Cleaning Insecticide and/or Herbicide Hoppers

causym CAUTION: Agricultural chemicals can be dangerous. Follow the instructions of the chemical manufacturer when cleaning hoppers and handling insecticides or herbicides.

IMPORTANT: Under certain humidity or moisture conditions, material may tend to cake. When this happens, thoroughly clean hoppers at the end of each day's use.

To remove hoppers, proceed as follows:

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Pull out and turn drive disconnect knob (A) to disconnect drive.

Rotate inner end of pin toward rear of planting unit.


A-Knobs

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Pull straight back and up until front hopper support hits back of slot in support rail, then lift up to disengage hopper from panels.

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Remove the fluted roller from the hopper by first removing the cotter pin and then pull the shaft (A) out. Remove one meter from the hopper if hopper has double meters. Pull the shaft through the metering assembly and remove fluted roller (B) or high rate roller (C) from hopper. Thoroughly clean the hopper outlet opening and rollers.

Lubricate the meter drive assembly between the coupler, washers and outer bearing with John Deere Multipurpose Spray Lube.


A-Shaft
B-Fluted Roller
C-High Rate Roller

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Install hopper on hopper support by sliding the hopper forward until the front hopper support hooks drop into the slots on the hopper support and the rear hopper support is firmly seated on the hopper support panel.

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Push the hopper forward until it stops. Rotate the spring pins (A) inward slightly until pin "snaps" into place and locks hopper to unit at (B).

Do NOT attempt to install pin in support panel hole (C).


A-Spring Pins
B-Lock Point
C-Support Panel Hole

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