APS1548, APS1560, APS1572 & APS1586 All Purpose Seeder 313-354M
5/13/08
Land Pride
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . .1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . .7
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sling Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dealer Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Pre-Assembly Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mud Scraper Installation (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front Mud Scrapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear Mud Scraper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Special Instructions For Packer Roller . . . . . . . 9
Special Instructions For Spike Roller . . . . . . . 10
Section 2: Operating Instructions . . . . . .11
Operating Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tractor Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filling the Seed Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How the Seeder Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Operating the Seeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Parking the Seeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Front Roller Angle Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Mud Scraper Adjustment (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . .14
Front Mud Scrapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Rear Mud Scrapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Special Instructions for Spike Rollers . . . . . . .14
Drive Chain Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Speed Change Sprocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
High Range Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Low Range Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Seeding Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Seed Rate Charts (English) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Seed Rate Charts (Metric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication . .22
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Roller Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Cleaning and Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Feed Cup Drive Sprocket Square Bore . . . . . .23
Front Roller Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Rear Roller Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Roller Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities .25
Section 6: Features and Benefits . . . . . .26
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . .27
Section 8: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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