GREAT PLAINS PL5200, Руководство оператора

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PL5200 Planter Table of Contents Index Adjustments
11. Reinstall the rain cover.
Seed Disk Removal
1. Remove the rain cover. If seed is present, close
the seed inlet gate to prevent more seed from
entering the meter.
2. Attach the seed container, stored at the left end
of the planter, to the seed meter or place a tarp
under the row unit to collect the seed.
3. Hold the seed disk and rotate the seed meter
clamp (1) counterclockwise 45° to release the
disk.
4. Tilt the top of the seed disk toward the meter and
slowly remove the disk, allowing seed to collect in
the container or on the tarp.
5. Open the seed inlet gate to release the remaining
seed.
6. Clean the seed from all brushes. Inspect brushes
for excess wear and damage, see “
Seed Meter
Brush Replacement ” on page 61.
7. Clean disk seat so new disks can fully seat.
8. Inspect removed disks for excess wear and
damage, see “
Seed Disk Maintenance
” on
page 63. Set aside any disks requiring
replacement.
9. Clean seed disks and place in storage.
10. Install the rain covers.
Seed Inlet Gate Adjustment
The seed inlet gate (1) controls the volume of bulk
seed at the seed disk. The settings vary with crop,
seed size, and seed treatment. The gate has settings
for row shut
- off for completely closed, and clean - out
for wide open.
The seed rate charts include suggested initial gate
settings. Refine these settings based on the slope of
the seed pool at the bottom of the seed disk and flow
of seed.
Coarse seed treatments may require a larger opening.
Do not adjust more than two positions different than
the seed rate chart.
To adjust the seed inlet gate, squeeze the tabs (2)
and move the gate up or down as necessary. There
are four settings for the gate;
I
,
II
,
III
,
IIIII
.
The table below is a general summary of gate settings.
Disable Seeding
Population Risk
Make sure to use a blank disk in all rows
that are shut-off or operation without a disk
or with a seed disk but no seed will
destabilize the regulated air flow, and
cause population issues.
It is possible to disable seeding on individual rows.
1. Set seed inlet gate to “X” or fully closed.
2. Replace seed disk with blank seed disk. See
“ Seed Disk Installation ” on page 42.
3. Lock-up row unit to reduce wear. See “
Seed
Pool Slopes ” on page 44.
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Setting Setting Typically Used For
X Closed - row shut - off, meter refill
|
Small seeds, such as milo, with little or
no treatments
||
Small treated seeds and edible beans
such as soybeans
||| Corn, round popcorn
|||| Large corn, heavily treated corn
O Wide open - clean - out
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