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 A Safety Chain
  • Keep Riders Off Machinery
  • Use Safety Lights and Devices
  • Transport Machinery Safely
  • Handle Chemicals Properly
  • Shutdown and Storage
  • Tire Safety
  • Practice Safe Maintenance
  • Safety At All Times
  • Safety Decals
    • Safety Reflectors and Decals
    • 818-055C Slow Moving Vehicle Reflector
    • 838-266C Red Reflectors
    • 838-265C Amber Reflectors
    • 838-267C Daytime Reflectors
    • 818-337C Warning: Speed
    • 818-339C Warning: High Pressure Fluid
    • 818-682C Warning: Markers (Option)
    • 838-363C Warning: Moving Parts Hazard
    • 848-508C Warning: Rotating Fan
    • 848-517C Warning: High Pressure Fluid Hazard
    • 848-520C Warning: Possible Chemical Hazard
    • 848-523C Warning: Crushing Hazard
    • 818-587C Caution: Read Operator’s Manual
    • 848-512C Caution: Read Operator’s Manual
    • 848-708C Caution: Tire Pressure and Bolt 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
    • Electrical Hookup
    • Hydraulic Hose Hookup
  • Leveling Planter
    • Wheel Adjustment for Leveling
  • Monitor Setup
  • Marker Setup (Option)
• Operating Instructions
  • Pre-Start Checklist
  • Raising/Lowering Planter
    • Re-Phasing Lift System
    • Lift Cylinder Locks
  • Transport
    • Typical YP625PD Planter Weights
    • Transport Steps
  • Loading Materials
    • Hopper Operations
    • Loading Seed
    • Loading Seed, continued
    • Loading Dry Fertilizer
      • Suitable Materials
      • System Inspection
      • Hopper Lid Operation
  • Dry Fertilizer Operation
  • Monitor Operation
  • Air System Operation
    • Air and Seeding System Overview
      • Fan Circuit Operation
      • Fan General Operating Information
      • Butterfly Valve Operation:
  • Air-Pro® Meter Operation
    • Meter Operation
  • Marker Operation (Option)
    • Before Operating Markers
    • Marker Unfold (one side)
      • Both Sides Unfolded
    • Row Marker Operation
    • Folding The Markers
  • Field Set-Up Checklists
  • Field Operation
  • Short-Term Parking
  • Long-Term Storage
• Adjustments
  • Setting Material Rates
    • 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
  • Dry Fertilizer Adjustment
    • Dry Fertilizer Rate
  • Frame-Mounted Accessory Adjustments
    • Coulter Adjustments (Option)
      • Coulter Depth
      • Coulter Blade Angle
      • Coulter to Row Alignment
      • Coulter Blade Style
    • Fertilizer Applicator Adjustments (Option)
      • Applicator Release Height
      • Applicator Release Angle
    • Dual Terra-Tine™ Adjustment (Option)
      • Terra-Tine™ Down Force
      • Terra-Tine™ Height
      • Terra-Tine™ Row Alignment
  • Marker Adjustments (Option)
    • Marker Disk Adjustment
  • Gauge Wheel Height Adjustment
  • 25AP Series Row Unit Adjustments
    • Row Unit Down Pressure
      • Adjusting Down-Force
    • Row-Unit Opener Disk Adjustments
      • Setting Planting Depth
      • Opener Disc Contact Region
      • Adjusting Disc Contact
    • Side Gauge Wheel Adjustment
      • Adjusting Gauge Wheel Scrapers (Option)
    • 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
      • Sprocket Indexing (Stagger)
    • 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
    • Magnehelic® Gauge Troubleshooting
  • Population Troubleshooting Charts
• Maintenance and Lubrication
  • Maintenance
  • Material Clean-Out
    • Seed Clean-Out
      • Funnel Conversion
      • Seed Clean-Out (Container)
      • Seed Clean-Out (Funnel)
    • Meter Clean-Out
      • Alternate Meter Clean-Out
    • Dry Fertilizer 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
  • Hydraulic Maintenance
    • Bleeding Lift Hydraulics
    • Bleeding Marker Hydraulics
    • Re-Phasing Lift System
    • Lift Cylinder Bleeding
  • Drive-Line Shear Pin
  • Marker Maintenance (Option)
    • Marker Shear Bolt Replacement
    • Marker Grease Seal Cap
  • Chain Maintenance
    • Chain Slack
    • Chain Clips
    • Meter Drive Chain
  • Spreaders and Scrapers
  • Row-Unit Side Wheels
  • Seed Flap Replacement
  • Lubrication
    • Opener Side Wheel Bushing
    • Chain: Contact Drive, Lower
    • Chain: Contact Drive, Upper
    • Chains: Fertilizer Drive (Option)
    • Chains: Meter Drive
    • Chain: Range Drive
    • Chain: Transmission Drive
    • Gauge Wheel Module Forward Pivot
    • Markers (Option)
    • Coulter Hubs (Option)
    • Coulter Pivot (Option)
    • Tire Pressures
    • Ground Drive Wheel Hub
    • Gauge Wheel Hubs
    • Markers: Disk Hub
    • Seed Lubricants
      • Air-Pro® Meters (all seeds)
      • Ezee Glide Plus Talc + Graphite Mix
      • Ezee Glide Plus Lubricant
• Options
  • Dual Sequenced Markers
  • Frame-Mounted Row Accessories
    • Frame-Mounted Coulters
      • 51 cm (20in) Coulter Blades
    • Dual Terra-Tine™ Row Cleaners
  • Row-Mounted Accessories
    • Lock-Up Pins
    • Seed Meter Disks
    • Inside Disk Scrapers
    • Gauge Wheel Scrapers
    • Seed Firmers
      • Seed-Lok® Seed Firmer
      • Keeton® Seed Firmer
    • Row Unit Press Wheels
  • Seed Lubricant
  • Clean-Out Container
• Appendix A - Reference Information
  • Specifications and Capacities
  • Tire Inflation Chart
    • Dimensions
  • Torque Values Chart
  • Hydraulic Diagrams
    • Lift Hydraulics
    • Fan Hydraulics
    • Marker Hydraulics (Option)
  • Chain Routing
    • See also “Chain Maintenance” on page 83. Ground Drive Arm Chain
    • Transfer Shaft and Range Chains
    • Transmission Chain
    • Dry Fertilizer Chains
    • 25AP Final Meter Drive
• Appendix B - Initial Setup
  • Post-Delivery Checklist
  • Seed Monitor Console Installation
  • Seed Monitor Console Quick-Start
    • Power-Up The Console
    • Set Metric Mode
    • Set Planter Row Count
    • Set Planter Row Spacing
  • Initial Marker Setup (Option)
    • Marker Speed Adjustment
    • Marker Extension
  • 122-278S Scraper Installation
• Appendix C - Flat Ground Planting
  • Warranty
• Index