John Deere DB Series ExactEmerge and MaxEmerge 5e Planter Operator Manual OMA120696

Table of Content:

1 Introduction
1.1 Foreword
1.2 A Message to Our Customers
1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED
2 Safety
2.1 Recognize Safety Information
2.2 Service Accumulator Systems Safely
2.3 Understand Signal Words
2.4 Follow Safety Instructions
2.5 Park Machine Safely
2.6 Live With Safety
2.7 Prevent Machine Runaway
2.8 Handling Batteries Safely
2.9 Prevent Battery Explosions
2.10 Operator Ability
2.11 Operate the Machine Safely
2.12 Keep Riders Off Machine
2.13 Use Steps and Handholds Correctly
2.14 Avoid Tip-overs
2.15 Prepare for Emergencies
2.16 Wear Protective Clothing
2.17 Handle Agricultural Chemicals Safely
2.18 Use Safety Lights and Devices
2.19 Light Enhancement Module
2.20 Follow Tire Recommendations
2.21 Transport Safely
2.22 Use a Safety Chain
2.23 Tow Loads Safely
2.24 Observe Maximum Transport Speed
2.25 Practice Safe Maintenance
2.26 Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
2.27 Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
2.28 Avoid High-Pressure Fluids
2.29 Store Attachments Safely
2.30 Charge Row Marker Hydraulic System
2.31 Decommissioning — Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
2.32 Replace Safety Signs
3 Safety Signs
3.1 Hydraulic Injection
3.2 Sudden Hitch Movement
3.3 Transport Guidelines
3.4 Sudden Crushing Movement
3.5 Component Entanglement
3.6 Sudden Crushing Movement
3.7 Electrical Line Contact
3.8 Falling Marker
3.9 Chemical Inhalation
3.10 Sudden Crushing Movement
3.11 Sudden Crushing Movement and Hydraulic Injection
3.12 Chemical Use
3.13 Component Entanglement
3.14 Electrical Shock
3.15 Electrical Shock
3.16 Electrical Shock
3.17 Chemical Inhalation
3.18 Do Not Ride
3.19 Falling Frame
3.20 Exploding Components
3.21 Eye Impact
3.22 Pressurized Gas
3.23 Hydraulic Injection
4 Information Signs
4.1 Information Signs
5 Preparing the Tractor
5.1 Use Your Tractor Operator’s Manual
5.2 Set the Selective Control Valves—8000 and 9000 Series Tractors
5.3 Hitch Loads
5.4 ExactEmerge™ Tractor Requirements
5.5 MaxEmerge™ 5e Tractor Requirements
5.6 Check the Tractor Hydraulic System
5.7 Calculate the Minimum Tractor Weight for Safe Transport
5.8 Case Drain and Hydraulic Motor Requirements
5.9 Recommended Tractor Settings
6 Preparing the Planter
6.1 Initial Use of CCS™ System
6.2 Before Use
6.3 Determine Tractor Drawbar and Planter Hitch Ring Compatibility
6.4 Tractor Drawbar Position on Split Row Machines
6.5 Tighten the Wheel Bolts
6.6 Adjust the Main Frame Height
6.7 Check the Tire Pressure
6.8 Adjust the Wing Frame Height
6.9 Liquid Fertilizer without John Deere™ Openers
6.10 Change from 38 cm (15 in) to 76 cm (30 in) Row Spacing
6.11 Change from 76 cm (30 in) To 38 cm (15 in) Rows
6.12 Adjust Markers
7 Attaching the Planter
7.1 Use Your Tractor Operator’s Manual
7.2 Blower Motor Hydraulic Requirements
7.3 Hydraulic Motor Return Coupler
7.4 Power Beyond Couplers
7.5 Connect the Frame Control Harness
7.6 Check the Hydraulic System
7.7 Use a Safety Chain
7.8 Attach the Warning Light Harness
7.9 Connect SeedStar™ Harness
7.10 Tractor Power Generation System
7.11 Warning Lights and Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem—(Style A)
7.12 Recommendations for Hydraulic Connections
7.13 Individual Row Hydraulic Downforce (IRHD) Flushing Procedure
7.14 Level the Hitch
8 Detaching the Planter
8.1 Detach Machine
9 Tractor Power Generation (If Equipped)
9.1 Work Safely Around the Electric Drive System
9.2 Tractor Power Generation
9.3 Install the Tractor Power Generation System on 7R John Deere Tractors
9.4 Install the Tractor Power Generation System on 8R John Deere Tractors
9.5 Install the Tractor Power Generation System on 9R John Deere Tractors
9.6 Install the Tractor Power Generation System on 9RT and 9x30T John Deere Tractors
9.7 Install the Tractor Power Generation System on Other Tractors
9.8 Remove the Tractor Power Generation System
10 Operating the Planter
10.1 General
10.2 Vacuum System Hydraulic Operation
10.3 Frame Controls
10.4 Recommended Operating Speed
10.5 Frame Weight Distribution (FWD) (If Equipped)
10.6 Rear Steering Operation (If Equipped)
10.7 Rear Steering Calibration
10.8 Unfold and Fold Planters
10.9 Adjust the Planting Depth
10.10 Adjust the Closing Wheel Downforce
10.11 Center the Closing Wheels
10.12 Adjust Closing Wheel Spacing
10.13 Stagger the Closing Wheels
10.14 Marker Float Range
11 Operating the ExactEmerge™ Seed Meter
11.1 Seed Meter Settings
11.2 Access the Vacuum Meter
11.3 Remove the Seed Disk (Bowl)
11.4 Install the Cartridge Seal
11.5 Change the Meter Strip (Agitation or Smooth)
11.6 Adjust the Double Eliminator
11.7 Install the Seed Disk (Bowl)
11.8 Adjust the Meter Hub Height
11.9 Knockout Wheel Operation
11.10 Install the Knockout Wheel Assembly
11.11 Remove the ExactEmerge™ Seed Meter
11.12 Install the ExactEmerge™ Seed Meter
11.13 Inspect the ExactEmerge™ Meter Unit
11.14 Remove and Install the BrushBelt™ Cartridge
11.15 Clean Out the ExactEmerge™ Meter
11.16 Set the Vacuum Level
11.17 Vacuum Level Recommendations for Corn and Soybean
11.18 Vacuum Level Recommendations for Corn and Soybeans (Optional)
11.19 Vacuum Level Recommendations for Cotton and Popcorn
11.20 Vacuum Level Recommendations for Sugar Beet
11.21 Vacuum Level Recommendations for Milo/Sorghum
11.22 Vacuum Level Recommendations for Sunflower
12 Operating the MaxEmerge™ 5e Seed Meter
12.1 Seed Meter Settings
12.2 Select The Correct Field Corn Seed Disk For Optimum Performance
12.3 Seed Disk Recommendations for Crops Other Than Field Corn
12.4 Use of Talc Lubricant
12.5 Access and Cleanout the Vacuum Seed Meter
12.6 Remove the MaxEmerge™ 5e Seed Meter
12.7 Install the MaxEmerge™ 5e Seed Meter
12.8 Set the Vacuum Level
12.9 Vacuum Level for Corn Using H136478, A43215, A50617, or A52391 Seed Disks
12.10 Vacuum Level for Oil Sunflower
12.11 Vacuum Level for Confectionary Sunflower
12.12 Vacuum Level for Sweet Corn
12.13 Vacuum Level for the Edible-Bean (Flat Type) Disk
12.14 Vacuum Level for Peanuts
12.15 Vacuum Level for Sugar Beet
13 Operating the Central Commodity System
13.1 CCS™ Operation
13.2 Tank Level Sensors with Display Controls
13.3 Operate CCS Tank Fill Lights—Optional
13.4 Operate Tank Lids
13.5 Level the CCS™ Tanks
13.6 Operate the Mini-Hopper Lids
13.7 Fill a CCS™ Tank
13.8 Fill the Row Unit Hoppers
13.9 Set the CCS™ Tank Pressure
13.10 Operate the CCS™ System with Heavily Treated Seed or Very Large Seed Corn
13.11 Operate the CCS™ System When Planting Sorghum and Sugar Beets
13.12 Operate the CCS™ System When Planting Standard Seed Sizes
13.13 Plant Seed Plots with the CCS™ System
13.14 Partially Cleaning Out a CCS™ Tank
13.15 Clean Out the CCS™ Tanks
13.16 Clean Out the CCS™ Delivery Hoses with Display Controls
13.17 Bridged and Blocked CCS™ System
14 Pneumatic Downforce
14.1 Pneumatic Down Force
14.2 Depressurize The Pneumatic Down Force System
14.3 Drain Air Storage Tank
15 Checking the Seed Population
15.1 Check the Seed Population
16 General Attachments
16.1 General
16.2 SeedStar™ Integrated Pneumatic Down Force System
16.3 SeedStar™ Electric Drive System
16.4 RowCommand™
16.5 Walking Gauge Wheels
16.6 Rigid Scraper
16.7 Pneumatic Closing Wheels
16.8 Heavy-Duty Scraper
16.9 Heavy-Duty Closing Wheels
16.10 Unit-Mounted Coulter
16.11 Unit Mounted Row Cleaners (Manual Adjust)
16.12 Easy Adjust Row Cleaners
16.13 Install or Remove the Pneumatic Orifices
16.14 Ballast Attachment
16.15 Liquid Fertilizer without John Deere™ Openers
17 Liquid Fertilizer—Ground Drive System
17.1 Liquid Fertilizer Use with the BrushBelt™
17.2 Fertilizer Distribution
17.3 Prime and Start the Pump
17.4 Adjust the John Blue™ (Fixed Rate) Pump Setting Number
17.5 Strainer Recommendations
18 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts—DB44 Non-Injection
18.1 How to Use Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts
18.2 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts for Non-Injection Openers (Frame, Unit Mounted, and In-Furrow Placement)
18.3 56 cm (22 in) Spacing
18.4 Check Fertilizer Rates
18.5 Change Fertilizer In-Line Orifices
18.6 Liquid Fertilizer for Unit Mounted Double Disk Openers
19 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts—DB60 Non-Injection
19.1 How to Use Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts
19.2 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts for Non-Injection Openers (Frame, Unit Mounted, and In-Furrow Placement)
19.3 76 cm (30 in) Spacing
19.4 51 cm (20 in) Spacing
19.5 38 cm (15 in) Spacing
19.6 Check Fertilizer Rates
19.7 Change Fertilizer In-Line Orifices
19.8 Liquid Fertilizer for Unit Mounted Double Disk Openers
20 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts—DB66 Non-Injection
20.1 How to Use Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts
20.2 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts for Non-Injection Openers (Frame, Unit Mounted, and In-Furrow Placement)
20.3 56 cm (22 in) Spacing
20.4 Check Fertilizer Rates
20.5 Change Fertilizer In-Line Orifices
20.6 Liquid Fertilizer for Unit Mounted Double Disk Openers
21 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts—DB80 Non-Injection
21.1 How to Use Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts
21.2 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts for Non-Injection Openers (Frame, Unit Mounted, and In-Furrow Placement)
21.3 76 cm (30 in) Spacing
21.4 51 cm (20 in) Spacing
21.5 Check Fertilizer Rates
21.6 Change Fertilizer In-Line Orifices
21.7 Liquid Fertilizer for Unit Mounted Double Disk Openers
22 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts—DB88 Non-Injection
22.1 How to Use Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts
22.2 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts for Non-Injection Openers (Frame, Unit Mounted, and In-Furrow Placement)
22.3 56 cm (22 in) Spacing
22.4 Check Fertilizer Rates
22.5 Change Fertilizer In-Line Orifices
22.6 Liquid Fertilizer for Unit Mounted Double Disk Openers
23 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts—DB90 Non-Injection
23.1 How to Use Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts
23.2 Liquid Fertilizer Rate Charts for Non-Injection Openers (Frame, Unit Mounted, and In-Furrow Placement)
23.3 51 cm (20 in) Spacing
23.4 76 cm (30 in) Spacing
23.5 Check Fertilizer Rates
23.6 Change Fertilizer In-Line Orifices
23.7 Liquid Fertilizer for Unit Mounted Double Disk Openers
24 Lubricating the Seed Meter
24.1 Use of Talc Lubricant
24.2 Use of a Blended Talc and Graphite Lubricant
24.3 Use of Wax-Based Lubricant
25 Lubricating the Planter
25.1 Lubricate and Maintain the Machine Safely
25.2 Perform Lubrication and Maintenance Procedures
25.3 Multipurpose Extreme Pressure (EP) Grease
25.4 Molybdenum Grease as Noted
25.5 Gear Case Oil
25.6 Lubrication Symbols
25.7 Alternative Lubricants
25.8 Tractor Power Generator
25.9 Lubrication Intervals
26 Servicing—General Adjustments
26.1 Safety Before Service
26.2 Service Intervals
26.3 Use Safe Service Procedures
26.4 Service Pressurized Systems Safely
26.5 Practice Safe Maintenance
26.6 Service Tires Safely
26.7 Service and Operate Chemical Sprayers Safely
26.8 Welding Near Electronic Control Units
26.9 Keep Electronic Control Unit Connectors Clean
26.10 Electric Drive Fuse Box Location
26.11 Electric Drive Fuse Identification
26.12 Install Service Locks—DB Series
26.13 Tighten the Wheel Bolts
26.14 Remove and Install the Wheel Speed Sensor (DB Only)
26.15 Adjust the Main Frame Height
26.16 Adjust the Wing Frame Height
26.17 Bleeding Frame Weight Distribution Cylinders
26.18 Adjust Marker Disk
26.19 Adjust the Marker Cable
26.20 Replace the Marker Breakaway Bolt
26.21 Adjust the Marker Length
26.22 Clean the CCS™ Tank Level Sensors
26.23 Zero the CCS™ Blower Pressure Gauge
26.24 Clean the Vacuum System
26.25 Change the Hydraulic Filter on Implement Power Generation System
26.26 Battery Safety
26.27 Access and Inspect the Batteries
26.28 Check, Charge, or Replace the Batteries
26.29 Clean the Batteries
26.30 Cable Installation and Terminal Torque
26.31 Set the Row Unit Switch
26.32 Fertilizer Distribution Tube
26.33 Clean Carrier Tank Strainer
26.34 Tighten the Drive Chains
26.35 Coulter Maintenance
26.36 Disk Closing Attachment
26.37 Inspect and Replace the Vacuum Motor
26.38 CCS Blower Gauge Filter
26.39 Drain Air Storage Tank
26.40 Clean or Replace Pneumatic-Compressor Air Filter
26.41 Check the Hydraulic Air-Compressor Oil
26.42 Fill or Change the Hydraulic Air-Compressor Oil
26.43 Inspect the Pneumatic System Air Tank
27 Servicing and Adjusting—ExactEmerge™ Seed Meter
27.1 Service Intervals
27.2 Component Wear Guidelines
27.3 Remove the ExactEmerge™ Seed Meter
27.4 Install the ExactEmerge™ Seed Meter
27.5 Replace or Clean the BrushBelt™ Cartridge Components
27.6 Change the Meter Strip (Agitation or Smooth)
27.7 Replace the Wear Pads
27.8 Replace or Clean the Segue
27.9 Install A New Vacuum Seal
27.10 Install the Cartridge Seal
27.11 Change the Double Eliminator and the Baffle Brush
27.12 Tighten the Meter Latch
27.13 Inspect and Adjust the Furrow Opener Disks
27.14 Replace the Furrow Opener Disks
27.15 Adjust the Depth Gauge Wheels
27.16 Inspect and Service the Meter
28 Servicing and Adjusting—MaxEmerge™ 5e Seed Meter
28.1 Service Intervals
28.2 Install and Remove the Seed Tube
28.3 Clean the Seed Tube Sensor
28.4 Clean the Row Unit Hopper Screen
28.5 Disengage the MaxEmerge™ 5e Drive
28.6 Engage the MaxEmerge™ 5e Drive
28.7 Clean the Meter Drive and Drive Coupler
28.8 Replace Meter Handle
28.9 Install a New Vacuum Meter Seal
28.10 Change the Vacuum Seed Meter Brush
28.11 Adjust the Baffle in the Vacuum Seed Meter
28.12 Install the Knockout Wheel Assembly
28.13 Inspect the Seed Disk Cell
28.14 Install Seed Disk
28.15 Adjust Seed Meter Hub
28.16 Calibrate MaxEmerge™ 5e Double Eliminator
28.17 Operate Double Eliminator
28.18 Install The Hopper Extension (Mini-Hopper Only)
28.19 Inspect and Adjust the Furrow Opener Disks
28.20 Replace the Furrow Opener Disks
28.21 Adjust the Depth Gauge Wheels
28.22 Inspect and Service the Seed Meter
29 Servicing and Adjusting—Liquid Fertilizer, Piston Pump
29.1 Safety Before Service
29.2 Piston Pump Fertilizer Service Intervals
29.3 Install Service Locks—DB Series
29.4 Clean Liquid Fertilizer Tank
29.5 Clean the Liquid Fertilizer Tank Lid Fitting and Drip Line Hose
29.6 Fertilizer Distribution Tube
29.7 Clean Strainer Screen
30 Troubleshooting
30.1 Electric Drive System
30.2 Row Units
30.3 ExactEmerge™ Seed Meter
30.4 MaxEmerge™ 5e Seed Meter
30.5 CCS™ Blower Assembly
30.6 CCS™ Product Delivery
30.7 Liquid Fertilizer System
30.8 Liquid Fertilizer—Piston Pump System
31 Storage
31.1 Removing from Storage
31.2 Store the Planter
31.3 Liquid Fertilizer System Storage Procedures with John Blue™ Pumps
31.4 Liquid Fertilizer Sensor (If Equipped)
32 Specifications
32.1 Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
32.2 Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
32.3 Specifications
32.4 Liquid Fertilizer Specifications
32.5 Record Serial Number
32.6 Keep Proof of Ownership
32.7 Keep Machines Secure
33 John Deere Service Literature
33.1 Technical Information
34 John Deere Service Keeps You on the Job
34.1 John Deere Is At Your Service