3P3025AH
Troubleshooting
Great Plains
| 411-332M | 2019-02-19
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Row-unit discs
not turning
freely
Row-unit plugged with dirt.
Clean row-unit.
Planting conditions too wet.
Wait until drier weather.
Incorrect side depth wheel adjustment
Seed-Lok is plugging row-unit.
Lock up Seed-Lok, page 77.
Failed disc bearings.
Replace disc bearings.
Bent or twisted row-unit frame.
Replace row-unit frame.
Partially plugged row-unit seed tube.
Lift up planter, expose bottom of seed tube and clean out.
Press wheels
not compacting
the soil as
desired
Incorrect spring handle setting.
Insufficient row unit down-force.
Use of incorrectly shaped tire for your conditions.
Wedge shaped wheels work best on narrow spacings and in
wet conditions. Round edge wheels work best in wider row
spacings and drier conditions.
Not level front to rear.
Check tongue height and top link adjustment.
wheel stagger needs adjustment for conditions.
Too wet or cloddy.
Wait until drier weather or rework ground.
Speed
Reading
Doesn’t
Match Tractor
Monitor speed reading, using optional radar, will
only match tractor with planter lowered.
(Speed reading with magnetic pickup falls to zero
when lifted.)
If speeds don’t agree during planting (with planter lowered),
calibrate radar speed sensor with planter lowered.
Problem
Cause
Solution