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TROUBLESHOOTING
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PROBLEM:
SOLUTION:
Planter is used on bare soil, and soil
tends to paste onto planting wheel.
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Soil is too wet or wheel needs to be
cleaned or repainted.
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Stretch a tire intertube over the wheel,
leaving some slack between the spikes.
Not enough leg room.
PROBLEM:
SOLUTION:
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Adjust foot rest. See page 4.
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Adjust top link and axle. See page 3.
Tractor can’t lift planter.
PROBLEM:
SOLUTION:
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Optional trailer hitch available or use
less water in tanks.
For better crop stand, planting operators should firmly
press plants into water-filled hole. If plenty of water is used, pot
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ted plants will be sealed and do not need to be covered with soil.
When using starter fertilizer, it needs to be agitated.
Fertilizer is heavier than water and will settle to the bottom of
the tank, resulting in possibly burning or killing the first couple
hundred plants.
For faster planting, operators may put one tray of plants
on their lap.
If soil does not paste on planting wheel, this machine can
also be used on bare soil.
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