User Manual

SEEDHAWK®TOOLBAROPERATOR’SMANUAL32
NOTE: In order to get the proper packing and penetrating forces per field, we recommend
lowering the opener shank pressure from the tractor at the beginning of each field.Every
new Seed Hawk toolbar manufactured leaves with the opener shank pressure set at
approximately1000PSI.
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5.Turing the min‐max “DOWN PRESSURE” dial allows the user to increase or decrease the
desiredpackingpressuretoachieve properpackingandpenetrationforcestoseed.REFERTO
SECTION4.5,pertainingtothecontrolsystembeingused.
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NOTE:Thechainbetweentheseedandfertilizerknifewillbetightwhenapplyingtheproper
amount of  pressure to the opener shank.Once the knives  get tight, notice the shank
pressuregaugeanditsreading.Ingoodseedingconditions,addanadditional200PSItothe
system.Whenseeding smallseedssuchasCANOLAinwetconditions,addinganadditional
200 PSI is not recommended.This
 wouldcauseover compaction.Max packing pressure is
1500PSI.
6.Turn off the “SHANK /LIQUID PUMP” switch to disengage the opener shanks.Refer to
pictureabove.REFERTOSECTION4.5,pertainingtothecontrolsystembeingused.
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NOTE: ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE OPENER SHANK IS MAINTAINING SEED AND FERTILIZER
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SEPERATION.SEEDHAWKINC.RECOMMENDSCHECKINGTHEACTUALSEEDANDFERTILIZER
SEPERATON IN EACH FIELD.SOILS VARY, MOISTURE CONDITIONS VARY.OVER TIME THE
OPENERBOLTS IFNOTTIGHTENEDONAYEARLYBASISWILLFUNCTIONDIFFERENTLYFROM
THENEWMACHINE,SEEDANDFERTILIZERSEPERATIONMAYCHANGE.
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4.8 OPENERSHANKOPERATION–LOUP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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FULLTRACTOR
PRESSURE