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YP1630F-1630 and YP1630F-1670 Table of Contents Index Maintenance and Lubrication
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Exchanging Finger Sets
Although time-consuming, corn meters may be, with care,
converted to sunflower meters, and vice-versa
a
. Starting
with factory-supplied corn meters, order quantity 16 of:
403-659A SUNFLOWER 12 FINGER CONV KIT
Refer to Figure 86
This kit contains a sunflower finger set , Insert C
and brushless block .
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Meter conversion is available only for finger pickup
meters that were originally corn meters.
Factory-supplied sunflower meters cannot be
converted to corn meters, as they lack a brush
adjustment decal, which requires a factory alignment
fixture.
Remove Meter Cover
1. Remove the hoppers from the rows (page 56), and
remove the finger pickup meters from the hoppers
(page 57).
Refer to Figure 87
2. Remove three sets of bolts and nuts securing the
cover to the meter.
Remove Adjustment Lever
Refer to Figure 88
3. Remove the E-clip closer to the brush block .
4. Withdraw the adjustment lever . Store the removed
e-clip on it.
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Sunflower meters use a brushless block (installed at
step 13). The brushless block cannot be installed with
the adjustment lever present.
Remove Brush Block
5. Remove the two screws that secure the brush
block , then remove the brush block.
a. Larger sunflower sizes plant with the standard Corn configuration. See “ Sunflower Meter Configurations ” on page 59.
Figure 86
Sunflower Conversion Kit
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Figure 87
Removing Meter Cover
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5
Figure 88
Remove Adjustment Lever
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