Great-plains 2510HDF Material Rate User Manual download pdf (Page 6)

4 1510HDF, 2010HDF & 2510HDF Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.

288-340B 10/19/2010

4. Exchange sprockets between drive shafts and tow-

ers, installing the correct sprockets on the DRIVER

and DRIVEN shafts.

Refer to Figure 2

5. Reroute chain over sprockets and idlers. Make sure

open end of chain clip faces away from direction of

chain travel (shown by gray arrows).

6. Move idler into chain so chain has

⁄

in slack in its

longest span. Tighten idler. Re-pin all three shafts.

7. Conﬁgure other gauge wheel to match.

Note: Each gauge wheel drives half of the drill. If a chain

breaks or is removed, that drill half does not plant.

Main Box Seed Rate Handle

There are identical seed rate handles for each half of the

drill. Generally, both need to be set identically. You can

stop seed ﬂow to one half of the drill by setting a handle

to zero (for point-row planting, for example).

The seed rate handle controls the percent engagement

of the seed sprocket in each seed cup.

Refer to Figure 3

1. Loosen wing nut under handle.

2. Set indicator to about 10 past value from Seed

Rate Chart, then move handle back to target value.

3. Tighten wing nut.

Seed Cup Door

Refer to Figure 4,

which depicts the seed cup door handle in position .

At each seed box seed tube, adjust the seed cup door

handle for the seed size.

The handle has three normal operating position detents:

Note: Handle position is used for cleanout, not plant-

ing. If set to this position with seed loaded, it may be

difﬁcult to reset it to a normal operating position.

Figure 2

Chain Clip Orientation

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Figure 3

Main Box Seed Rate Handle

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(top detent) is for the smallest seeds.

Use it for wheat and similar small seeds.

(middle detent) is for larger seeds.

Use it for soybeans and similar larger seeds.

(bottom detent) is for oversize or fragile seeds.

If you experience excessive cracking with

setting , use setting .

Figure 4

Seed Cup Door Handle

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