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Mud builds up on press wheels and wheels stop turning.
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Too much down pressure.
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Remove spring pressure from press wheels.
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Field too wet.
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Wait until field dries.
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Poor opener penetration.
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Hard ground conditions.
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Add Quik-Tatch
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weights. See INSTALLING FRAME QUIK-TATCH WEIGHTS in Preparing Machine section. Increase down pressure. See ADJUSTING ACTIVE HYDRAULIC DOWN-PRESSURE in Operating Machine section.
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Excessive down-pressure.
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Decrease down-pressure if rear wheels lift off ground during operation.
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Residue laying in bunches.
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Spread residue evenly across field.
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Excessive residue.
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Adjust gauge wheel for deeper operation and/or increase down pressure. (May need to add weights.)
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Dull disk openers.
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Sharpen or replace openers.
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Disk opener worn too small.
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Replace disk openers.
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Furrow not closing.
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Field is wet or hard ground conditions.
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Adjust closing wheel spring pressure. See ADJUSTING PRESS WHEEL AND CLOSING WHEEL DOWN FORCE in Preparing Machine section.
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Soil freezes to blade.
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Stop in field.
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With openers down raise openers when stopping to prevent anhydrous ammonia from contacting and freezing soil to blade.
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Residue buildup in front of openers.
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Residue wedged between boot and disk opener.
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Verify boot spring s are compressed by rotating cams.
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| Symptom |
Problem |
Solution |
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Uneven opener penetration.
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Inconsistent opener adjustments.
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Adjust openers alike.
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Uneven depth.
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Residue laying in bunches.
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Spread residue evenly across field.
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Inadequate down pressure.
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Increase down pressure to keep gauge wheel in contact with the ground and/or install weights.
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Excessive down pressure.
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Decrease down pressure if rear wheels lift off ground during operation, or install weights.
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Boots worn.
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Install boot in lower mounting hole for additional life and/or replace boot.
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Plugged scrapers and product tubes.
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Backing or turning with openers in ground.
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Raise openers before backing or turning.
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Scrapers worn out.
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Replace scrapers.
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Closing wheels leave a trench.
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Excessive down-force on closing wheels.
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Reduce spring pressure on closing wheels. See ADJUSTING CLOSING WHEEL DOWN-FORCE in Preparing Machine Section.
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