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PL5500 Planter Table of Contents Index Operation
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 “ If an
obvious groove is worn in the drop brush,
replace the brush. ” on page 58.
7. Clean disk seat so new disks can fully seat.
8. Inspect removed disks for excess wear and
damage, see “” on page 60. 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 (completely closed), and clean - out
(wide open).
The seed rate charts include suggested initial gate
settings. Refine these settings based on experience
and the slope of the seed pool at the bottom of the
seed disk.
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.
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Setting Use
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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