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
  • Tire Safety
  • Use Safety Lights and Devices
  • Keep Riders Off Machinery
  • Transport Machinery Safely
  • Shutdown and Storage
  • Practice Safe Maintenance
  • Safety At All Times
  • Safety Decals
    • Safety Reflectors and Decals
    • 818-055C 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
    • 838-599C Danger: Electrocution Hazard
    • 818-045C Warning: Pinch/Crush
    • 818-188C Warning: Speed
    • 818-579C Warning: Pinch/Shear Hazard
    • 818-580C Warning: Overhead Marker
    • 838-094C Warning: High Pressure Fluid
    • 818-351C Caution: Transport Locks
    • 818-398C Caution: Tires Not A Step
    • 818-587C Caution: Read Operator’s Manual
    • 838-426C Caution: 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 Planter
    • Hydraulic Hose Hookup
    • Protecting Fan Hydraulic Motor Seals
  • Electrical Hookup
    • Hitching with 3-Point
    • Hitching with Hydraulic Tongue (Option)
      • Local Float on Hydraulic Tongue
    • Raising/Lowering Tongue
  • Parking Stands
    • Store Main Parking Stand
    • Storing 3-Point Parking Stands
    • Tank Cart Hitching
      • Fertilizer Connection Types
    • Making Fertilizer Connections
  • Heights and Leveling
    • Set Tongue Height
    • Checking Planter Height
  • Marker Setup
  • Fertilizer Drive Lock Up
• Operating Instructions
  • Pre-Start Checklist
  • Fold/Unfold Lock Overview
  • Unfolding the YP4425A Planter
    • Unfolding, Continued ...
  • Raising/Lowering Planter
    • General Raise/Lower Information
    • Raising Planter
    • Lowering Planter
    • Lift Cylinder Lock-Up
    • Re-Phasing Lift System
    • Local Float on Hydraulic Tongue
  • Folding the YP4425A Planter
    • Re-phasing Fold System
  • Transporting the Planter
    • Typical YP4425A Planter Weights
    • Transport Checklist
    • Steering
  • Loading Materials
    • Walkboard and Ladder
    • Auxiliary Hydraulics
      • Operating Auxiliary Hydraulics
    • 82 bushel Hopper Operation
      • Adding Seed to 82 bu. Hopper
    • 150 bushel Hopper Operation
      • Adding Seed to 150 bu. Hopper
    • Changing the Seed Box or Hopper
  • Air System Operation
    • Air System Overview
      • Fan Circuit Operation
      • Fan General Operating Information
      • Recommended Fan Speeds
    • Airbox Operation
  • Monitor Operation
  • 3-Section Electric Clutch Operation
    • 3-Section Clutch Switch Coverage
    • Electric Clutch Lock-Up
  • Swath Command™ Clutch Operation
  • Air-Pro® Meter Operation
    • Meter Operation
    • Fertilizer Tanks (Option)
    • Filling Tanks
    • Ground Drive Pump
  • Trailer Operations
  • Field Set-Up Checklists
    • Caster Locks - Field Operations
  • Field Operation
  • Marker Unfolding
    • Marker Unfold (one side)
    • Row Marker Operation
    • Folding the Markers
    • Unusual Marker Operations
      • Both Sides Unfolded
  • Monitor Operation
  • Planting
  • Checking Planting Rate
  • Short-Term Parking
  • Long-Term Storage
    • Storage: Fertilizer Option
• Adjustments
  • Setting Material Rates
    • Planting Rate
    • Fertilizer Rate
  • Height Switch Adjustment
  • Marker Adjustments
    • Marker Disc Adjustment
  • Fan and Adjustment
    • Furrow Check:
    • Fine-Tuning Meter Pressurization
      • Alternate Skip/Double Check
    • Seed Delivery Fan Adjustments
  • Liquid Fertilizer Adjustments
    • Ground Drive Pump
      • Liquid Fertilizer Strainer(s)
    • Fertilizer Relief Valve
    • Fertilizer Orifice Plates
  • 25 Series Row Unit Adjustments
    • Row Unit Down Pressure
      • Adjusting Down-Force
    • Unit-Mount Row Cleaner Adjustments
    • Coulter Adjustments
      • Coulter Depth Adjustment
      • Coulter Row Alignment
    • Row-Unit Opener Disc 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 Disc Installation
      • Removing a Seed Disc
    • 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
• Troubleshooting
  • Planting Rate Problems
    • Suggested Furrow Check:
  • Seed Pool Troubleshooting
    • Seed Pool Recovery
  • Population Troubleshooting Charts
• Maintenance and Lubrication
  • Maintenance
  • Material Clean-Out
    • Air Box Clean-Out
    • Air System Clean-Out
    • Meter Clean-Out
      • Funnel Conversion
      • Alternate Meter Clean-Out
      • Seed Tube Clean-Out
  • Meter Brush Maintenance
    • Meter Brush Replacement
      • Tufted Brush Replacement
      • Strip Brush Replacement
    • Seed Disc Maintenance
      • Cleaning and Storing Seed Discs
  • Hydraulic Maintenance
    • Hydraulic Drive Maintenance
    • To change the element:
  • Bleeding Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Lift Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Fold Cylinder Hydraulics
      • Lift Cylinder Bleeding
      • Fold Cylinder Bleeding
  • Marker Maintenance
    • Marker Cylinder Bleeding
    • Marker Shear Bolt Replacement
    • Marker Grease Seal Cap
  • Wing Leveling
    • Center Section Level Check
    • Wing Leveling
    • Wing Leveling, Inboard End
    • Wing Leveling, Outboard End
    • Wing Alignment
  • Chain Maintenance
    • Chain Slack
    • Chain Clips
    • Meter Drive Chain
  • Spreaders and Scrapers
  • Row-Unit Side Wheels
  • Seed Flap Replacement
  • Fertilizer System Maintenance
    • Liquid Fertilizer Strainer
      • In Season Filter Cleaning
      • End of Season Filter Cleaning
  • Lubrication
    • Wing Caster Wheel Pivot
    • Wing Caster: Parallel Arms
    • Wing Casters: Lift Cylinder Ends
    • Wing Caster Wing Pivot
    • Wing Frames
    • Rockshaft to Main Frame
    • Rockshaft to Axle Link Arm
    • Lift Cylinders: Rod End
    • Level Link, Front End
    • Mainframe to Rear Sub-Frame
    • Rear Sub-Frame to Rear Axle
    • Axle Link: Aft End
    • Level Link, Aft End
    • Rear Caster Wheel Pivot
    • Opener Side Wheel Bushing
    • Marker Joints
      • Type of Lubrication: Grease Quantity: Until Grease emerges
    • Hitch Parallel Arms
    • Tongue Latch Pivot
    • Tongue Slide Roller
    • Wing Transfer Drive Shafts
    • Row Cleaner Bearings
    • Hydraulic Drive Chains
    • Ground Drive Fertilizer Pump (optional)
    • Wing Drives
    • Meter Drive Chains
    • Wing Casters: Wheel Hubs
    • Markers: Disc Hub
    • Transport Wheels: Wheel Hubs
    • Gauge Wheel Bearings
    • Seed Lubricant
      • Air-Pro® Meters (all seeds)
      • Ezee Glide Plus Talc+Graphite Mix
      • Ezee Glide Plus Lubricant
• Options
  • Hydraulic Tongue
  • Markers
  • Fertilizer Systems
    • Liquid Fertilizer Systems
    • Liquid System Configurations
      • Type 2 Fertilizer Manifold
      • Type 3 Fertilizer Manifold
      • Fertilizer Orifice Plates
    • High-Rate Dribblers
    • Liquid Fertilizer Tanks
    • Fertilizer Carts
      • Pull-Type Fertilizer Carts
      • Semi-Mounted Fertilizer Carts
  • Pintle Trailer Hitch Weldment
    • Ground Drive Fertilizer Pump
  • 82 or 150 bu. Seed Hopper
  • Seed Lubricant
  • Unit-Mounted Row Options
    • Row-Pro™
    • Swath Command™
    • Rigid Row Cleaners
    • Unit-Mounted Disc Coulters
      • Coulter Blades
    • Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Inside Disc Scrapers
    • Seed Meter Discs
    • Clean-Out Container
    • Seed Tube Brush
    • Seed Firmers
      • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer
      • Keeton® Seed Firmer
    • Row Unit Press Wheels
• Appendix A - Reference Information
  • Specifications and Capacities
  • Tire Inflation Chart
  • Torque Values Chart
  • Hydraulic Diagrams
    • Fold, Marker and Auxiliary Hydraulics (standard)
    • Auxiliary Hydraulics (with Markers deleted)
    • Fan Hydraulics (standard)
    • Hydraulic Drive (standard)
    • Hydraulic Tongue (Option)
    • Lift Hydraulics (standard)
  • Chain Routing
    • Hydraulic Drive Chain Routing
    • Wing Drive Chain Routing
    • 25AP Final Meter Drive
    • Fertilizer Pump Ground Drive Chain Routing
  • Seed Hose Routing
    • Mechanical Routing, Left Side
    • Connections, 16-Port Air Box, Left
      • 24 Row: YP4425A-2422
    • Connections, 16-Port Air Box, Right
      • 24-Row: YP4425A-2422
• Appendix B - Initial and Option Setup
  • Pre-Delivery Items
    • Install Upper Marker Components
    • Install Press Wheels
  • Initial Setup
    • Seed Monitor Console Installation
    • Dual Marker Speed Adjustment
    • Marker Extension
    • Hopper Level Sensor Installation
    • Radar Calibration
    • Option Installation
      • 122-278S Scraper Installation
  • Warranty
• Index