Table of Content:
1 Introduction
1.1 Foreword
1.2 A Message to Our Customers
1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED
2 Safety
2.1 Safety Features
2.2 Recognize Safety Information
2.3 Service Accumulator Systems Safely
2.4 Service Pressurized Systems Safely
2.5 Understand Signal Words
2.6 Follow Safety Instructions
2.7 Live With Safety
2.8 Park Machine Safely
2.9 Prevent Machine Runaway
2.10 Operator Ability
2.11 Operate the Machine Safely
2.12 Keep Riders Off Machine
2.13 Avoid Tip-overs
2.14 Prepare for Emergencies
2.15 Wear Protective Clothing
2.16 Handle Agricultural Chemicals Safely
2.17 Use Safety Lights and Devices
2.18 Light Enhancement Module
2.19 Replace Safety Signs
2.20 Follow Tire Recommendations
2.21 Service Tires Safely
2.22 Transport Safely
2.23 Tow Loads Safely
2.24 Observe Maximum Transport Speed
2.25 Service Machine Safely
2.26 Practice Safe Maintenance
2.27 Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
2.28 Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
2.29 Avoid High-Pressure Fluids
2.30 Store Attachments Safely
2.31 Decommissioning — Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
3 Safety Signs
3.1 Replace Safety Signs
3.2 Transport Guidelines
3.3 Sudden Crushing Movement
3.4 Hydraulic Injection
3.5 Chemical Inhalation
3.6 Chemical Inhalation
3.7 Exploding Components
4 Information Signs
4.1 Information Signs
5 Preparing the Tractor
5.1 Use Your Tractor Operator’s Manual
5.2 Tractor Requirements
5.3 Recommended Tractor Settings
5.4 Check the Tractor Hydraulic System
5.5 Case Drain and Hydraulic Motor Requirements
6 Preparing the Planter
6.1 Support Machine Before Service
6.2 Before Use
6.3 Check Tire Inflation
6.4 Tighten Wheel Bolts
7 Attaching the Planter
7.1 Use Your Tractor Operator’s Manual
7.2 Hydraulic Motor Return Coupler
7.3 Warning Lights and Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem—(Style A)
7.4 Attach the Planter to the Tractor
7.5 Attach the Warning Light Harness
7.6 Connect the SeedStar™ Monitor Harness
7.7 Check Hydraulic System
7.8 Power Beyond Couplers
7.9 Recommendations for Hydraulic Connections
7.10 Adjust Frame Height
7.11 Level the Planter
8 Detaching the Planter
8.1 Roadway Transport Safety
8.2 Detach Machine From Tractor
8.3 Depressurize Pneumatic Down Force System
9 Operating the Planter
9.1 General
9.2 Hydraulic Motor Operation
9.3 Raise and Lower Machine
9.4 Set Planting Depth
9.5 Set Closing Wheel Down Force
9.6 Fill Seed Hoppers
10 Vacuum Seed Meter Settings
10.1 Adjust High-Low Drive Range (Variable Rate Drive Machines Only)
10.2 Vacuum Meter Operating Characteristics
10.3 Seed Meter Settings
10.4 Access and Cleanout the Vacuum Meter
10.5 Remove Seed Meter Assembly From Row Unit
10.6 Install Seed Meter Assembly on Row Unit
10.7 Change the Vacuum Seed Meter Brush
10.8 Adjust the Baffle in the Vacuum Seed Meter
10.9 Install Meter Inlet Screen
10.10 Seed Knockout Wheel Operation
10.11 Install the Knockout Wheel Assembly
10.12 Calibrate MaxEmerge™ 5 Double Eliminator
10.13 Operate Double Eliminator
10.14 Inspect the Seed Disk Cell
10.15 Install Seed Disk
10.16 Adjust Seed Meter Hub
10.17 Install New Vacuum Seal
10.18 Replace Meter Unit Shear Pin
10.19 Inspect and Service Twin Row Vacuum Meter
10.20 Seed Disk Selection Guidelines
10.21 Select The Correct Field Corn Seed Disk For Optimum Performance
10.22 Seed Disk Recommendations for Crops Other Than Field Corn
10.23 Optimize Seed Spacing
10.24 Check Meter Performance
11 Vacuum Blower Settings
11.1 Use of Talc Lubricant
11.2 Zero the Vacuum Gauge
11.3 Set the Vacuum Level
11.4 Vacuum Level for Corn Using H136478, A43215, A50617, or A52391 Seed Disks
11.5 Vacuum Level for Oil Sunflower
11.6 Vacuum Level for Confectionary Sunflower
11.7 Vacuum Level for Sweet Corn
11.8 Vacuum Level for the Edible-Bean (Flat Type) Disk
11.9 Vacuum Level for Peanuts
11.10 Vacuum Level for Sugar Beet
12 Checking Seed Population
12.1 Check the Seed Population
13 General Attachments
13.1 General
13.2 SeedStar™ Variable Rate Drive System
13.3 Walking Gauge Wheels
13.4 Seed Tubes
13.5 Rigid Scraper
13.6 Heavy-Duty Scraper
13.7 Heavy-Duty Closing Wheels
13.8 Pneumatic Downforce
14 Granular Chemical Attachment
14.1 Granular Chemical Attachment
14.2 Determine Application Rate and Initial Meter Setting
14.3 Insecticide Rate Chart—Sand Granules—36 in. and 38 in. Rows
14.4 Insecticide Rate Chart—Clay Granules—36 in. and 38 in. Rows
14.5 Herbicide Rate Chart—Clay Granules—36 in. and 38 in. Rows
14.6 Align Chemical Meter Drive
14.7 Clean Insecticide and Herbicide Hoppers
14.8 Calibrate Insecticide-Herbicide Meter
15 Lubricating the Seed Meter
15.1 Use of Talc Lubricant
15.2 Use of Wax-Based Lubricant
16 Lubricating the Planter
16.1 Lubricate and Maintain the Machine Safely
16.2 Perform Lubrication and Maintenance Procedures
16.3 Multipurpose Extreme Pressure (EP) Grease
16.4 Alternative Lubricants
16.5 Lubrication Intervals
17 Servicing and Adjusting
17.1 Safety Before Service
17.2 Service Intervals
17.3 Use Safe Service Procedures
17.4 Support Machine Before Service
17.5 Relieve the Hydraulic Pressure
17.6 Welding Near Electronic Control Units
17.7 Keep Electronic Control Unit Connectors Clean
17.8 Tighten Wheel Bolts
17.9 Check Tire Inflation
17.10 Tighten the Drive Chains
17.11 Replace Meter Unit Shear Pin
17.12 Install and Remove the Seed Tube
17.13 Clean Seed Tube Sensor
17.14 Adjust the Meter Pro-Shaft™ Drive
17.15 Inspect and Adjust the Furrow Opener Disks
17.16 Replace the Furrow Opener Disks and the Seed Tube Guard
17.17 Adjust the Gauge Wheels
17.18 Center the Closing Wheels
17.19 Adjust the Closing Wheel Spacing
17.20 Replace Cotter Shear Pins
17.21 Service the Wheel Bearings
17.22 Remove and Install the Wheel Motion Sensor
17.23 Disk Closing Attachment
17.24 Inspect and Service the Seed Meter
17.25 Inspect and Clean the Vacuum Impeller and Housing
17.26 Clean or Replace the Electric Air-Compressor Filter
17.27 Clean the Vacuum System
18 Troubleshooting
18.1 Frame
18.2 Drives
18.3 Row Units
18.4 Vacuum Seed Meter
19 Storage
19.1 Remove from Storage
19.2 Store Machine
19.3 Pneumatic Down Force Storage Procedures
20 Specifications
20.1 Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
20.2 Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
20.3 Specifications
20.4 Record Serial Number
20.5 Keep Proof of Ownership
20.6 Keep Machines Secure
21 John Deere Service Literature
21.1 Technical Information
22 John Deere Service Keeps You on the Job
22.1 John Deere Is At Your Service