Owner manual

TM
Model 3600M0249-01
Rev. 5/14 i
Table of Contents
OVERVIEW
To The Owner ..................................1-1
Warranty ......................................1-2
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
General Safety Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
MACHINE OPERATION
Manual Safety Lockup ............................2-1
Row Marker Safety Lockup ........................2-1
Tongue Safety Pin ...............................2-2
Transport Latch Locking Pin .......................2-2
Initial Preparation ................................2-3
Tractor Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Tractor Preparation and Hookup ....................2-5
Cylinder Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Hydraulic Hose Information ........................2-9
Level Planter ..................................2-11
Ridge Planting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Contact Wheel Spring Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Contact Wheel Drive Sprockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Seed Rate Transmission Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Wrap Spring Wrench Operation ...................2-14
Shear Protection ...............................2-15
Hydraulic/Electric Operation ......................2-16
Transport to Field Sequence ......................2-17
Field Operation ................................2-19
Planting Speed ................................2-19
Field to Transport Sequence ......................2-20
EdgeVac System ...............................2-22
Digital Vacuum Readout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Vacuum Fan Motor Valve Block Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Analog Vacuum or Pressure Gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Rock Guards ..................................2-25
Auxiliary Work Lights Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Row Marker Operation ...........................2-26
Row Marker Speed Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Even-Row Push Row Unit ........................2-27
Row Marker Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Row Marker Even-Row Length Adjustment ...........2-29
Offset Hitch Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Point Row Clutches .............................2-30
Two-Speed Point Row Clutches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
Auxiliary Hydraulic Option ........................2-32
Rear Trailer Hitch ...............................2-33
Field Test .....................................2-34
Field Check Seed Population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
Determining Pounds Per Hectare (Brush-Type Meter) ...2-35
Field Check Granular Chemical Application ..........2-36
ROW UNIT OPERATION
Planting Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
“V” Closing Wheel Adjustment (Rubber or Cast Iron) ....3-1
Closing Wheel Shield (Rubber or Cast
Iron “V” Closing Wheels) ........................3-1
Drag Closing Attachment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Covering Discs/Single Press Wheel Adjustment ........3-2
Seed Hoppers ..................................3-3
Seed Meter Drive Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Row Unit Extension Brackets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Row Unit Chain Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Quick Adjustable Down Force Springs Option
(Standard or Heavy Duty) .......................3-5
Interplant Push Row Unit Clutch Sprocket. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Interplant Push Row Unit Lockups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Interplant Push Row Unit Vacuum Hose Shutoff ........3-7
Brush-Type Seed Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Finger Pickup Seed Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
EdgeVac Seed Meters ...........................3-10
Seed Meter Cleanout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Additives .....................................3-14
Frame Mounted Coulter (Pull Row Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Residue Wheels (for Frame Mounted Coulter). . . . . . . . . 3-15
Row Unit Mounted Disc Furrower (Pull Row Only) .....3-16
Row Unit Mounted Bed Leveler (Pull Row Only) .......3-16
Row Unit Mounted Residue Wheel .................3-17
Row Unit Mounted No Till Coulter ..................3-18
Coulter Mounted Residue Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Granular Chemical Hopper and Drive ...............3-19
Spring Tooth Incorporator ........................3-19
Granular Chemical Banding Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Granular Chemical Bander Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Interplant Push Row Unit Lockups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
FERTILIZER
Double Disc Fertilizer Opener ......................4-1
Notched Single Disc Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Residue Wheel Attachment for Notched
Single Disc Fertilizer Opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Depth/Gauge Wheel Attachment for Notched
Single Disc Fertilizer Opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Dry Fertilizer Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
RATE CHARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1