Stopping drill in field and letting drill roll backward,
filling the bottom of boot with dirt.
Raise furrow openers
before stopping drill. Do not permit drill to roll backward if it
is necessary to stop without raising furrow openers.
Seed left in openers. Seeds will swell over time.
Clean out seed before
parking overnight.
Anhydrous gas blowing out of furrows.
Air flow from cart blowing gas from furrow.
If no dry fertilizer
is being applied, disable air flow from cart to SFP openers.
Mud builds up on press wheels and wheels stop turning.
Too much downforce.
Remove spring pressure
from press wheels.
Field too wet.
Wait until field dries.
Poor opener penetration.
Hard ground conditions.
Add Quik-Tatch™ weights.
(See Install Frame Quik-Tatch™ Weights in Preparing the Machine section.) Increase downforce.
(See Adjust Opener Downforce in Operating the Machine section.)
Excessive downforce.
Decrease downforce if
the rear wheels lift off the ground during operation.
Residue laying in bunches.
Spread residue evenly
across field.
Excessive residue.
Adjust gauge wheel for
deeper operation and/or increase downforce. (May need to add weights.)
Dull disk openers.
Sharpen or replace openers.
Disk opener worn too small.
Replace disk openers.
Furrow not closing.
Closing wheel not adjusted properly.
Reposition closing wheel
laterally. (See Position Closing Wheels in Preparing the Machine section.)
Field is wet.
Adjust closing wheel
spring pressure. (See Adjust Press Wheel and Closing Wheel Downforce
in Preparing the Machine section.)
Furrows covered with a solid ribbon of soil.
Field is wet.
Allow field to dry.
A solid ribbon of soil (instead of loose soil) over the seed causes
erratic or poor emergence.
Bunching and skipping.
Stopping drill in field.
Stop at row ends.
Furrow covered too deep with loose soil.
Rear openers throwing loose soil.
Decrease opener downforce.
(See Adjust Opener Downforce in Operating the Machine section.)
Operate slower.
Raise seed boot on front rank.
Uneven opener penetration.
Inconsistent opener adjustments.
Adjust openers alike.
Uneven seed depth.
Residue laying in bunches.
Spread residue evenly
across field.
Inadequate downforce.
Increase downforce to
keep gauge wheel in contact with the ground and/or install weights.
Excessive downforce.
Decrease downforce if
rear wheels lift off ground during operation, or install weights.
Seed boots worn.
Install seed boot in
the lower mounting hole for additional life and/or replace seed boot.
Plugged air hoses or manifolds.
Air volume too low.
Increase blower speed.
Ground speed too fast.
Reduce ground speed
or metering rate.
Secondary hoses routed flat or uphill.
Reroute hoses correctly.
Foreign material blocking air system.
Clean air system.
Non-compatible fertilizers.
Do not mix Urea with
Ammonium Nitrate fertilizer.
High relative humidity.
Use moisture resistant
fertilizer.
Plugged seed boots.
Backing or turning with openers in ground.
Raise openers before
backing or turning.
Boots worn out.
Replace boots.
Uneven seed distribution between runs.
Air volume too low.
Increase blower speed.
Blockage in air lines or manifolds.
Clean air system.
Variation in secondary hose lengths or routing.
Trim hoses to uniform
lengths and reroute correctly.
Improper assembly of the header ring or air system.