User guide

SEEDHAWK®30SERIESOPERATOR’SMANUAL83
4.25 OPENERSHANKOPERATION–LOU PIII
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1.EnsurethatthereispowergoingtotheSeedHawkLOUPIIImonitor.
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2.Engagethetractorhydraulicsleverthatthe REDbandhose(openercircuit)are connected
to.
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3.LockthetractorhydraulicsleverthattheGREENbandedhoses(wingcircuit)areconnected
to.The full tractor pressure is shown on the top right (4000 PSI gauge) of the hydraulic
manifoldblock.
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4.Movinginaforwarddirectionpressthe“ACK”buttononthemonitor,this will engage the
openershanks.
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NOTE:Thehydraulicdownpressureappliedtotheopenershanksiscontrolledbyaclosedloop
system that allows the operator to enter the desired operating down p ressure. Entering the
amount of down pressure the system should apply, can be doneon the monitoras well. The
monitor controls a down pressure valve that maintains the pressure setting on the opener
shanksthroughthecontrolmodule.Apressuresen sormeasurestheactualhydraulicpressure
andfeedsitbacktothecontrolmodule. The controlmoduleadjuststhedownpressurevalve
to maintain the system setting. As the openers move up and down with the terrain constant
forceisappliedtoallequally.
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1.To set and change
the shank pressu re, press any
soft key to bring up the soft key menu and press
“Shank”,SEEFIGURE4.114.
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2.Ahorizontalbargraphdisplaywillcomeuponthe
screen. Press the “Selector knob” to activate the
adjustment and then rotate the spinner knob to
increase or decrease
the system pressure setting.
SEEFIGURES4.115,4.116&4.117.
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FULLTRACTOR
PRESSURE
FIGURE4.114
FIGURE4.113
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