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YP4425A Table of Contents Index Operating Instructions 50
Field Set-Up Checklists
Use the following tables to develop a final checklist for
your tractor/planter configuration. Additional or fewer
steps may be necessary depending on tractor features,
planter options and planting accessories.
Mechanical Checklist Page
Tongue height preset on 3-point 20
Planter unfolded 24
Tongue front latch hook engaged 25
Transport locks moved to storage. 28
Caster locks set to FIELD
(extreme hillsides only)
51
Side-to-side level at gauge wheels 106
Marker initial length set 154
Marker disc angle set 60
Electrical Checklist Page
Verify electrical hookups solid 17
Check seed monitor terminal and observe any
diagnostic messages
a
With hydraulic circuits in Neutral, check
switches and indicator lights on Clutch Folding
Module switch panel. Confirm Master OFF.
-
Verify that, when planter is lowered, radar
speed sensor is pointed at ground, at an angle
approximately 35

below horizontal.
b
a. Refer to monitor manual.
b. Refer to sensor documentation.
Air System Checklist Page
Manifold to seed box or hopper seal -
Add 1 cup of seed lubricant to each air box,
prior to first use, and prior to loading seed
123
Seed loaded 36
No air leaks (except from seed box) -
Hose routings - no sags, no pinches (check
wing-folded & field positions)
-
Hoses fully connected to meters and locked -
Row Units Checklist Page
Preset depth handles alike. 73
Preset down force springs alike, except in
tracks.
68
Set all unit-mounted coulters to
1
/
4
inch
shallower than opener blades.
71
Check coulter alignment to row 72
Check closing wheel alignment 81
Set press wheels alike. 81
Check action and contact of side depth wheels 74
Check wheel scraper gaps (if installed) 75
Treatments (Options) Checklist Page
Confirm Clutch Folding Module “Fert.Pump”
switch OFF
49
Check tractor-mounted components a
Ground drive wheel, chain
PFC2000 or PFC1600: Execute Tank Cart
Checklist
b
Check for correct orifice plates c
Fill system with 100 gallons of water, and check
for leaks
-
Check all row unit lines connected, free of
kinks, and discharge tube/nozzles clear
-
Inlet and hose valves open
a. Check supplier manual for tanks and pump. Check fertilizer
section of monitor manual.
b. See PFC2000/PFC1600 Manual.
c. Check Seed Rate manual, and manual for fertilizer pump system.