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Operator Manual
V300 and V300F
Verti-Drill
s/n: A1043L+
Manufacturing, Inc.
www.greatplainsmfg.com
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Read the operator's manual entirely. When you see this symbol, the subsequent
instructions and warnings are serious - follow without exception. Your life and
the lives of others depend on it!
22574
Cover illustration may show optional equipment not supplied with standard unit.
© Copyright 2007
Printed 03/01/2022
148-057M-A

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  • Page 1 Operator Manual V300 and V300F Verti-Drill s/n: A1043L+ Manufacturing, Inc. www.greatplainsmfg.com Read the operator’s manual entirely. When you see this symbol, the subsequent instructions and warnings are serious - follow without exception. Your life and the lives of others depend on it! 22574 Cover illustration may show optional equipment not supplied with standard unit.
  • Page 2 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Blank page for correct duplexing. 148-057M-A 03/01/2022...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the infor- mation contained herein. Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit. This publication describes the state of this product at the time of its publication, and may not reflect the product in the future.
  • Page 4 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Display Grand Total ............51 Example Fertilizer Density Correction ......84 Setting Fertilizer Drive Range...........84 Reset Totals..............51 Setting Fertilizer Transmission .........85 Set Implement Width............52 Setting the Fertilizer Adjuster..........85 Tramlining Function..............53 Disabling Fertilizer Box Drive........... 86 Tramline Sequence/Bout Selection........54...

  • Page 5: Important Safety Information

    Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Important Safety Information Look for Safety Symbol The SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL indicates there is a potential hazard to personal safety involved and extra safety precaution must be taken. When you see this symbol, be alert and carefully read the message that fol- lows it.

  • Page 6: Avoid High Pressure Fluids

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Avoid High Pressure Fluids Escaping fluid under pressure can penetrate the skin, causing serious injury. Avoid the hazard by relieving pressure before disconnecting hydraulic lines. Use a piece of paper or cardboard, NOT BODY PARTS, to check for suspected leaks.

  • Page 7: Handle Chemicals Properly

    Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Handle Chemicals Properly Agricultural chemicals can be dangerous. Improper use can seriously injure persons, animals, plants, soil and property. Read and follow chemical manufacturer’s instructions. Wear protective clothing. Handle all chemicals with care. Avoid inhaling smoke from any type of chemical fire.

  • Page 8: Shutdown And Storage

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Shutdown and Storage Lower drill, put tractor in park, turn off engine, and remove the key. Secure drill using blocks and supports provided. Detach and store drill in an area where children normally do not play.

  • Page 9: Safety At All Times

    Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Safety At All Times Thoroughly read and understand the instructions in this manual before operation. Read all instructions noted on the safety decals. Be familiar with all drill functions. Operate machinery from the driver’s seat only.

  • Page 10: Safety Decals And Reflectors

    2. Peel backing from decal. Press firmly on surface, being careful not to cause air bubbles under decal. Replace all damaged or missing decals and reflectors. Order new decals and reflectors from your Great Plains dealer. Refer to this section for proper placement. 818-055C...
  • Page 11 Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 818-229C Amber Reflectors, Half Size Front face of hitch frame, outside ends, Outside faces of hitch frame, both sides, Outside faces of main frame, at front; six total 23238 838-265C 23238 Amber Reflectors, Full Size Outside ends of aft walkboard;...
  • Page 12 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 833-399C Red Triangle Reflectors below rear lights; 2 total 27169 838-363C Danger: Moving Chain Front and side of each frame post, inside contact drive housing; five total 23238 22639 148-057M-A 03/01/2022...
  • Page 13 Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 818-019C WARNING NEGATIVE TONGUE WEIGHT HAZARD Negative tongue weight can cause immediate elevation of tongue when unhitching implement To prevent serious injury or death: Always be certain implement is hitched securely to tractor drawbar before raising.
  • Page 14 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 838-361C Warning: Do Not Ride Each end of aft walkboard, top of tongue; 23238 three total 838-365C Warning: Pinch/Shear Each marker arm; two total 21504 838-367C Warning: Falling Marker Each marker arm; two total...
  • Page 15 Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 838-358C Caution: Read Manual Left side of tongue below hitch cylinder; 23238 one total 838-362C Caution: Tires Not A Step Each frame post; two total 23238 838-426C Caution: Tire Inflation and Torque Each gauge wheel rim;...

  • Page 16: Introduction

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Introduction Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new product owners. This implement has been designed with care and built by skilled workers using quality materials. Proper setup, maintenance and safe operating practices will help you get years of satisfactory use from the machine.

  • Page 17: Owner Assistance

    Record your drill model and serial number here for quick reference: Model Number:__________________________ Serial Number: __________________________ Your Great Plains dealer wants you to be satisfied with your new machine. If you do not understand any part of Figure 2 27170...

  • Page 18: Setup

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Setup This section covers steps performed during or prior to first hitch, and on routine re-hitch. First hitch may entail equipment installation, some assembly or even some re-wiring. Review the entire sec- tion prior to first hitch to ensure that all necessary com- ponents and tools are at hand.

  • Page 19: Hitching Tractor To Implement

    Setup Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Hitching Tractor to Implement DANGER You may be severely injured or killed by being crushed between the tractor and drill. Do not stand or place any part of your body between drill and moving tractor. Stop tractor engine and set park brake before installing pins.

  • Page 20: Electrical Connections

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Refer to Figure 5 8. Un-pin jack from side of hitch tongue. Pin in trans- port/storage location on left top hitch tool bar. 9. If the tractor drawbar height is adjustable, and the desired value is known, set it now.

  • Page 21: Hydraulic Connections

    Only trained personnel should work on system hydraulics! Great Plains hydraulic hoses are color coded to help you hook-up hoses to your tractor outlets. Hoses that go to the same remote valve are marked with the same color.

  • Page 22: Monitor Installation

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Monitor Installation Refer to Figure 9 Drill-mounted components of the seed monitor are pre- installed. The system includes tractor-mounted compo- nents (in dashed outline) that must be installed in the tractor prior to first use.

  • Page 23: Leveling Drill

    Setup Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Leveling Drill Before planting, check drill level, using the coulter depth, opener down-force and planting depth you expect to use. Perform this setup on level ground with conditions similar to the planting ground. Several interrelated adjustments control depth and level.

  • Page 24: Check Tires, Blades & Mounts

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Check Tires, Blades & Mounts Always inflate tires to factory specifications before mak- ing any of these adjustments. Prior to first use, check coulter mounts to ensure that coulters are at the correct nominal height. Periodically re- check disk blades.

  • Page 25: Initial Seeding Depth

    Setup Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Initial Seeding Depth Refer to Figure 14 If the drill has been used for planting, leave the row unit T-handles at their present settings. If the drill has not been used before, initially set all T-han- dles to the middle holes in their range.

  • Page 26: Initial Down-Pressure

    Set or Calibrate Bypass Have your Great Plains dealer contact the factory. Refer to “Lift/Lower Operations” on page 35 to know what to expect the drill to do as hydraulics are cycled.

  • Page 27: Initial Hitch Height

    Setup Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Initial Hitch Height Lowering for Leveling Remove all transport locks (see page 31), and fully lower drill using the lift cylinders. Initial Hitch Height if you have a record of the hitch height scale reading from a recent planting session, set the height to that value.

  • Page 28: Hydraulic Hitch Adjustment

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Hydraulic Hitch Adjustment The hydraulic hitch is the primary means of adjusting coulter depth. Making changes to hitch height also affects hitch level, requiring spacer changes at the lift cylinders. If the hitch was already level, make about half the needed coulter depth change via hitch height.

  • Page 29: Marker Setup

    Setup Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Marker Setup The V300 and V300F may have optional dual folding pass markers and dual pre-emergence/tramline markers. Dual Marker Setup Although dual markers may have been dealer-installed, they may not be set to ideal extension length or optimal operating speed.

  • Page 30: Dual Marker Disk Setup

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Dual Marker Disk Setup The marker disk is adjustable for width of mark and direction of throw. Make the adjustments with the marker side extended to field position. Refer to Figure 24 1. Initially set the disk to be vertical with respect to the ground.

  • Page 31: Pre-Emergence Marker Setup

    Setup Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Pre-Emergence Marker Setup Pre-emergence, or tramline markers may have been dealer-installed, but may not be optimally set for your intended operations. The markers are normally set to mark directly behind row units controlled by tramline clutches. The factory default for tramline rows is 4 and 16 (counting from row 1 at drill left end).

  • Page 32: Packer Setup

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Packer Setup Refer to Figure 28 The optional packer arm kit as supplied by Great Plains does not include the packer assembly (wheels and tires). Your dealer can install the packer arms only if the packer assembly is also available during installation.

  • Page 33: Harrow Setup

    Setup Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Harrow Setup Before first use, check the height and the tine angle of the harrow. Harrow Height Setup Refer to Figure 29 1. Lower the drill. If the harrow is locked up, remove the pins securing the harrow lockup to the chains.

  • Page 34: Operations

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Operations This section covers general operating procedures. Expe- rience, machine familiarity and the following information will lead to efficient operation and good working habits. Always operate farm machinery with safety in mind. Pre-Start Checklist...

  • Page 35: Lift Cylinder Locks

    Operations Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 1. Select a suitable tractor. Do not tow an implement that, when fully loaded, weighs more than 1.5 times the weight of the towing vehicle. Some reference weights are given below. V300 V300F Drill Configuration...

  • Page 36: Pivot Lock

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Tongue Transport Cylinder Lock Refer to Figure 33 7. Fully extend the tongue lift hydraulic cylinder. 8. Install the lock channel over the tongue cylinder rod. it is stored on a lug just to the right of top center on the hitch cross-beam.

  • Page 37: Set Material Rate(S)

    Operations Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Set Material Rate(s) Drives may be set at any time. Meters are easiest to set before materials are loaded. The adjustment is different for each meter shaft. When changing seed rate settings, adjust the control to move the indicator in the direction of the new setting, and about 10 scale counts past it.

  • Page 38: Small Seed Box Loading

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Small Seed Box Loading 1. Remove transport lift locks and lower drill, to prevent movement, and for loading convenience. 2. Lower the rear walkboard ladder. 3. Inspect all seed and fertilizer boxes and ensure that they are empty.

  • Page 39: Lift/Lower Operations

    Operations Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Lift/Lower Operations Lowering the Drill The gauge wheel lift cylinders are on the same circuit as the pressure compensating system (although the lift cyl- inders do not rely on the compensated pressure). Be aware of the sequencing during Lower.

  • Page 40: Hydraulic Down Pressure

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Hydraulic Down Pressure The pivoting openers are mounted a floating opener gang frame which follows the contour of the ground while maintaining constant opener down pressure. The down- pressure feature requires a tractor hydraulic circuit capa- ble of continuous flow.
  • Page 41 Operations Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Refer to Figure 38 2. With the tractor hydraulic lever locked forward, release the lock disk , turn the knob on the pres- sure control valve 3. Watch the pressure gauge and dial in the desired pressure on the openers.

  • Page 42: Priority Flow Hydraulic Systems

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Refer to Figure 39 5. After the opener pressure is set, opener depth controlled by the press wheel adjustment. Attached to the rear of each opener is one of several optional press wheels. The press wheels close the furrow and gently press soil over the seed while also provid- ing depth control for the opener.

  • Page 43: Final Field Preparation

    Operations Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Final Field Preparation 1. Check that both calibration shafts are set so that diverter doors are closed (see page 79 and page 88). 2. Set coulter depth and force (see page 71). 3. Set opener depth (see page 94).

  • Page 44: Marker Operation

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Marker Operation Optional markers are usually operated on a separate hydraulic circuit. Note: Selector valves are available to allow markers to share the tongue cylinder circuit. Set selector valve to Markers after setting coulter depth with tongue cylinder.

  • Page 45: Harrow Operation

    Operations Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Harrow Operation Harrows raise and lower as the openers are raised and lowered. If results are unsatisfactory, experiment with different ele- vations and tine angles. To adjust see See “Harrow Tine Setup” starting on page 29.

  • Page 46: Parking

    5. Lubricate all fittings per “Lubrication” on page 105. Apply a light coat of oil to exposed cylinder rods. 6. Perform any periodic maintenance. 7. Remove rust from any painted locations and apply Great Plains touch up paint. 148-057M-A 03/01/2022...

  • Page 47: Monitor Operation

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Monitor Operation Monitor Introduction The multi-function drill monitor controls the operation and tramlining functions. Refer to Figure 42 and Figure 43 The instrument has: an illuminated four-digit/six-chevron display, six display functions (indicated by chevron), three active control buttons.

  • Page 48: Console Overview

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Console Overview There are three active switches on the front panel used individually or in combination to program set/reset or select a function. The two small outer buttons have no function. Chevron: Channel/In-Out of...

  • Page 49: Channel Indicator Chevron

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Channel Indicator Chevron The indicator chevron appears above the icon of the channel to which the information on the digits display relates. Channel Select In normal mode, press the Channel Select button to move the indicator to above the next channel to the right.

  • Page 50: Program Modes

    This monitor console model is used with several different Great Plains products, and the factory defaults are not necessarily correct for the V300 and V300F drills. Settings made during installation do not need changing unless the instrument is moved to a different drill.

  • Page 51: Units

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Units The instrument is factory preset for Metric entry/display, and can be set to Imperial units (use Imperial for U.S. customary units). Functions affected by units mode are: Bottom Bars Top Bars = Imperial...

  • Page 52: Forward Speed Function

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Forward Speed Function If the Tramline function is disabled, forward speed is the default display in normal mode. If the Tramline function is enabled (the factory default), Channel Select to Forward Speed Forward Speed displays for 10 seconds before returning to the Tramline Display.

  • Page 53: Speed Sensor Factor

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Speed Sensor Factor The forward speed sensor is magnetically operated and senses the main drive shaft rotation. In order to display the correct speed and accumulate area correctly, the instrument must be programmed with the correct Speed Sensor Factor (SSF).

  • Page 54: Manual S.s.f. Entry

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Manual S.S.F. Entry For a typical V300, firm dry ground, nominal wheel slip- page and new tires inflated to factory specification, the calculated calibration figure is: 3.235 meters (Metric units mode) or 127.4 inches (Imperial units mode).

  • Page 55: Area Function

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Area Function The area is derived from the forward speed and the pro- grammed implement width and is accumulated to which- ever total is selected on the display – total 1 or total 2.

  • Page 56: Set Implement Width

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Set Implement Width In order for the instrument to accumulate area correctly, the implement working width must be programmed. The correct figure is: 3.000 meters (Metric units mode) or 118.1 inches (Imperial units mode).

  • Page 57: Tramlining Function

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Tramlining Function If not used, tramlining may be disabled. See page 56. If disabled, the default display changes from Tramline Bout to Forward Speed. Tramlining is enabled by default. The factory defaults for tramlining bouts (on both drill and monitor console) are based on: •...

  • Page 58: Tramline Sequence/Bout Selection

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Tramline Sequence/Bout Selection 1. If tramlining has been disabled, re-enable it before selecting the sequence. See page 56. 2. Channel Select to Tramline Select The Sequence Refer to Figure 54 3. Press and hold to enter Program Mode 1.

  • Page 59: Normal Tramline Operations

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Normal Tramline Operations Bout counting (resumption) and tramline clutch operation commence automatically upon next forward movement with the drill lowered. Bout counts at each lift operation. Refer to Figure 56 In the figure, the drill is in bout 1 of a 4 bout cycle asym-...

  • Page 60: Turn Tramlining Off/On

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Turn Tramlining Off/On With tramlining off: • tramline bouts are not counted, • tramline clutches do not operate, and; • the default display becomes Forward Speed To disable Tramlining: 1. Power-off the console using its rear panel switch.

  • Page 61: 12 Meter Symmetric Tramlining Sequence

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 12 Meter Symmetric Tramlining Sequence For use with a 3 meter drill and 12 meter sprayer. 2nd The instrument beeps once at the beginning of a tramline bout (#4 in this case), and the display continues flashing bout must overlap 1st bout by drill width.
  • Page 62 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 15 Meter Symmetric Tramlining Sequence For use with a 3 meter drill and 15 meter sprayer. The instrument beeps once at the beginning of a tramline bout (#5 in this case), and the display continues flashing 2+2 seed spouts are closed during the tramline bout for the duration of the bout.

  • Page 63: 18 Meter Symmetric Tramlining Sequence

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 18 Meter Symmetric Tramlining Sequence For use with a 3 meter drill and 18 meter sprayer. 2nd The instrument beeps once at the beginning of a tramline bout (#6 in this case), and the display continues flashing bout must overlap 1st bout by drill width.

  • Page 64: 12 Meter Asymmetric Right Tramlining Sequence

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 12 Meter Asymmetric Right Tramlining Sequence For use with a 3 meter drill and 12 meter sprayer. The instrument beeps once at the beginning of a tramline bout (#1 and #4 in this case), and the display continues Two seed spouts are closed on the right hand side of the flashing for the duration of the bout.
  • Page 65 Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 18 Meter Asymmetric Right Tramlining Sequence For use with a 3 meter drill and 18 meter sprayer. The instrument beeps once at the beginning of a tramline bout (#1 and #6 in this case), and the display continues Two seed spouts are closed on the right hand side of the flashing for the duration of the bout.

  • Page 66: 12 Meter Asymmetric Left Tramlining Sequence

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 12 Meter Asymmetric Left Tramlining Sequence For use with a 3 meter drill and 12 meter sprayer. The instrument beeps once at the beginning of a tramline bout (#1 and #4 in this case), and the display continues Two seed spouts are closed on the left hand side of the flashing for the duration of the bout.

  • Page 67: 20 Meter 20 Bout Tramlining Sequence

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 20 Meter 20 Bout Tramlining Sequence For use with a 3 meter drill and a 20 meter sprayer. 2 + 2 The instrument beeps once at the beginning of a tramline left-hand seed spouts are closed on bouts 4 and 17,...

  • Page 68: Fertilizer Shaft Function

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Fertilizer Shaft Function Note: If your drill is the model V300 (and not the V300F), you need to disable the Fertilizer Shaft alarm func- tion to prevent nuisance alarms. Display Fertilizer Shaft Speed 1.

  • Page 69: Disable Fertilizer Shaft Alarm

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Disable Fertilizer Shaft Alarm This procedure disables the fertilizer shaft alarm for the current planting session. 1. Channel Select to Fertilizer 2. Push and hold the Stop/Reset button for 5 sec- onds. The console displays “OFF” and beeps twice, indicating that the function is disabled.

  • Page 70: Fertilizer Alarm Delay Time

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Fertilizer Alarm Delay Time The default alarm delay is 040 seconds after the shaft rpm drops below the threshold value (or to 000). At very low planting speeds, 40 seconds may be too short.

  • Page 71: Seed Shaft Setup

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Seed Shaft Setup The default pulses per shaft revolution is 3.000, and usually only needs changing to perform an extended dis- able of the main seed box alarm (for example, if only small seeds box planting is to be done for some time).

  • Page 72: Seed Alarm Speed (Shaft Rate)

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Seed Alarm Speed (Shaft Rate) The default alarm threshold is 0 rpm (shaft stopped). If you want an alarm at some low speed other than stopped, change the threshold rpm as follows: 1. Channel Select to the Seed channel.

  • Page 73: Hopper Level Function

    Monitor Operation Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Hopper Level Function These functions are for the main seed box and optional fertilizer compartment only. The monitor has no sensors for the optional small seeds box. Refer to Figure 70 When the seed or fertilizer levels drop below the sensor fitted in the side of the hopper, the instrument defaults to this channel, sounds 5 beeps, and displays “ALAr”.

  • Page 74: Adjustments

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Adjustments Planting Depth To get full performance from your drill, you need an understanding of all component operations, and many provide adjustments for optimal field results. Setting nominal planting depth, and achieving it consis- tently, is affected by multiple adjustable drill functions, The V300 &...

  • Page 75: Coulter Adjustments

    Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Coulter Adjustments Because coulters prepare the soil ahead of the seed furrow, coulters need to be adjusted prior to making opener and seeding depth adjustments. Coulters are generally set to run 25mm (1in) lower than opener disks.

  • Page 76: Coulter Down-Force

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. To raise or lower individual coulters: Refer to Figure 73 Note: The coulter heights are factory-set to 28.26cm (11.13in) from bottom of tool bar to bottom of pivot casting. Do not lower top of coulter spring bar below tops of U-bolts on coulter clamp.

  • Page 77: Opener Down-Pressure

    Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Opener Down-Pressure There are two adjustments for opener down-pressure: 1. gang adjustment using hydraulic down-pressure, described at See “Hydraulic Down Pressure” start- ing on page 36 2. individual row adjustments via the row unit springs, described on See “Row Unit Down Pressure...

  • Page 78: Material Rate Adjustments

    To reduce unnecessary wear, disengage clutches for any drives not used. Great Plains recommends calibration with your seed and fertilizer for most accurate results. Densities vary from those used to develop the tables.

  • Page 79: Setting Main Seed Box Rate

    Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Setting Main Seed Box Rate Setting main seed box rate requires setting the coarse speed via Drive Type, and the fine speed via the meter rate adjuster. 1. Consult the Seed Rate Charts (Main Seed Box) for the initial values of Drive Type and Meter Setting for your seed and desired population.

  • Page 80: Setting Meter Rate

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Setting Meter Rate Refer to Figure 81 The main seed box meters have one rate setting control and two rate indicators. The external rate screw indicator are used. They are located on the right out- side of the main seed box frame.

  • Page 81: Position Seed Cup Doors

    Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Position Seed Cup Doors Refer to Figure 83, which depicts the seed cup door handle in position At each main seed box seed tube, adjust the seed cup door handle for the seed size. The handle has three normal operating position detents: (top detent) is for the smallest seeds.

  • Page 82: Calibrating Main Box Seed Rate

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Calibrating Main Box Seed Rate The V300 and V300F has diverters on each main seed box meter, which send metered seed to a calibration tray: Tray Capacity 37.3 liters 1.06 bu. 1.32 cu.ft.
  • Page 83 Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Refer to Figure 87 - The diverter shaft for the main seed box is just forward of the calibration tray. 8. Remove the calibration crank from its storage loca- tion on the ground drive. 9. Position the square socket of the handle...

  • Page 84: Small Seeds Attachment Rate

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Small Seeds Attachment Rate Small seeds attachment box planting rate is controlled • Seed Rate handle setting Refer to Figure 89 The small seeds drive is independent of the main seed box and fertilizer drives. The small seeds cups do not have doors to adjust.

  • Page 85: Small Seeds Rate Calibration

    Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 4. Re-install the guard. Small Seeds Rate Calibration The V300 and V300F small seeds attachment does not Note: You may need to increase seed cup setting for have a diverter to the calibration tray. Calibration is per- lighter than average seed or decrease seed cup formed by sampling at three seed tubes.
  • Page 86 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 14. Multiply by the number of openers (17) on your drill to determine total pounds seeded per acre. CurrentRate CupPerArea OpenerCount  15. If this figure is different than desired, set your seed Target was 9 kg/Ha.

  • Page 87: Setting Fertilizer Rate

    Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Setting Fertilizer Rate Fertilizer rate is controlled by: • Range sprockets for coarse rate • Driver/Driven sprockets for general control of rate • Rate adjuster for fine control of rate Fertilizer rate is independent of main seed box Drive Type and independent of Small Seeds.

  • Page 88: Fertilizer Density Correction

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Fertilizer Density Correction The Fertilizer Rate charts in the Seed Rate manual are Example Fertilizer Density Correction based on a StandardDensity of: Desired Application Rate (ActualRate): 128 kg/Ha 1.04 kg/liter or 65 pounds/cu-ft.

  • Page 89: Setting Fertilizer Transmission

    Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Setting Fertilizer Transmission Refer to Figure 92 The fertilizer transmission is a variable pair of sprockets (the DRIVING sprocket on the input shaft and the DRIVEN sprocket on the output shaft). The available sprockets provide an 8:1 span of rates...

  • Page 90: Disabling Fertilizer Box Drive

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Disabling Fertilizer Box Drive To prevent wear when applying only seed, and when cal- ibrating main seed, the fertilizer shaft can be disengaged from the drive system. The drive is engaged when the clutch cross pin seats in the deeper detent, pin perpendicular to the shaft.

  • Page 91: Fertilizer Rate Calibration

    Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Fertilizer Rate Calibration Calibration is strongly recommended. Fertilizer density and can granularity can be substantially different from the material used to generate the charts. The V300F has a diverter on each fertilizer meter, which send metered material to a calibration tray: Tray Capacity 37.3 liters...
  • Page 92 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 10. Make sure the calibration bag is empty and clean. Hang it from the scale, and adjust the knurled disk on the top of the scale until the scale reads zero (0). Refer to Figure 96 - The diverter shaft for the fertilizer box is behind and above the calibration tray.
  • Page 93 Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 18. Carefully remove the calibration tray. Empty it into Example: the calibration bag. Weigh the bag. Sample weight: 13.5 kg Note: If the scale was “zeroed” for the bag weight at step 10, the scale reading is the fertilizer weight only.

  • Page 94: Row Unit Adjustments

    (which depicts a row unit fully populated with all optional accessories supported for use with the V300 and V300F drill) From front to back, a Great Plains 00 Series row unit can include the following capabilities (some optional): 1. Opener height adjustment: standard If a few rows need to run deeper, such as in tire tracks, the arm’s pivot point may be lowered.

  • Page 95: Opener Height

    Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Opener Height The depth to which the opener disk blades penetrate the soil is controlled in front by the tool bar and pivot (opener height), and in the back by the press wheel height. If the actual ground level is lower for some rows, such as those in tire tracks, you can lower that row unit by lowering the pivot point.

  • Page 96: Disk Blade Adjustments

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Disk Blade Adjustments Opener disc angle and stagger is not adjustable, but disc-to-disc spacing is, and may need attention as discs experience normal wear. Spacers will need to be reset when blades are replaced.

  • Page 97: Seed Firmer Adjustments

    Adjustments Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Seed Firmer Adjustments 00 Series row units include a seed flap, and an optional Seed-Lok seed firmer. The seed flap requires no adjustment, but may need to be replaced if worn, and may need to be shortened if an optional seed firmer is added after initial delivery.

  • Page 98: Opener Depth (Press Wheel Height)

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Opener Depth (Press Wheel Height) Refer to Figure 106 After the opener pressure is set, opener depth is con- trolled by the press wheel adjustment. Attached to the rear of each opener is one of several optional press wheels.

  • Page 99: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Troubleshooting Problem Solution Drill raising and low- Check for too little play in slide-block area. Refer to Maintenance, “Maintenance and Lubrica- ering rough and tion,” See “Leaf Spring Adjustment” on page 102. uneven Check for air trapped in hydraulic lines or cylinders. Bleed hydraulics if necessary. See “Bleed- ing Hydraulic Systems”...
  • Page 100 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Problem Solution Actual seeding rate If not already performed, calibrate. is different than Check marker extension (page 25). If too short, overlap results in over-seeding. If too long, desired gaps result in under-seeding.

  • Page 101: Maintenance And Lubrication

    2. Inflate tires as specified under “Tire Inflation Chart” on page 115. 3. Replace any worn, damaged or illegible safety decals. Obtain new decals from your Great Plains dealer. See “Safety Decals and Reflectors” on page 6 for decal placement.

  • Page 102: Check/Clean In-Line Filter

    It is locate on the down-pressure control valve. Use two 38mm (1.5in) open-end or adjustable wrenches to open the filter body. Carefully crack the JIC end first, o release any pressure. The replacement 50 micron filter element is Great Plains part 810-553C. Figure 107 27267...

  • Page 103: Bleeding Transport Lift Cylinders

    Maintenance and Lubrication Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Bleeding Transport Lift Cylinders The transport-lift cylinders are rephasing cylinders and require a special procedure for bleeding air from the cir- cuit. Read and follow procedure carefully. Cylinders do not function properly with air in the hydraulic circuit.

  • Page 104: Bleeding Down-Pressure Cylinder

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Bleeding Down-Pressure Cylinder Bleed (rephase) the lift cylinders before bleeding the down-pressure cylinder. Any jacks or stands under the hitch mainframe may be left in place or removed. 12. Raise the drill and install transport locks on lift cylin- ders only (not down-pressure cylinder).

  • Page 105: Marker Maintenance

    Maintenance and Lubrication Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Marker Maintenance See also: “Marker Setup” on page 25, “Marker Operation” on page 40 Bleeding Marker Hydraulics CAUTION You may be injured if hit by a folding or unfolding marker. Markers may fall quickly and unexpectedly if the hydraulics fail.

  • Page 106: Leaf Spring Adjustment

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Leaf Spring Adjustment Refer to Figure 114 A leaf spring is located just ahead of the vertical pivot. The spring is designed to provide just enough force to keep the hitch square and stable for turning at field ends and to add stability for drilling in rough field conditions.

  • Page 107: Box Cleanout

    Maintenance and Lubrication Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Box Cleanout Main Box Cleanout Before clean-out, estimate the amount of remaining seed. If less than 37 liters or 1 bushel, you can use the calibration tray for collection. Remove the tray and re- install it open side up.

  • Page 108: Fertilizer Box Cleanout

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Fertilizer Box Cleanout If sharing collection devices between seed and fertilizer clean-out, always perform seed clean-out first. Fertilizers often contain chemicals corrosive to metal. Although stainless steel is used extensively in the fertil- izer meter assembly, it is not used above it.

  • Page 109: Lubrication

    Maintenance and Lubrication Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Lubrication Multipurpose Multipurpose Intervals (service hours) at Multipurpose spray lube oil lube which lubrication is required grease lube Tongue-Mainframe Pivot 1 zerk behind tongue Type of Lubrication: Grease Quantity: Until grease emerges 22575...
  • Page 110 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Gauge Wheel Arm Pivots 1 zerks each gauge wheel, in tube at arm rear; 2 zerks total Type of Lubrication: Grease Quantity: Until grease emerges 23231 Coulter Swing Arm Pivots 1 zerk each coulter;...

  • Page 111: Fertilizer Shaft Bearings (Option)

    Maintenance and Lubrication Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Fertilizer Shaft Bearings (Option) 1 zerk at each shaft end, 2 per shaft; 2 total Type of Lubrication: Grease Quantity: Until grease emerges 16381 Small Seeds Shaft Bearings (Option) 1 zerk at each shaft end, 2 per shaft;...

  • Page 112: Gauge Wheel Hubs

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Main Seed Cup Drive Shaft Sprocket 2 sliding sprockets per box - one each side; 4 total Type of Lubrication: Oil Quantity: Coat thoroughly Move the Seed Rate adjustment handle back and forth to get oil back into the square bore.
  • Page 113 Maintenance and Lubrication Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Contact Drive Chain 22583 Required 1 chain Type of Lubrication: Chain Lube Quantity = Coat thoroughly Right Drive Chains Required 2 chains Type of Lubrication: Chain Lube Quantity = Coat thoroughly 27266 Drive Type and Main Seed Box Chains...
  • Page 114 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Fertilizer Chains (Option) Required 3 chains Type of Lubrication: Chain Lube Quantity = Coat thoroughly 27255 Small Seeds Drive Chain (Option) Required 1 chain Type of Lubrication: Chain Lube Quantity = Coat thoroughly...

  • Page 115: Marker Disk Bearings (Option)

    Maintenance and Lubrication Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Marker Disk Bearings (Option) Season- 2 races each marker; 4 or 8 total Type of Lubrication: Grease Quantity: Repack 15481 03/01/2022 148-057M-A...

  • Page 116: Options

    The Great Plains 148-741A part below includes only the packer arm assembly. The packer wheel assembly (wheel and tire) must be separately ordered from Otico...

  • Page 117: Seed Tube Plugs

    Options Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Seed Tube Plugs This plug stops seed flow from the main seed box at the top of a seed tube. It prevents flow independently of the sliding sprocket in the seed cup. Order one per row to set inactive.

  • Page 118: Seed-Lok Seed Firmer

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Seed-Lok Seed Firmer The standard V300 & V300F includes seed flaps. An optional Seed-Lok firmer replaces the flap. The Seed- Lok is field-installed. Description Part Number 5in Seed-Lok, 00- and 10-Series 122-193K For operations, see “Seed Firmer Adjustments” on page 93.

  • Page 119: Appendix

    Appendix Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Appendix Specifications and Capacities V300-1962 V300F-1962 Openers 00 Series Rows Row Spacing 15.8cm (6.22in) Swath 3.00m (118.1in) Capacities: Main Seed Box 3100 liters (88 bu) 1222 to 1900 liters (35 to 54 bu) Fertilizer 1649 to 1274 liters (47 to 36 bu) Small Seeds Box 832 liters (23.6 bu)

  • Page 120: Torque Values

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Torque Values Bolt Bolt 10.9 Size Size Grade 2 Grade 5 Grade 8 Class 5. 8 Class 8. 8 Class 10.9 ft-lb ft-lb ft-lb ft-lb ft-lb in-tpi ft-lb mm x pit h M 5 X 0.8 M 6 X 1 M 8 X 1.25...

  • Page 121: Chain Routing

    Appendix Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Chain Routing Contact, Right and Main Seed Chains 27265 27266 Figure 119 Figure 120 Contact Drive Chain Right Drive (Contact to Jackshaft) Chains DRIVER DRIVEN 27262 27262 Figure 121 Figure 122 Drive Type Chain Main Seed Box Chain...

  • Page 122: Fertilizer And Small Seed Chains

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Fertilizer and Small Seed Chains DRIVER DRIVEN INPUT 12T or 19T 16T or 44T DRIVER DRIVEN OUTPUT 12T or 19T 27255 27255 Figure 124 Figure 123 Fertilizer Final Drive Chain Fertilizer Transmission Chain...

  • Page 123: Hydraulic Diagrams

    Appendix Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Hydraulic Diagrams Lift and Down-Pressure Hydraulics 27160 03/01/2022 148-057M-A...

  • Page 124: Dual Marker Hydraulics

    V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Dual Marker Hydraulics 17873 ASAE Lighting Circuit The standard lighting harness on the V300 and V300F has a European 7-terminal connector. Refer to Figure 127, which depicts the rear (inside) view of the implement plug...

  • Page 125: Coulter Stations

    Appendix Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Coulter Stations Measured from right end of tool bar to blade centerline. These measurements also apply to row unit openers. 03/01/2022 148-057M-A...

  • Page 126: Warranty

    90 days for commercial or rental purposes. This War- ranty is limited to the replacement of any defective part by Great Plains Manufacturing, Incorporated and the installation by the dealer of any such replacement part.

  • Page 127: Index

    Index Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Index Numerics ALAr ...........69 Tire Inflation and Torque .... 11 alarm Tires Not A Step ......11 00 Series row unit ......89 forward speed ......48 center-pivot hitch ....... 12 122-193K ......... 113 alarm delay ........66 chain clip .........
  • Page 128 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. cylinder stop bushings ....21, 24 fertilizer compartment ......69 jackstand ........... 14 fertilizer drive ........117 JIC ......... 96, 97, 99, 100 fertilizer drive clutch ......84 John Deere 7000 Series ....36 Danger ..........1 fertilizer drive range ......84...
  • Page 129 Index Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. marker speed ........26 press wheel ........93 scale ..........76 markers ........25, 31 press wheels ........38 scale capacity ........78 material consumption ......39 pressure compensating closed center ... scraper ..........91 material rate adjustments ....74 sealant ..........
  • Page 130 V300 & V300F Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. symmetric .......... 53 tramline markers ....27, 40, 53, 113 V300F ..........12 tramline operations ......55 V300F-1962 ........12 tramline rows ........27 Verti-Drill ........... 12 t0t.1 ........... 51 Tramlining t0t.2 ........... 51 12 Meter Asymmetric ....60, 62 tarp ............
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  • Page 132 Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Corporate Office: P.O. Box 5060 Salina, Kansas 67402-5060 USA...

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