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
  • Avoid High Pressure Fluids
  • Wear Protective Equipment
  • Handle Chemicals Properly
  • Use A Safety Chain
  • Keep Riders Off Machinery
  • Use Safety Lights and Devices
  • Transport Machinery Safely
  • Shutdown and Storage
  • Tire Safety
  • Practice Safe Maintenance
  • Safety At All Times
  • Safety Decals
    • Slow Moving Vehicle Reflector 818-055C
    • Red Reflectors 838-266C
    • Amber Reflectors 838-265C
    • Daytime Reflectors 838-267C
    • Warning: Transport Speed 818-188C
    • Warning: High Pressure Fluid Hazard 818-339C
    • Warning: Sharp Object (Option) 818-525C
    • Warning: Moving Chain 838-363C
    • Warning: Markers Overhead 838-367C
    • Caution: Transport Locks 818-351C
    • Caution: Read Operators Manual 818-587C
• Introduction
  • Document Family
  • Models Covered
    • Intended Usage
  • Description of Unit
  • Using This Manual
    • Definitions
  • Owner Assistance
    • Product Support
• Preparation and Setup
  • Pre-Start Checklist
  • Hitching Planter to Tractor
  • Hydraulic Hose Hookup
  • Protecting Hydraulic Motor Seals
    • Current Style Color Coded Hose Handles
    • Older Style Hoses with Color Ties
  • Electrical Hookup
    • Seed Monitor Console
    • Lighting Harness
    • Mate Connectors at Hitch
  • Leveling Planter
    • Planter Frame Height
  • Exchanging Meters
    • Installing Brush Meter Plates
    • Mud Scrapers (Optional)
    • Ridge Planting
  • Re-Phasing Lift System
  • Monitor Setup
  • Marker Setup (Option)
  • Bleeding Hydraulics
    • Lift Hydraulics
    • Marker Hydraulics
• Operating Instructions
  • Pre-Start Checklist
  • Transporting the PD8070 Planter
  • Loading Materials
    • Loading Seed
    • Loading Fertilizer
    • Seed Drive Clutch
      • Meter Clutch Disengagement
      • Meter Shaft Alignment
  • Field Operation
  • Raising/Lowering Planter
  • Marker Operation
    • Row Marker Operation
  • Row Unit Operation
  • Parking
  • Storage
• Adjustments
  • Setting Material Rates
    • Seed Rate
    • Transmission Adjustment
    • Contact Wheel 2-to-1 Drive Reduction
    • Checking Planting Population
    • Brush Meter Rates
      • Reading the Brush Meter Chart
    • Brush Meter Rate Chart
    • Finger Meter Rates
      • Reading the Finger Meter Chart
    • Finger Meter Rate Chart
    • Dry Fertilizer Rate
    • Fertilizer Density Adjustment
    • Fertilizer Rate Charts
      • Dry Fertilizer Low Rate Setting
      • Dry Fertilizer High Rate Setting
  • Contact Drive Tension
  • Marker Adjustments
    • Marker Extension
    • Marker Disk Adjustments
      • Marker Disk Angle
      • Marker Disk Angle Axis
    • Marker Folding Speed
  • Row Implement Adjustments
    • Frame-Mounted Row Accessories
      • Terra-Tine™ Row Cleaners
      • Zone Coulters
      • In-Row
      • Between Row (or Off-Row at least 2in)
      • Vantage I Frame-Mounted Coulters
      • Vantage II Fertilizer Coulters
    • 30 Series Row Units
    • Row Unit Down Pressure
    • Row Cleaner Adjustments
    • Coulter Adjustments
    • Row-Unit Opener Adjustments
      • Setting Planting Depth
      • Disk Angle and Side Gauge Wheels
      • Adjusting Disk Angle & Side Gauge Wheels
      • Adjusting Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Seed Meter Setup and Adjustment
      • Finger Meter Brush Adjustment
      • Finger Meter Inserts
      • Sunflower Meter Configurations
    • Seed Firmer Adjustments
      • Keeton® Seed Firmer Adjustment
    • Press Wheel Adjustments
      • Double-V Press Wheels
      • Press Wheel Down Pressure
      • Press Wheel Stagger
      • Cast Press Wheel Stagger
      • Press Wheel Centering
      • Single Press Wheel
• Troubleshooting
• Maintenance and Lubrication
  • Maintenance
    • General Maintenance
    • Lift Cylinder Lock-Up
    • Material Clean-Out
      • Seed Hopper Clean-Out
      • Finger Meter Clean-Out
      • Brush Meter Clean-Out
      • Seed Tube Clean-Out
      • Fertilizer Hopper Clean-Out
  • Bleeding Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Lift Hydraulics
    • Replacing Shear Pins and Bolts
      • Drive-Line Shear Pins
      • Marker Shear Bolt
    • Shaft Alignment
    • Ratchet Drives
    • Chain Maintenance
    • Chain Tension
    • 30 Series Opener Disks and Scrapers
    • 30 Series Row-Unit Side Wheels
  • Meter Maintenance
    • Finger Meter Maintenance
      • Finger Set Inspection
      • Finger Meter Re-Assembly Steps
      • Precautions
      • Population Max™ Annual Maintenance.
      • Population Max™ Installation
      • Skip Stop™ Annual Maintenance
      • Skip Stop™ Installation
    • Exchanging Finger Sets
    • Remove Meter Cover
    • Remove Adjustment Lever
    • Remove Brush Block
    • Remove Corn Finger Set
    • Remove Insert “A”
    • Install Insert “C”
    • Install Brushless Block
    • Install Sunflower Finger Set
    • Set Finger Set Torque
    • Re-Install Corn Finger Set
      • Dismount Meter
      • Remove Brushless Block
      • Remove Sunflower Finger Set
      • Remove Insert “C”
      • Install Insert “A”
      • Install Brush Block
      • Install Adjustment Lever
      • Install Corn Finger Set
      • Set Finger Set Torque
    • Brush Meter Maintenance
      • Meter Storage
    • Seed Plate Maintenance
      • Cleaning and Storing Seed Disks
  • Lubrication and Scheduled Maintenance
    • Seed Lubricant
    • Depth Gauge Wheel Arms
    • Depth Gauge Wheel Module
    • Markers
    • Dry Fertilizer Outlet (Option)
    • Frame-Mounted Coulter Hub
    • Frame-Mounted Coulter Pivot
    • Transport Wheel Bearings
    • Rigid Row Cleaner Bearing (Option)
    • Contact Drive Chains
    • Reverser Chains
    • Transmission Chains
    • Meter Drive Chains
    • Dry Fertilizer Jackshaft Drive Chain
    • Dry Fertilizer Drive Chain
    • Frame-Mounted Vantage II Coulters (Option)
    • Marker Disk Hubs (Option)
• Options
  • Planter Options
    • Seed Monitor
    • Seed Lubricants
    • Gauge Wheel Mud Scrapers
    • Rock Guard
  • Frame-Mounted Row Options
    • Frame-Mounted Row Cleaners
      • Stand-Alone Terra-Tine™s
      • Vantage I Terra-Tine™s
    • Zone Coulters
    • Vantage I Fertilizer Coulter
    • Vantage II Fertilizer Coulter
  • Unit-Mounted Row Options
    • Heavy Duty Spring Package
    • UM Row Cleaners
      • UM Terra-Tine™s
      • UMC Rigid Tine Row Cleaners
    • UM Disk Coulters
      • Coulter Blades
    • Seed Tube Brush
    • Seed Meters
      • Finger Pickup Meters
      • Brush Meter
      • Seed Plates
    • Side Depth Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Keeton® Seed Firmer
    • Row Unit Press Wheels
• Appendix A - Reference Information
  • Specifications and Capacities
  • Tire Inflation Chart
  • Hydraulic Diagrams
    • Lift Hydraulics
    • Marker Hydraulics
  • Torque Values Chart
• Appendix B - Initial Setup
  • Hydraulic Charge and Bleed
  • Seed Monitor Console Installation
  • Seed Monitor Console Quick-Start
    • Power-Up The Console
    • Set Metric Mode
    • Set Planter Row Count
    • Set Planter Row Spacing
    • Row Setup
  • Warranty
• Index