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
  • 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
    • 818-323C Danger: Possible Chemical Hazard (Option)
    • 61848 Warning: Tank Hazards (Option)
    • 818-188C Warning: Speed
    • 818-339C Warning: High Pressure Fluid Hazard
    • 818-525C Warning: Sharp Object (Option)
    • 818-682C Warning: Markers (Option)
    • 838-363C Warning: Moving Parts Hazard
    • 818-587C Caution: Read Operator’s Manual
    • 838-267C Caution: Tires Not A Step
    • 848-048C Caution: Tire Pressure and Bolt Torque
    • 848-801C 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
      • Color Coded Hose Handles
    • Air Source Setup (Option)
  • Leveling Planter
    • Front to Back
    • Side to Side (Left to Right)
    • Wheel Adjustment for Beds
  • Monitor Setup
  • Marker Setup (Option)
  • Lock Up Fertilizer Drive
• Operating Instructions
  • Pre-Start Checklist
  • Transport
    • Typical YP825AR Planter Weights (Inch Models)
    • Typical YP825AR Planter Weights (Metric Models)
    • Transport Steps
  • About the Frame Control Switch
  • About the Marker Shut-Off Valve
  • Unfolding/Folding the Planter
    • Unfolding the Planter
      • Set/Verify Marker Circuit Locked
      • Pivot Unlock
      • Rotate to Field Alignment
      • Release Lift Locks
      • Contract Tongue
      • Lower Opener Frame
    • Folding the Planter
      • Field Lift (to Fold Markers)
      • Raise
      • Extend Tongue (and Contract Axle)
      • Lift Lock
      • Rotate to Transport Alignment
      • Transport Lock
      • Markers Off
  • Field Lift/Lower
    • Prepare Markers for Lift/Lower
    • Field Lift (Initial, no Marker Out)
    • Field Lift and Marker Fold (End of a Pass)
    • Field Lower and Marker Unfold
  • Marker Operations
    • Dual Marker Operations
      • Two Markers Out
      • Folding From Two Markers Out
  • Loading Materials
    • Hopper Operations
    • Loading Seed
    • Loading Seed, continued
    • Loading Liquid Fertilizer (Option)
      • System Inspection
      • Tank Loading
      • Quick-Fill Fertilizer Loading
      • Hatch Fertilizer Loading
    • Loading Dry Fertilizer (Option)
    • Loading Dry Fertilizer (Twin Row)
      • Suitable Materials
      • System Inspection
      • Hopper Lid Operation
  • Dry Fertilizer Operation (Option)
  • Liquid Fertilizer Operation (Option)
  • Air System Operation
    • Air and Seeding System Overview
      • Fan Circuit Operation
      • Fan General Operating Information
      • Butterfly Valve Operation:
  • Air-Pro® Meter Operation
    • Meter Operation
  • Field Set-Up Checklists
  • Field Operation
  • Short-Term Parking
  • Long-Term Storage
• Adjustments
  • Setting Material Rates
    • Planting Rate
      • Planting Rate: Ground Drive
      • Planting Rate: Hydraulic Drive
    • Dry Fertilizer Rate
    • Liquid Fertilizer Rate
  • Marker Adjustments (Option)
    • Marker Disk Adjustment
  • Fan and Gauge Adjustment
    • Furrow Check:
    • Fine-Tuning Meter Pressurization
      • Alternate Skip/Double Check
  • Liquid Fertilizer Adjustments (Option)
  • Dry Fertilizer Adjustments (Option)
    • Single-Row Augers
    • Dry Fertilizer Applicator Adjustments (Option)
      • Applicator Release Height
      • Applicator Release Angle
  • Row Implement Adjustments
    • Frame-Mounted Row Accessories
      • Terra-Tine™ Adjustment
      • Frame-Mounted Vantage I Coulters
      • Vantage I Liquid Fertilizer Applicator
      • Vantage II Fertilizer Coulters
  • 25AP Series Row Unit Adjustments
    • Row Unit Down Pressure
      • Adjusting Down-Force
    • Unit-Mount Cleaner Adjustments
    • UMC Coulter Adjustments
      • UMC 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
      • 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
      • Seed Tube Clean-Out
    • Liquid Fertilizer Clean-Out
      • Tank Clean-Out
    • Dry Fertilizer Clean-Out
      • Twin-Row Fertilizer 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
    • Hydraulic Maintenance
      • Bleeding Lift Hydraulics
      • Bleeding Marker Hydraulics
    • Spreaders and Scrapers
    • Row-Unit Side Wheels
    • Seed Flap Replacement
    • Marker Maintenance (Option)
      • Marker Shear Bolt Replacement
    • Marker Grease Seal Cap
  • Lubrication and Scheduled Maintenance
    • Opener Side Wheel Bushing
    • Chains: Main Ground Drive
    • Chain: Range Drive
    • Chain: Transmission Drive
    • Chains: Meter Drive
    • Chains: Dry Fertilizer Transmission (Option) with Ground Drive Planter
    • Chains: Dry Fertilizer Drive (Option) with Hydraulic Drive Planter
    • Chains: Dry Fertilizer Transmission (Option) with Hydraulic Drive Planter
    • Chains: Liquid Fertilizer Drive (Option)
    • Fertilizer Pump Bearings (Option)
    • Fertilizer Pump Crankshaft (Option)
    • Markers (Option)
    • Vantage I Coulter Hubs (Option)
    • Vantage I Coulter Pivot (Option)
    • Tongue Roller Bearing
    • Ground Drive Wheel Hub
    • Row Cleaner Bearings (Option)
    • Lift Parallel Arm Pivots
    • Rotate Pivot Bearing
    • Lift Arm Lock Bushing
    • Gauge Wheel Hubs
    • Markers: Disk Hub
    • Vantage II: Pivot and Hub
    • Seed Lubricants
      • Air-Pro® Meters (all seeds)
      • Ezee Glide Plus Talc + Graphite Mix
      • Ezee Glide Plus Lubricant
• Options
  • Seed Monitor
  • Seed Meter Drive
  • PTO Pump
    • Each Air-Pro® PTO Pump kit includes:
  • Section Control (Swath Command™)
  • Down-Pressure Control (Row-Pro™)
  • Speed Radar
  • Liquid Fertilizer System
    • Fertilizer Orifice Plates
    • High-Rate Dribblers
  • Dry Fertilizer System
  • Dual Sequenced Markers
  • Frame-Mounted Row Accessories
    • Frame-Mounted Coulters
      • Vantage I Coulters
      • Vantage I for Liquid Fertilizer (17 inch Turbo blades)
      • Vantage I for Dry Fertilizer (18 inch Turbo blades).
      • Vantage I Coulter Blades
    • Terra-Tine™
      • Vantage II Coulters
      • 18in Coulter Blades
  • Row-Mounted Accessories
    • 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
    • Lock-Up Pins
    • Seed Lubricant
    • Clean-Out Container
    • Seed Tube Brush
• Appendix A - Reference Information
  • Specifications and Capacities
    • 22 and 30 Inch Models
    • 70 and 75 cm Models
  • Dimensions
    • Transport Dimensions
      • Transport Width
    • Field Dimensions
  • Torque Values Chart
  • Tire Inflation Chart
  • Plumbing Diagrams
    • Liquid Fertilizer Plumbing
  • Hydraulic Diagrams
    • Tongue Telescope Hydraulics (Rigid Axle)
    • Rotate Hydraulics
    • Lift Hydraulics without Markers
    • Lift Lock Hydraulics (standard)
    • Frame Lock Hydraulics (standard)
    • Fan Hydraulics (standard)
    • Fan Hydraulics with Hydraulic Drive
    • Fan Hydraulics with Ground Drive and PTO Pump
    • Fan Hydraulics with Hydraulic Drive and PTO Pump
    • Marker Hydraulics (Option)
  • Chain Routing
    • Ground Drive Arm Chains
    • Seed Range Chain
    • Seed Transmission Chain
    • Fertilizer Transmission Chain (Ground Drive Planter)
    • Dry Fertilizer Ground Drive Chains (Hydraulic Drive Planter)
    • Dry Fertilizer Transmission Chain (Hydraulic Drive Planter)
    • Liquid Fertilizer Ground Drive Chains
    • 25AP Final Meter Drive
• Appendix C - Initial Setup
  • Post-Delivery Checklist
  • Initial Marker Setup (Option)
    • Marker Speed Adjustment
    • Marker Extension
      • Marker Extension Table
  • H.R. Dribbler Installation (Option)
    • Pre-Assemble all Dribblers
    • Install Dribblers
  • 122-278S Scraper Installation
  • Liquid Fertilizer Drop Lines (Option)
    • Install Caps on Taps
    • Install Drop Lines to Rows
  • Warranty
• Index