YP1225A and YP1625A
Ground Drive Planting
Great Plains |
401-625B | 6/19/19
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Ground Drive Planting
Setting Ground Drive Meter Rate
Refer to your DICKEY-john
®
Manuals and planter
Operator Manual for information not provided in this
manual.
For Monitor Only mode, all Channels except Channel 2 must
be disabled, and no rows must be assigned to any Channels.
The Material Type must match the Control Type (Monitor
Only).
NOTE:
The monitor must be in User Level 2 to change some of
these parameters.
1. Create a Material Name for any crop not previously
planted with this planter. Selecting a named material
is a required step in later screens.
2. Verify, and as necessary setup or update the
Material record for the singulated seed to be planted.
The table below lists the parameters that need to be
reviewed or set. Values in <angle brackets> are at
your choice or preference.
ROW WIDTH is the spacing between openers. This
is the nominal spacing for single-row. For twin row,
use 1/2 of the spacing between row pairs (example:
15in for 30in twin).
3. Perform the Row Monitor Setup
4. Before setting the planting rate, rotate the contact
wheel (it turns in the opposite direction from the main
tire).
5. Check that seed meters, seed tubes, and drives are
working properly and free from foreign material.
6. Check that tire pressure is correct. See your planter
Operator’s manual.
Drive Speed Range Sprockets
7. Select the correct drive speed range sprockets for
your seed from the rate charts starting on page 34.
8. Loosen idler (1) and remove chain (2).
9. Remove retaining pins from DRIVING and DRIVEN
shafts and install speed range sprockets as
necessary.
NOTE:
Make sure the correct sprockets have been installed in the
DRIVING and DRIVEN locations as shown.
10. Reroute chain over sprockets and idlers as shown.
11. Move idler into chain so chain has
1
/
4
inch (6 mm)
slack in its longest span. Tighten idler and install
lynch pins.
Material Name
<crop name, such as SOYBEANS>
Type
MONITOR ONLY
Units
Ks/ac with s/sec
Target Population
<your election>
High Pop Alarm
<20%> is suggested
Low Pop Alarm
<20%> is suggested
ROW WIDTH
<single row spacing in current units> or
<1/2 twin row spacing>
ON/OFF PATTERN <your election>
Row Fail Rate
2 seeds/sec
High Alarm Delay 5 sec
Low Alarm Delay
5 sec
Population Adjust 100%
Population Filter
50
Row Fail Rate
2 seeds/sec
1
2
DRIVING
DRIVEN
21974
