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PL5500 Planter Table of Contents Index Maintenance
a tractor hydraulic remote. This adjustment is
normally made with the seed meters full of seed.
1. Shut off the tractor and remove the key.
2. Consult your PL5500 planter Seed Rate Manual
for the correct seed disk, meter inlet shutter
setting, and recommended initial pressure as
reported by Magnehelic® gauge (4). Check that
the inlet butterfly valve handle is set to 30 (5). If
not, loosen the pivot bolt, reset handle, and
re-secure bolt.
3. Mount the PTO pump assembly and secure. See
“ PTO (Option) ” on page 13.
4. Consult your PL5500 planter Material Rate
manual for the intended crop, noting:
 Range and Transmission sprockets required,
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correct Air-Pro® seed disk (not shown),
 initial inlet shutter setting (not shown), and

initial meter pressurization.
5. Install seed disks. Leave the rain covers off
meters. See “ Seed Disk Installation ” on
page 32.
6. Set meter inlet shutters per the Seed Rate
manual.
7. Open any slide gates under hoppers.
8. Load enough seed to completely fill the meter
inlet tubes, and at least partially fill every hopper.
9. Set out containers, under row unit seed tubes, to
collect seed metered during setup.
10. Clear the hitch area of non-essential persons.
11. Check essential personnel for long hair, scarves,
cords, frays, loose flaps, and anything else that
might become entangled.
12. Clear the area of dangling or loose wires, straps,
cords, and other lines that might become
entangled and pull someone in.
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Seed Clean - Out
Possible Dust and Chemical Fume Hazards
Hopper clean-out can create dust and fumes
from seed residue and seed treatment. Wear a
respirator and any other protective equipment
specified by the seed and/or seed treatment
supplier.
A container for meter clean-out is stored at the right
end of the planter center frame. This container can
hold all the seed in a meter and inlet.
The container can also be converted to a funnel for
complete system clean-out.
Material and tools needed for the conversion are:
 A length of 1-3/8 inch (3.49 cm) ID hose (2).

A worm drive clamp (3) with a working diameter
of 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch.

A hacksaw with a fine-toothed blade.
The funnel wall is thin ABS. Scissor-type
pipe-cutting tools may fracture it.
Rotary-type pipe cutting tools may slip off.
To convert the container (1):
1. Trim the sump (4) with the hacksaw.
2. Slide the hose (2) fully onto the funnel tip.
3. Secure with the clamp (3). Do not over-tighten
the clamp or the funnel wall will be crushed.
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