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Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Main Seed Box Planting 21

12/01/2009 118-245B

Finger Meter Adjustments

The ﬁnger pick up meter has an adjustable brush, and

alternate inserts are available for the backing plate. The

brush has been pre-set to the optimum setting for most

seed sizes. The factory-installed insert is the “A” insert.

Optimum planting speed is 4

⁄

to 5 miles per hour (7.2 to

8 kph). Excess speed results in poor spacing perfor-

mance due to seed tube bounce. Excess speed may also

result in improper depth control due to row unit bounce.

Always pay attention to your planter monitor. Compare

actual seed usage to your estimates.

Fine-tune your planter by thoroughly checking all key

components including: seed tubes, chains, sprockets,

tire pressure, seed monitor, double disk openers, gauge

wheels, seed ﬁrmer, closing wheels, parallel arms, and

the row unit itself.

Finger Meter Brush Adjustment

The brush reduces or eliminates “doubles” (delivering

two seeds per ﬁnger), but if set too aggressively can

cause “skips” (delivering no seed on some ﬁngers). As

needed, adjust for minimal doubles and skips.

Note: These instructions describe the current ﬁnger pick-

up meter shipped with new Great Plains planters,

which has an integrated adjustment lever for the

brush. If you have added pre-existing ﬁnger meters

after purchase, there is some chance that you may

have the previous model meter, adjusted by screw-

driver rather than lever. If so, rely on counting de-

tents to determine the setting. Not all have 9

detents.

Refer to Figure 4

The adjustable brush provides additional ﬂexibility to

accommodate a wide range of seed sizes. Use lever (L)

to gently rotate the brush into position.

The settings range from 1 to 5 with detents at each half

step, for a total of 9 detents. The factory default setting is

⁄

. Although the numbers are molded into the polymer

meter housing, only “1” and “5” may be visible. To ensure

consistency, rotate the lever fully counter-clockwise

(1), and count detents as you advance it to the desired

setting.

Use the general guidelines in the table at right to adjust

the brush position to your seed size and shape. The

numbers listed correspond to the numbers printed on the

outer housing of your meter. If there is a decal on your

meter, its units are seed size in pounds per 80,000 seed

bag.

Figure 4

Finger Meter Brush Lever

25276

Bag Weight

(80,000 seeds)

Seeds Per

Pound

Brush

Setting

Rounds

65 lbs 1230 or less 1

65 to 55 lbs 1230 to 1450 2

55 to 45 lbs 1450 to 1780 3

45 to 35 lbs 1780 to 2300 4

35 lbs 2300 or more 5

Flats

45 lbs 1780 or less 1

45 to 35 lbs 1780 to 2300 2

35 lbs 2300 or more 3

1 2 ... 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ... 95 96

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