/n DD1496-)
  • Lubrication
    • Drive Shaft Clutches
    • Marker Hinge Pivots
    • Opener Frame Pivots
    • Gauge Wheel Opener Frame Pivots
    • Wing Horizontal (Flex) Pivots
    • Fertilizer Shaft Bearings
    • Small Seeds Shaft Bearings
    • Adjustment Link Pivots
    • Felt Barrier Seals
    • Seed Cup Drive Shaft Sprocket
    • Wing Vertical (Fold) Pivots
    • Transport Axle
    • Fertilizer Jackshaft to Meter Shaft Chain
    • Fertilizer Range to Jackshaft Chain
    • Clutch Shaft to Fertilizer Range Chain
    • Clutch to Seed (Drive Type) Jackshaft Chain
    • Gauge Wheel Chain
    • Seed Jackshaft to Meter Shaft Chain
    • Small Seeds Drive Chains
    • Gauge Wheel Bearings
    • Transport Wheel Bearings
    • Marker Disk Bearings
• Options
  • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer
  • Keeton Seed Firmer
• Appendix A
  • Specifications and Capacities
  • Tire Inflation Chart
  • Torque Values Chart
  • Hydraulic Diagrams
    • Transport Lift
    • Fold
    • Dual Markers
    • Single Marker
    • Two Outlet Conversion
    • Opener Lift: Standard Closed-Center
    • Opener Lift: Optional Open-Center
    • Point-Row
• Appendix B - Previous Style Acremeter
  • Acremeter Installation
  • Acremeter Operation
    • Normal Operating Sequence
      • Dormant Display
  • Field Operations
    • Final Field Checklist
    • Planting Sequence
  • Warranty
• Index