YP1630F-1630 and YP1630F-1670
Maintenance and Lubrication
Great Plains
| 401-832M | 2018-07-31
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Treatment Meter Gate Calibration
(Option)
Perform treatment meter gate calibration seasonally, or
whenever one or more rows appears to be metering at a
rate inconsistent with the dial setting.
This calibration requires the 403-043V tool
, one or
more of which was supplied with a planter originally
ordered with the treatment hopper option. If you do
not have this tool, you may be able to substitute a
hardened steel rod or length of straight music wire
1.3 mm (0.051 inches) in diameter, held vertically.
1.
Clean out the treatment hopper, per page 80. Secure
the lid on the hopper, and while the hopper is still
dismounted, invert it on a stable flat surface.
2.
Turn the meter knob
until the dial reads “
10
”.
3.
Loosen the two hex head screws
that secure the
meter gate ( , not visible in figure, shown in gray).
The gate is a polymer plate with a -shaped opening
under the slotted gate retainer.
4.
Insert the small rod end of the tool
into the meter
gate opening.
5.
Re-adjust the dial to “
04
”.
6.
Slide the gate
into firm contact with the tool rod.
7.
Secure the hex head screws
.
8.
Remove the tool. set the dial to “
00
”. Re-install the
hopper on the row.
Material Application Risk:
Meter gate calibration is not the same as treatment rate
calibration. See the Seed Rate Manual for details of rate
calibration.
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Figure 82
Treatment Meter Gate Calibration
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Chemical, Dust and Fume Hazard:
Wear a respirator, chemical gloves, and any other protective
equipment specified by the treatment supplier. Without gloves,
skin contact is likely. Skin contact is harmful or fatal with some
pesticides and herbicides Expect dust and fumes during
hopper removal and inversion.
If meters are not at “
00
”, beware of flowing material below
treatment delivery tubes. Material can flow when parked.