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Revised 01.2022
Operator’s Manual: 240 FF Basic Seed Express
™
Bulk Seed Tender
®
®
4. Move the Throttle lever to run the engine at
full speed.
5. Release the conveyor tube:
- Disconnect the damper mechanism and
transport lock.
- Unhook the anti-rotation chain.
- Lift the locking plunger pin to move the
turret assembly.
6. Swing the conveyor tube around.
- Insert the locking pin into one of the slots
in the pivot base to secure the tube and
turret.
7. Lift or lower the conveyor tube into position.
8. Before operating the conveyor belt, adjust
the speed using the flow control valve.
Refer to page 3-5.
9. Position the discharge.
- Extend the delivery spout to reach the
planter’s seed box.
10. Turn on the conveyor belt. Use the switch
located at the end of the spout.
11. Open the slide gate on either compartment
to fill the seeder.
12.
IMPORTANT:
Close the slide gate, before
the planter box is full, to prevent spillage.
13. Run the belt to empty it, and to finish filling
the seed box.
- Turn off the conveyor belt before it overfills.
14. Turn OFF the engine.
- Close the Fuel Shut-Off valve.
15. Retract and store the delivery spout.
16. Return the conveyor tube to the transport
position and secure.
- Insert the turret’s lock pin.
- Attach the anti-rotation chain.
- Lock the damper mechanism to the
conveyor tube.
Fig 32 - Anti-rotation chain
Fig 33 - Turret assembly locking plunger pin
Fig 34 - Open/close gates
Fig 35 - Secure conveyor tube for transport
