Operating Half-Width Disconnects

IMPORTANT: Should disconnect handles feel jammed or locked up and not operate smoothly, they can usually be "worked" free using short up-and-down strokes at the start. Working the handles loosens caked-on residue that may be preventing smooth operation.

Half-width disconnects are used to block product passages to half of the meter, stopping product flow from this side.

When both half-width disconnect handles (A) are down, passages are open, allowing product to reach active meter segments on both sides of centerline.

When one handle is up, product passages to this side of the meter are blocked, stopping product delivery to the corresponding side of the seeding tool.

Handles at the front and rear meters must both be up to stop all product delivery to this side.

Stopping product delivery to half of the tool is an effective way to seed point rows.

"Half-width" disconnect is an accurate description when there are an even number of primary runs delivering product. True "half-width" disconnect is not possible with an odd number of primary air runs.

When both handles are up, all product passages are blocked, allowing meter to be removed with product still in the tank. Lifting the handles not only blocks product passages to the meter but opens cleanout passages, allowing product to reach removable front panels for tank emptying.

Pull both handles down at both meters to return to full-width operations.

A-Half-Width Disconnect Handles

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