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
  • Avoid High Pressure Fluids
  • Use Safety Lights and Devices
  • Keep Riders Off Machinery
  • Transport Machinery Safely
  • Check for Overhead Lines
  • Shutdown and Storage
  • Practice Safe Maintenance
  • Safety At All Times
  • Safety Decals
    • Safety Reflectors and Decals
    • Transport Decals
    • 818-055C Slow Moving Vehicle Reflector
    • 838-266C Red Reflectors
    • 838-267C Daytime Reflectors
    • 838-265C Amber Reflectors
    • Danger Decals
    • 818-557C Danger (in Spanish):
    • 818-590C Danger: Hitch Crush
    • 838-599C Danger: Electrocution
    • 858-097C Danger: Tip Over / Crushing Hazard
    • Warning Decals
    • 818-045C Warning: Pinch/Crush
    • 818-188C Warning: Speed
    • 818-339C Warning: High Pressure Fluid Hazard
    • 818-437C (Option) Warning: High Pressure Fluid Hazard
    • 818-525C (Option) Warning: Sharp Object
    • 818-579C Warning: Pinching or Crushing
    • 818-632C Warning: Fan Hazard
    • 818-860C Warning: Moving Chain
    • Caution Decals
    • 818-398C Caution: Tires Not a Step
    • 818-587C Caution: General Instructions
    • 838-380C (Option) Caution: Transport Locks
    • 848-801C (Option) Caution: Tire Pressure and Torque
• Introduction
  • Description of Unit
    • Intended Usage
  • Models Covered
    • Document Family
  • Using This Manual
    • Definitions
  • Owner Assistance
    • Product Support
• Preparation and Setup
  • Post-Delivery/Seasonal Setup
  • Pre-Planting Setup
  • Hitching Tractor to Planter
    • Preset Hitch Spacers and Pin
    • First Time Hitch Alignment
    • Hitch Tractor
    • Hydraulic Hose Hookup
      • Color Coded Hose Handles
    • Protecting Fan Hydraulic Motor Seals
    • Electrical Hookup
    • Raise Parking Stands
  • Leveling the Planter
    • Center Frame L/R Leveling
    • Wing Leveling
    • Front-to-Back Leveling
• Operating Instructions
  • Pre-Start Checklist
  • Implement Locks
    • Wing Lock and Flex Lock Pin Use
    • Lift-Assist Locks (Option)
  • Raising/Lowering Planter
    • Raise/Lower 3-Point
    • Raise/Lower 2-Point with Lift Assist
  • Folding
  • Unfolding
  • Transporting the Planter
    • Transport Checklist
  • Loading Seed
    • Loading Seed, continued
  • Monitor Operation
  • Ground Drive Operation
  • Air System Operation
    • Air and Seeding System Overview
      • Fan Circuit Operation
      • Butterfly Valve
  • Air-Pro® Meter Operation
    • Meter Operation
  • Field Set-Up Checklists
  • Field Operation
  • Short-Term Parking
  • Long-Term Storage
• Adjustments
  • Setting Seed Rate
    • Planting Rate Details
      • 1. Rate: Monitor configuration:
      • 2. Rate: Disk Selection:
      • 3. Rate: Range Sprockets
      • 4. Rate: Transmission Sprockets
      • 5. Rate: Seed Inlet Shutter
      • 6. Rate: Meter Pressurization
      • 7. Rate: Checking
  • Fan and Adjustment
    • Furrow Check:
    • Fine-Tuning Meter Pressurization
      • Alternate Skip/Double Check
  • Frame Offset
    • Resume Twin-Row
  • Gauge Wheel Adjustments
    • Gauge Wheel Tension
    • Planting on Beds
    • Ground Drive Adjustments
    • Setting Ground Drive
  • Hydraulic Down Pressure (Option)
    • John Deere 8000 Series tractors:
    • Case IH Magnum tractors:
    • Other tractors:
    • Lift-Assist Needle Valve Adjustment (Option)
      • Initial Needle Valve Setup
      • Further Needle Valve Adjustment
    • Initial Down-Pressure Setup
      • Initial Down-Pressure Setup, PC Closed
      • Initial/Seasonal Setup, LS and PFC Closed
    • Down-Pressure Adjustment
  • Hydraulic Down-Float Adjustments (Option)
    • Down-Float Lift-Assist Sequencing
      • Initial Needle Valve Setup
      • Further Needle Valve Adjustment
  • 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 Shutter
      • 3. Install Blank Disk
      • 4. Lock-Up Row
    • Seed Firmer Adjustments
      • Keeton Seed Firmer Adjustment
      • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer Lock-Up
    • Press Wheel Adjustment
      • Press Wheel Down Pressure
      • Press Wheel Stagger
      • Press Wheel Centering
      • Press Wheel Assembly with Cast Wheels
• Troubleshooting
  • Planting Rate Problems
    • Suggested Furrow Check:
  • Seed Pool Troubleshooting
    • Magnehelic® Gauge Troubleshooting
  • Population Troubleshooting Charts
• Maintenance and Lubrication
  • Maintenance
  • Material Clean-Out
    • Funnel Conversion
    • Seed Clean-Out (Container)
    • Seed Clean-Out (Funnel)
    • Meter Clean-Out
      • Alternate Meter Clean-Out
  • Meter Brush Maintenance
    • Meter Brush Replacement
      • Tufted Brush Replacement
      • Strip Brush Replacement
    • Seed Disk Maintenance
      • Cleaning and Storing Seed Disks
  • Speed Sensor Gap
  • Chain Maintenance
    • Chain Slack
    • Chain Clips
    • Meter Drive Chain
  • Spreaders and Scrapers
  • Row-Unit Side Wheels
  • Seed Flap Replacement
  • Bleeding Hydraulics
    • Unfolded Bleeding
    • Wing Flex Cylinder Bleeding
    • Lift-Assist (Option) Cylinder Bleeding
  • Lubrication
    • Opener Side Wheel Bushing
    • Chains: Ground Drives
    • Chains: Meter Drive
    • Lift-Assist Parallel Arms
    • Wing Transfer Drive Shafts
    • Row Cleaner Bearings (Option)
    • Caster Pivots
    • Gauge Wheel Bearings (Ground Drive)
    • Lift Assist Wheel Hubs
  • Seed Lubricants
    • Ezee Glide Plus Talc+Graphite Mix
• Options
  • Hitches
  • Lift-Assist
    • Wing Coupling Options
  • Seed Lubricant
  • Clean-Out Container
    • Seed Tube Brush
  • Row-Mounted Accessories
    • Lock-Up Pins
    • Rigid Row Cleaners
    • Unit-Mounted Disk Coulters
      • Coulter Blades
    • Seed Meter Disks
    • Inside Disk Scrapers
    • Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Seed Firmers
      • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer
      • Keeton® Seed Firmer
    • Row Unit Press Wheels
• Appendix A - Reference Information
  • Specifications and Capacities
    • Single-Row Models Specifications
    • Twin-Row Model Specifications
  • Torque Values Chart
  • Tire Inflation Chart
  • Dimensions (Field)
  • Dimensions (Transport)
  • Hydraulic Diagrams
    • Lift Hydraulics (Option, shown in Wing Lock configuration)
    • Wing Down Flex Hydraulics (Option)
    • Wing Down Pressure Hydraulics (Option)
    • Fan Hydraulics
    • Wing Fold Hydraulics
  • Chain Routing
    • Gauge Wheel (Wing Ground Drive) Chains
    • Gauge Wheel (Center Ground Drive) Chains
    • Final Meter Drive
• Appendix C - Setup
  • Seed Monitor Console Installation
  • Seed Monitor Console Quick-Start
    • Power-Up The Console
    • Metric Mode
    • Set Planter Row Count
    • Set Planter Row Spacing
    • Row Setup
  • 122-278S Scraper Installation
  • 1-Year Limited Warranty
• Index