1525P and 1510HDP
Troubleshooting
Great Plains
| 118-949M | 2018-07-03
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Opener disks
not turning
freely
Opener plugged with dirt.
Clean opener.
Planting conditions too wet.
Wait until drier weather.
Seed-Lok
®
is plugging opener.
Lock up Seed-Lok
®
, page 50.
Drill frame height incorrect.
Check drill frame height, page 33.
Drill not level front-to-back in the field.
Readjust top link to level drill.
25 Series Opener side depth wheels not adjusted
correctly.
too tight - dragging on blade
too loose - allowing dirt between blade and wheel
Check 25 Series Opener adjustments, page 24.
25 Series Opener press wheel spring force is set
too high.
Check 25 Series Opener adjustments, page 24.
Too much blade-to-blade contact.
Take shims under head of bolt and put between opener and
disk bearing, see page 62 for information.
Failed disk bearings.
Replace disk bearings.
Bent or twisted opener frame.
Replace opener frame.
Partially plugged opener seed tube.
Lift up drill, expose bottom of seed tube and clean out.
HD 10 series openers set too deep. Soil flowing
over blade contact point.
Set press wheel to shallower setting. Reduce spring
pressure on opener. See Adjustments on page 29.
Acremeter
does not
measure
accurately
Incorrect tire size or air pressure
Correct tire size or air pressure, page 142.
Excessive overlap or gaps between passes.
Avoid overlap or gaps. Check marker adjustment, page 48.
Soil conditions.
Loose soil and slippage will cause variations in acres
registered.
Check that acremeter is for your width of drill.
Refer to drill parts manual.
Actual field size different.
Verify field size.
Incorrect Acre Meter
Part Number: 890-870C: 221 tire revolutions per acre.
Press wheels
not
compacting
the soil as
desired
Too wet or cloddy.
Wait until drier weather or rework ground.
Coulter set too shallow.
Check coulter adjustment in hitch operator’s manual.
Drill not running level front-to-back in the field.
Readjust top link to level drill.
Opener spring pressure too high.
Reduce opener spring pressure.
25 Series Openers - not enough pressure on
press wheels.
Check opener adjustment, page 24.
Excessive
seed cracking
Excessive field speed.
Slow down. Check Seeding Rate Chart for correct maximum
field speed.
Unclean seed.
Use clean seed.
Incorrect seed meter wheel.
Change seed meter wheel, page 38.
Incorrect seed size for seed meter wheel.
Verify seed count on seed bag with seed meter wheel.
Excessive
seed cracking
cont’d
Build up of seed treatment in seed meter wheel
pockets.
Clean seed meter wheel. Add more talc lubricant.
Worn or damaged seed meter wheel.
Replace seed meter wheel.
Worn or damaged meter slide.
Replace meter slide, page 62.
Damaged, old or dry seed.
Use clean, new seed.
Wrong wheel for opener
Green wheel for 25 series and black wheel for 20 series.
Problem
Cause
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