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Bunching and Skipping.
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Stopping drill in field.
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Stop at row ends.
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Convoluted seed hoses sag when drilling at shallow depths.
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Slide convoluted hose lower on steel seed tube to tighten hose.
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Varying Quantities Drilled by Individual Feeds.
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Seed bridging in box due to unclean seed, inoculation, treatment or dampness.
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Use agitators (available from your John Deere dealer).
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Feed gates not all set the same.
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Adjust gates. See SETTING FEED CUPS in Preparing The Machine section.
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Feed cup out of adjustment with fluted feed roll.
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Adjust feed. See RESETTING FEED CUPS in Service section.
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Sensor reading low.
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Sensor eye dirty.
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Remove seed tube and clean sensor eye with bottle brush or cloth.
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Feed cup not calibrated.
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Calibrate feed cup. See RESET FLUTED-FEED CUPS.
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Sensor reading high.
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Feed cup not calibrated.
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Calibrate feed cup. See RESET FLUTED-FEED CUPS
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Rate adjuster ratcheting instead of moving index pointer when activated by hand held controller.
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Meter shaft and/or meters dirty, rusty or corroded.
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Lightly spray metallic meter shaft components, including hole in drive gear behind end panel of grain box, then manually crank index pointer full range of motion (see Lubrication section).
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Problem |
Solution |
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Rate adjuster not moving when activated by hand held controller.
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Faulty fuse.
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Replace fuse.
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Harness damaged.
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Repair or replace harness.
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Harness connection loose.
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Fasten all connections tightly.
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Meter shaft and/or meters dirty, rusty or corroded.
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Lightly spray metallic meter shaft components, including hole in drive gear behind end panel of grain box, then manually crank index pointer full range of motion (see Lubrication section).
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Seeds Cracking.
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Improper feed gate latch position.
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Adjust feed cups properly. See SETTING FEED CUPS in Preparing The Machine section.
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Quantities Drilled Not Agreeing With Seed Chart.
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Feed gates improperly adjusted.
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Adjust feed cup gates. See SETTING FEED CUPS in Preparing The Machine section.
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Heavier or lighter than average seed weight or varied seed size.
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See PERFORMING ACCURATE RATE CHECKS, USING DENSITY METER, and/or RATE CHARTS in Preparing The Machine section.
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Feed cups not properly adjusted.
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See SETTING FEED CUPS in Preparing The Machine section.
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Improper shift lever setting.
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Correct setting. See SETTING GRAIN SHIFTER in Preparing The Machine section.
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Problem |
Solution |
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Quantities Drilled Not Agreeing With Fertilizer Chart.
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Using wrong fertilizer drive.
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Check drive for proper gear and sprocket assembly. Be sure of gear case setting. See SETTING FERTILIZER FEED SHAFT SPEED in Preparing The Machine section.
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Quantity drilled has not been checked.
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See PERFORMING ACCURATE RATE CHECKS in Preparing The Machine section.
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Fertilizer density other than 1041 kg/m
3
(65 lb per cu. ft).
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Set fertilizer rate for correct density. See USING DENSITY METER and FERTILIZER RATE CHARTS in Preparing The Machine section.
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Feed wheel installed incorrectly.
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Install correctly. See REPLACING FERTILIZER FEED WHEELS in Service section.
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Flow of Fertilizer Stops.
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Broken shear pin.
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Install new shear pin.
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Fertilizer Spills Out of Feeds.
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Baffles installed incorrectly.
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Install baffles correctly. See CLEANING FERTILIZER BOX in the Storage section.
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Acremeter Tallying Incorrectly.
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Double tracking, or leaving too wide a space between rows on each trip across field.
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Drive carefully; leave same space between seeded strip as the furrow opener spacing on the drill.
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Plot of land contains more or less land than assumed.
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Measure land.
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