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Section 2: Operating Instructions
NTS2507, NTS2509, & NTS2511 No-Till Seeder 313-629M
3/6/18
Native Seedbox
Figure 2-11
Filling Native Seedbox
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
To avoid serious injury or death, always lower rear roller (#3)
and spike rollers to the ground with hydraulic float or 3-point
before working around the seeder, checking seed level, and
filling seedbox. Make sure rear roller and tires are on the
ground so they cannot turn while filling the seedbox. Do not
step or climb on rear roller or tires to fill the seedbox.
Refer to Figure 2-11:
1.
Always lower the NTS Seeder to the ground, engage
tractor park brake, shut tractor engine off, and
remove key before filling the seedbox.
2.
Release lid latch handle (#5) and open seedbox
lid (#1) until over center latch arms (#2) have locked
in place. Doing this will keep the lid from falling while
filling the box.
3.
Fill seedbox from the rear while standing on the
walkway.
Do not
step or climb on rear roller (#3) or
tires, if applicable, to fill the seedbox. See
“
Warning
Alert”
above.
4.
The bag opener (#4) (sharp point on top of baffle
plate located inside the seedbox) can be used to tear
open the seed bags.
5.
Make certain the seedbox is filled uniformly to ensure
one side does not run out of product ahead of the
other side.
6.
Close lid (#1) by pulling on handle (#2) of the over
center latch arm with one hand while holding the lid
up with the other hand. Lower lid gently while
keeping hands and fingers clear.
7.
Lock lid down with lid latch handle (#5) to keep
moisture out.
Grass Seed Rate Chart
Seed Splash Plate
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How the Seeder Works
The following is a brief description of how your
NTS Seeder works.
The power to drive the seed cups comes from the rear
roller turning against the ground while traveling. Power is
transmitted from the rear roller through roller chains to
the seed cups. Seed is metered out of the cups at a rate
proportional to the distance driven. This ensures that the
rate applied remains constant as ground speed is varied.
The front rollers cultivates the soil, crush clods, press
down small stones and forms a seedbed. They can be
angled from 0 degrees (non-aggressive) to
approximately 18 degrees (very aggressive).
The condition of soil and type of vegetation will determine
front roller angle. Soil that has already been
worked will not require as aggressive an angle as hard
soil or soil with unwanted vegetation. The all-seeds drive
sprocket can be locked out to allow the seeder to be used
to work the ground without dropping seed. Grass that you
plan to seed over should have the front rollers set
at 0 degrees or at a slight angle to remove thatch.
Seeds drop in front of the rear roller to allow the roller to
firm the soil around the seeds. The rear roller assembly
floats up and down to follow field terrain.
Grass Seedbox:
Cup metering speed can be adjusted to either a high or
low range by changing the speed change sprocket. The
amount of seed to be distributed is determined by the
seed cup opening which is adjusted with the seed rate
handle. See
“Grass Seed Rate Chart (English)”
Small Seeds Seedbox:
The rate seed falls through the small seeds seed cups is
adjustable using the seed rate adjustment lever located
at the front right side of the seeder. Always operate small
seeds seedbox with speed change sprocket on low
range. If using grass seedbox with small seeds seedbox,
use low range tables only to calculate grass seed rates.
For calculating small seed rates, see “
Small Seeds Seed
Rate Chart”
starting on page 43.
Native Seedbox:
The rate seed falls through the seed tray is adjustable
using the 4 speed gearbox and 4 sprockets located at the
back right side of the seeder (see Figure 6-1 on page 50).
Always operate native seedbox with speed change
sprocket on low range. If using grass seedbox with native
seedbox, use low range tables only to calculate grass
seed rates. For calculating native seed rates, see
“Native Seed Rate Chart”
NOTE:
Do not operate small seeds seedbox with
speed change sprocket set on high range.
NOTE:
Do not operate native seedbox with speed
change sprocket set on high range.
