|
Planter will not lower. (Tractor engine must be running and console power light on.)
|
Service locks installed.
|
Reposition service locks.
|
|
|
7P valve stuck closed.
|
Clean or replace valve.
|
|
|
7P solenoid not energizing.
|
Check solenoid.
|
|
|
Pilot check valves stuck closed.
|
Clean or replace valves. (See your John Deere dealer.)
|
|
|
Control console not powered.
|
Check electrical connections at 7-pin connector.
|
|
|
Pressure and return hoses not fully engaged in SCV outlets.
|
-
|
|
Planter frame unequal. (Left wing frame higher or lower than right wing frame.)
|
Air in hydraulic system.
|
Remove air and rephase master cylinder.
|
|
|
Service lock on wing frame.
|
Reposition service lock.
|
|
Planter center frame higher than wing frames.
|
Service locks on center frame wheels.
|
Remove service locks.
|
|
|
Air in hydraulic system.
|
Remove air.
|
|
|
Excessive attachment and planting unit down force.
|
Reduce spring force on unit down force springs, openers (attachments).
|
|
|
Collar on rear of master cylinder misadjusted.
|
Adjust stop. See Leveling the Planter in Operation section.
|
|
|
Defective or stuck flow divider valve.
|
Clean and replace valve. (See your John Deere dealer.)
|
|
Planter frame raises or lowers slowly.
|
Low tractor hydraulic pressure.
|
Tractor standby pressure must be a minimum of 15 513 kPa (155.1 bar) (2250 psi).
|
|
|
SCV not in "HARE" full open position.
|
-
|
| Symptom |
Problem |
Solution |
|
Erratic or uneven lift.
|
Air in hydraulic system.
|
Retract cylinder completely and hold SCV lever.
|
|
|
Stuck or defective flow dividers.
|
Clean or replace flow dividers. (See your John Deere dealer.)
|
|
|
SCV not in "HARE" full open position.
|
-
|
|
Planter will not raise.
|
Tractor SCV bypassing oil.
|
Readjust SCV lever linkage. ( See Tractor Operator's Manual.)
Re-cut vacuum blower rubber stop.
|
|
Planter will not fold.
|
5R solenoid not energizing.
|
Check solenoid.
|
|
|
5R valve stuck closed.
|
Clean or replace valve.
|
|
Planter folds when not selected.
|
5R valve is stuck open.
|
Clean or replace valve.
|
|
|
Thermal relief valve stuck open.
|
Clean or replace valve.
|
|
Wings bulldoze in soft soil conditions.
|
Excessive weight on wings.
|
Close off outer fertilizer tanks. Order BA25425 from your John Deere dealer.
|
|
|
Unit furrowers, disk openers, gauge wheels or transport wheels must rotate freely.
|
-
|
|
|
Planting too fast.
|
Reduce operating speed.
|
|
|
Hitch too low.
|
Raise hitch.
|
|
|
Excessive planting unit down force.
|
Reduce down force.
|
| Symptom |
Problem |
Solution |
|
Marker floats off ground.
|
Air in hydraulic system.
|
Bleed marker lift cylinder.
|
|
|
Alternator valve defective.
|
Replace valve. (See your John Deere dealer.)
|
|
|
Planter not down.
|
Planter must be completely down as lift system oil will raise marker as planter goes down.
|
|
|
Leaking tractor SCV.
|
-
|
|
|
Marker cylinder not dropping down into J-slot. (Hose loop too short.)
|
-
|
|
Markers not alternating.
|
Air in the marker valve.
|
Bleed marker hydraulic system.
|
|
|
Marker valve defective.
|
Replace valve. (See your John Deere dealer).
|
|
Marker lowers when not selected.
|
2P valve stuck open.
|
Clean or replace valve.
|
|
|
Air in the marker valve.
|
Bleed marker hydraulic system.
|
|
|
Switch in NORMAL position.
|
Press switch to MARKER OFF.
|
|
Marker lowers and disk blade is forced into the ground.
|
Marker cylinder is not floating in J-slot.
|
Lengthen marker hydraulic hoses.
|
|
Marker will not lower.
|
2P solenoid not energizing.
|
Check solenoid.
|
|
|
Switch in MARKER OFF position.
|
Press switch to NORMAL position.
|
|
Row units on right-hand side of planter not planting.
|
Right-hand drive shaft cotter pin sheared.
|
Repair cause of pin shearing and replace cotter pin.
|
|
|
Half-Width Drive Disconnect is engaged.
|
Move switch to middle position.
|
|
Row units on left-hand side of planter not planting.
|
Left-hand drive shaft cotter pin(s) sheared.
|
Repair cause of pin shearing and replace cotter pin.
|
|
|
Half-Width Drive Disconnect is engaged.
|
Move switch to middle position.
|
|
Closing wheels leave severe imprint in soil.
|
Too much spring force.
|
Adjust closing wheel spring.
|
| Symptom |
Problem |
Solution |
|
Closing wheels not firming soil around seed.
|
Insufficient spring force.
|
Adjust closing wheel spring.
|
|
Closing wheel running on top of seed furrow.
|
Improper centering.
|
Align.
|
|
Closing wheels not applying equal force.
|
-
|
Realign.
|
|
Fertilizer opener does not penetrate sufficiently.
|
Improper adjustment of pressure.
|
Move bolt to lower position.
|
|
Fertilizer opener penetrates too deeply.
|
Improper adjustment of pressure.
|
Move bolt to upper position and adjust spring bolt.
|
|
One fertilizer opener not distributing fertilizer.
|
Fertilizer tube opener spout plugged.
|
Inspect, clean and remove obstruction.
|
|
Dry fertilizer not being uniformly distributed.
|
Using wrong augers or augers assembled incorrectly.
|
Reassemble with correct augers.
|
|
|
Augers not centered in hopper.
|
Reposition hoppers on center augers.
|
|
Consistent shearing of drill shaft cotter pin.
|
Drill shaft not aligned properly at couplers.
|
Loosen bearing and align shaft.
|
|
Drive wheel chain consistently falls off.
|
Chain may be too long.
|
Remove offset link.
|
|
|
Chain links stiff.
|
Oil or replace chain.
|
|
|
Chain dislodged by trash.
|
Add chain shields.
|