User Manual

SEEDHAWK®TOOLBAROPERATOR’SMANUAL34
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.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.
5.Pressthe“ACK”buttononthemonitortodisengagetheopenershanks.
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NOTE: ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE OPENER SHANK IS MAINTAINING SEED AND FERTILIZER
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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4.9 OPENERSHANKOPERATION–SCT®
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1.RefertoChapter5oftheSeedHawkRavenSCT®manualforsetupofnewjob.
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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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