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Model List:
- Orthman 8×2 Twin Row Planters
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Foreword
- 1.2. A Message to Our Customers
- 1.3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED
- 1.4. Safety Features
- 1.5. Recognize Safety Information
- 1.6. Service Accumulator Systems Safely
- 1.7. Service Pressurized Systems Safely
- 1.8. Understand Signal Words
- 1.9. Follow Safety Instructions
- 1.10. Live With Safety
- 1.11. Park Machine Safely
- 1.12. Prevent Machine Runaway
- 1.13. Operator Ability
- 1.14. Operate the Machine Safely
- 1.15. Keep Riders Off Machine
- 1.16. Avoid Tipovers
- 1.17. Prepare for Emergencies
- 1.18. Wear Protective Clothing
- 1.19. Handle Agricultural Chemicals Safely
- 1.20. Use Safety Lights and Devices
- 1.21. Light Enhancement Module
- 1.22. Replace Safety Signs
- 1.23. Follow Tire Recommendations
- 1.24. Service Tires Safely
- 1.25. Transport Safely
- 1.26. Tow Loads Safely
- 1.27. Observe Maximum Transport Speed
- 1.28. Service Machine Safely
- 1.29. Practice Safe Maintenance
- 1.30. Remove Paint Before Welding or Heating
- 1.31. Avoid Heating Near Pressurized Fluid Lines
- 1.32. Avoid HighPressure Fluids
- 1.33. Store Attachments Safely
- 1.34. Decommissioning Proper Recycling and Disposal of Fluids and Components
- 2. Safety Signs
- 2.1. Replace Safety Signs
- 2.2. Transport Guidelines
- 2.3. Sudden Crushing Movement
- 2.4. Hydraulic Injection
- 2.5. Chemical Inhalation
- 2.6. Chemical Inhalation
- 2.7. Exploding Components
- 3. Information Signs
- 3.1. Information Signs
- 4. Preparing the Tractor
- 4.1. Use Your Tractor Operators Manual
- 4.2. Tractor Requirements
- 4.3. Recommended Tractor Settings
- 4.4. Check the Tractor Hydraulic System
- 4.5. Case Drain and Hydraulic Motor Requirements
- 5. Preparing the Planter
- 5.1. Support Machine Before Service
- 5.2. Before Use
- 5.3. Check Tire Inflation
- 5.4. Tighten Wheel Bolts
- 6. Attaching the Planter
- 6.1. Use Your Tractor Operators Manual
- 6.2. Hydraulic Motor Return Coupler
- 6.3. Warning Lights and Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem(Style A)
- 6.4. Attach the Planter to the Tractor
- 6.5. Attach the Warning Light Harness
- 6.6. Connect the SeedStar Monitor Harness
- 6.7. Check Hydraulic System
- 6.8. Power Beyond Couplers
- 6.9. Recommendations for Hydraulic Connections
- 6.10. Adjust Frame Height
- 6.11. Level the Planter
- 7. Detaching the Planter
- 7.1. Roadway Transport Safety
- 7.2. Detach Machine From Tractor
- 7.3. Depressurize Pneumatic Down Force System
- 8. Operating the Planter
- 8.1. General
- 8.2. Hydraulic Motor Operation
- 8.3. Raise and Lower Machine
- 8.4. Set Planting Depth
- 8.5. Set Closing Wheel Down Force
- 8.6. Fill Seed Hoppers
- 9. Vacuum Seed Meter Settings
- 9.1. Adjust HighLow Drive Range (Variable Rate Drive Machines Only)
- 9.2. Vacuum Meter Operating Characteristics
- 9.3. Seed Meter Settings
- 9.4. Access and Cleanout the Vacuum Meter
- 9.5. Remove Seed Meter Assembly From Row Unit
- 9.6. Install Seed Meter Assembly on Row Unit
- 9.7. Change the Vacuum Seed Meter Brush
- 9.8. Adjust the Baffle in the Vacuum Seed Meter
- 9.9. Install Meter Inlet Screen
- 9.10. Seed Knockout Wheel Operation
- 9.11. Install the Knockout Wheel Assembly
- 9.12. Calibrate MaxEmerge 5 Double Eliminator
- 9.13. Operate Double Eliminator
- 9.14. Inspect the Seed Disk Cell
- 9.15. Install Seed Disk
- 9.16. Adjust Seed Meter Hub
- 9.17. Install New Vacuum Seal
- 9.18. Replace Meter Unit Shear Pin
- 9.19. Inspect and Service Twin Row Vacuum Meter
- 9.20. Seed Disk Selection Guidelines
- 9.21. Select The Correct Field Corn Seed Disk For Optimum Performance
- 9.22. Seed Disk Recommendations for Crops Other Than Field Corn
- 9.22.1. SWEET CORN
- 9.22.2. POPCORN
- 9.22.3. CONFECTIONARY SUNFLOWER
- 9.22.4. OIL SUNFLOWER
- 9.22.5. DRILLED COTTON
- 9.22.6. CELL HILLDROP COTTON
- 9.22.7. CELL HILLDROP COTTON
- 9.22.8. COTTON USING EDIBLE BEAN Flat Disk A52903 Small
- 9.22.9. SOYBEANS
- 9.22.10. LOWRATE SORGHUM
- 9.22.11. HIGHRATE SORGHUM
- 9.22.12. MONOGERM SUGAR BEETS
- 9.22.13. PELLETED SUGAR BEETS
- 9.22.14. SMALL EDIBLE BEAN Cell Disk H136468
- 9.22.15. MEDIUM EDIBLE BEAN Cell Disk A51696
- 9.22.16. LARGE EDIBLE BEAN Cell Disk H136092
- 9.22.17. EDIBLE BEAN Flat Disk A52903 Small
- 9.22.18. EDIBLE BEAN Flat Disk A52904 Medium
- 9.22.19. EDIBLE BEAN Flat Disk A52878 Large
- 9.22.20. VIRGINIA PEANUT
- 9.22.21. BLANK SEED DISK
- 9.23. Optimize Seed Spacing
- 9.24. Check Meter Performance
- 10. Vacuum Blower Settings
- 10.1. Use of Talc Lubricant
- 10.2. Zero the Vacuum Gauge
- 10.3. Set the Vacuum Level
- 10.4. Vacuum Level for Corn Using H136478, A43215, A50617, or A52391 Seed Disks
- 10.5. Vacuum Level for Oil Sunflower
- 10.6. Vacuum Level for Confectionary Sunflower
- 10.7. Vacuum Level for Sweet Corn
- 10.8. Vacuum Level for the EdibleBean (Flat Type) Disk
- 10.9. Vacuum Level for Peanuts
- 10.10. Vacuum Level for Sugar Beet
- 11. Checking Seed Population
- 11.1. Check the Seed Population
- 12. General Attachments
- 12.1. General
- 12.2. SeedStar Variable Rate Drive System
- 12.3. Walking Gauge Wheels
- 12.4. Seed Tubes
- 12.5. Rigid Scraper
- 12.6. HeavyDuty Scraper
- 12.7. HeavyDuty Closing Wheels
- 12.8. Pneumatic Downforce
- 13. Granular Chemical Attachment
- 13.1. Granular Chemical Attachment
- 13.2. Determine Application Rate and Initial Meter Setting
- 13.3. Insecticide Rate ChartSand Granules36 in. and 38 in. Rows
- 13.4. Insecticide Rate ChartClay Granules36 in. and 38 in. Rows
- 13.5. Herbicide Rate ChartClay Granules36 in. and 38 in. Rows
- 13.6. Align Chemical Meter Drive
- 13.7. Clean Insecticide and Herbicide Hoppers
- 13.8. Calibrate InsecticideHerbicide Meter
- 14. Lubricating the Seed Meter
- 14.1. Use of Talc Lubricant
- 14.2. Use of WaxBased Lubricant
- 15. Lubricating the Planter
- 15.1. Lubricate and Maintain the Machine Safely
- 15.2. Perform Lubrication and Maintenance Procedures
- 15.3. Multipurpose Extreme Pressure (EP) Grease
- 15.4. Alternative Lubricants
- 15.5. Lubrication Intervals
- 16. Servicing and Adjusting
- 16.1. Safety Before Service
- 16.2. Service Intervals
- 16.3. Use Safe Service Procedures
- 16.4. Support Machine Before Service
- 16.5. Relieve the Hydraulic Pressure
- 16.6. Welding Near Electronic Control Units
- 16.7. Keep Electronic Control Unit Connectors Clean
- 16.8. Tighten Wheel Bolts
- 16.9. Check Tire Inflation
- 16.10. Tighten the Drive Chains
- 16.11. Replace Meter Unit Shear Pin
- 16.12. Install and Remove the Seed Tube
- 16.13. Clean Seed Tube Sensor
- 16.14. Adjust the Meter ProShaft Drive
- 16.15. Inspect and Adjust the Furrow Opener Disks
- 16.16. Replace the Furrow Opener Disks and the Seed Tube Guard
- 16.17. Adjust the Gauge Wheels
- 16.18. Center the Closing Wheels
- 16.19. Adjust the Closing Wheel Spacing
- 16.20. Replace Cotter Shear Pins
- 16.21. Service the Wheel Bearings
- 16.22. Remove and Install the Wheel Motion Sensor
- 16.23. Disk Closing Attachment
- 16.24. Inspect and Service the Seed Meter
- 16.25. Inspect and Clean the Vacuum Impeller and Housing
- 16.26. Clean or Replace the Electric AirCompressor Filter
- 16.27. Clean the Vacuum System
- 17. Troubleshooting
- 17.1. Row Units
- 17.2. Vacuum Seed Meter
- 18. Storage
- 18.1. Remove from Storage
- 18.2. Store Machine
- 18.3. Pneumatic Down Force Storage Procedures
- 19. Specifications
- 19.1. Unified Inch Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 19.2. Metric Bolt and Screw Torque Values
- 19.3. Specifications
- 19.4. Record Serial Number
- 19.5. Keep Proof of Ownership
- 19.6. Keep Machines Secure
- 20. John Deere Service Literature
- 20.1. Technical Information
- 21. John Deere Service Keeps You on the Job
- 21.1. John Deere Is At Your Service






