STEP 1 : ATTACH THE MOUNT TO THE PLANTER
1
The Martin
-
Till Unit Mounted Fertilizer Opener (UMO —
100)
allows you to place fertilizer in three
different horizontal (offset), and three different vertical (depth), distances from the seed .
The options on STEP 2A determine the vertical distance from the seed (depth).
The options on STEP 2B determine the horizontal distance from the seed (offset).
STEP 2A: UMO
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100 DEPTH SETTING OPTIONS
Select one of the following UMO vertical installation positions (A, B, or C)
Position A:
The top bolt passes through the first holes of the mount and the UMO. The bottom bolt passes
through the fifth hole of the mount and the forth hole of the UMO. This position will place the ferti-
lizer
3/4”
above seed depth.
Position B:
(RECOMMENDED)
The top bolt passes through the second hole of the mount and the first hole of the UMO. The bot-
tom bolt passes through the fifth holes of the mount and the third hole of the UMO. This position
will place the fertilizer
“
even
”
with seed depth.
Position C:
The top bolt passes through the third hole of the mount and the first hole of the UMO. The bottom
bolt passes through the fifth holes of the mount and the second hole of the UMO. This position will
place the fertilizer
3/4”
below seed depth.
STEP 2 : DETERMINE DESIRED FERTILIZER PLACEMENT
Use a square or a level tool to make sure that the planter base plate is set parallel to the Planter
’
s
W
-
Bracket (The bracket that attaches the planter to the tool bar).
Using four
1/2”
X 1
1/2”
bolts, attach the Mount to the Planter
’
s base plate, and torque mounting
nuts to 57 ft
-
lbs ( Right Picture).
For CaseIH 1200 series planter, use provided two
1/2”
X 3
1/2”
Grade 8 bolts and nuts . Torque to
80 ft
-
lbs ( Left picture).
1/2”
X 1
1/2”
Bolts
DU Mount
Shown
1/2”
X 3
1/2”
Bolts
CU Mount
Shown
