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TROUBLESHOOTING
ISSUE
CAUSE
SOLUTION
2968 UNITS
PLUGGING WITH
RESIDUE
-
PLANTER UNITS AREN’T EQUIPPED WITH ROW CLEANERS
- ROW CLEANERS AREN’T SET AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH
- KNIFE (IF EQUIPPED) DRAGGING RESIDUE
- TOO MUCH RESIDUE IN THE SOIL PROFILE
- RESIDUE BEING THROWN INTO CLOSING WHEELS
- ADD ROW CLEANERS TO PLANTER UNITS
- ADJUST ROWS TO CLEAR MORE TRASH FROM THE ROW
- ADJUST KNIFE POSITION HIGHER
- REPLACE DULL BLADE TO HELP CUT RESIDUE BETTER
- ADJUST FERTILIZER WHEELS WIDER
2968 BLADES NOT
PENETRATING
-
NOT ENOUGH ROW UNIT DOWN FORCE
- DULL FERTILIZER BLADES
-TOOLBAR NOT HEAVY ENOUGH
-PLANTER TOOLBAR NOT LEVEL FRONT TO BACK
- APPLY MORE ROW UNIT DOWN FORCE
- REPLACE FERTILIZER BLADES
- ADD WEIGHT TO TOOLBAR
- LEVEL PLANTER TOOLBAR, SIDE TO SIDE & FORE & AFT
FERTILIZER SPLATTER
-
TOO MUCH PRESSURE AT TIP
- INJECTOR TIP ALIGNED WITH DISC SLOT
- CHECK FERTILIZER PRESSURE, 20-30PSI AT TIP
- ADJUST INJECTOR TO ALIGN STEAM OF FERTILIZER IN SLOT
