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Electronic Acremeter

Great Plains Drills

Used with most Great Plains Drillsa (this includes all fertilizer and heavy duty models of drills listed)

2S-2600, 3S-3000, 3S-4000, 3S-5000

2N-2410, 2N-3010, 2N-2420, 2N-3020

605NT, 606NT, 706NT, 1006NT, 1205NT

3P605NT, 3P606NT, 3P806NT, 3P1006NT

3P500, 3P500V, 3P600

3P1200, 1210, 1220, 1500, 1510, 1520, 2000, 2010, 2020 (fluted feed drills only)

3P2400 (fluted feed drills only)

800, 1300

General Information

These instructions include both operation and installation of an Electronic Acremeter.

Installation

If installation is necessary, order the appropriate kit (see Acremeter Kits”, page 29 through page 33).

Consult your Great Plains dealer for specific ordering information.

Each acremeter upgrades one drill.

Installation instructions start at Acremeter Installation” on page 13.

Kit

Product Description

 

 

118-260A 3P LOUP ACREMETER

152-326A NO-TILL LOUP ACREMETER

152-327A 3P LOUP ACREMETER

152-328A NO-TILL DUAL SEED/NG ACREMETER

152-329A 3P DUAL SEED/NG ACREMETER

175-311A EW LOUP ACREMETER

194-073A MIN-TILL ELECTRONIC ACRE METER

197-187A 2SNT LOUP ACREMETER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Electronic Acremeter

Programming the Acremeter

If your drill was equipped with this acremeter from production, it will have been supplied already programmed.

If you ordered your acremeter and install it yourself, it will need to be programmed.

If your new Great Plains acremeter is not preprogrammed to your drill, see “Acremeter Operations” on page 2 of this manual.

Reference Information

Find Calibration For All Drill Models”on page 4.

FInd Drill Width Charts” on pages 7 and 8.

Tools Required

basic hand tools.

a.The electronic acremeter is compatible with all drills having a main or transfer 7/8 hex drive shaft on any section of the drill. The shaft must be before any Drive Type, gearbox, lower, range, transmission or upper variable sprockets, and have only fixed sprockets and chains between the drive wheel and the shaft.

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Acremeter Operations

A battery-operated electronic acre counter is supplied with the drill. The display module for the system is normally on the front face of the main toolbar near the left gauge wheel.

The acremeter calculates and displays the field acres and total acres accumulated.

The meter counts rotations of the main ground drive shaft before the clutch. The meter tallies all movements with the drill unfolded, whether planting or not.

The counter operates in one of two modes

In sleep mode, the display 1 is blank, and the counter is accumulating acres. Sleep mode is entered if a button is not pressed for 20 seconds. If a passcode is set, it must be re-entered to change protected function values.

In entry mode, the display is on, and the operator can enter values. To access entry mode, press the

button 2 . If you continue to press the button, the acre counter cycles through the available functions. The LED light above the functions indicates which function is selected.

The functions are:

FIELD

Field Acres

(always unprotected)

TOTAL

Total Acres

(passcode protectable)

PULSES

Pulses per Mile

(passcode protectable)

WIDTH

Swath Width

(passcode protectable)

P-WORD Password

(enable/set/change/clear)

Note: U = USA units or acres

E = European units or hectares

Values are entered by pressing the UP DOWN 4 arrow buttons. Holding a button automatically increments that value. Long holds increment faster than short holds. Pressing both

buttons simultaneously is used to reset some values to 0.

To change modes press and hold all 3 switches at the same time. When pressed, the current mode will scroll across the screen. “U” is for USA units, “E” is for European (metric) units. When you have held all

3 switches for 5 seconds the mode will change.

This means you can check the mode at any time by pressing the 3 keys and releasing them before

5 seconds has passed without changing anything.

Note: When you change modes, all the defaults are reset to factory values so these will need to be set properly for the machine. Also area accumulated in one mode is not converted. It is reset to 0.

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2

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Figure 2

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Acremeter Console

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Field Acres

Refer to Figure 3

Press the button until the “FIELD” LED is lit. The digits indicate the acres covered since the field acre counter was last cleared to zero.

To clear the field acre count, depress the UP and DOWN buttons for 2 seconds.

Note: If a passcode is set, it must be entered to clear the total acre count.

Field acres count in tenths of an acre up to 9999.9 acres.

Figure 3

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Field Acres Display

Total Acres

Refer to Figure 4

Press the button until both the “FIELD” and “TOTAL” LEDs are lit. The digits indicate the acres covered since the total acre counter was last cleared to zero.

To clear the total acre count, press and hold the UP and

DOWN buttons for 2 seconds.

Note: If a passcode is set, it must be entered to clear the total acre count.

Total acres count from .1 to 99999 acres.

Figure 4

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Pulses per 400 Feet of Travel

Press thebutton until the “PULSES” LED is lit. The number in the display indicates how many pulses are generated for every 400 feet (122 meters in “E” mode) driven.

Note: If a passcode is set, it must be entered to adjust the pulses per 400 feet (122 meters) of travel.

There are two methods to enter the pulses: known pulse value and calibrating pulses per 400 feet (122 meters) of travel.

Known Pulses Values

Refer to Figure 5

1.If you know the number, select it using the UP and DOWN buttons. When you press thebutton, the controller accepts the number in the display as the new pulses per 400 feet (122 meters).

EXAMPLE:

Approximate pulses per 400 feet (122 meters) for 2S-2600, 3S-3000, 3S-4000 and 3S-5000: 17.

Calibration For All Drill Models

Model

Calibration

 

 

2S-2600, 3S-3000, 3S-4000, 3S-5000

17

 

 

2N-2410, 2N-3010, 2N-2420, 2N-3020

31

706NT, 1006NT

36

 

 

1205NT

38

606NT

52

 

 

3P606NT, 3P806NT, 3P1006NT

46

3P500, 3P500V, 3P600

46

 

 

800EWD

52

1300EWD

16

 

 

3PT 1200, 1500

51

3PT 2000, 2400

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5

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Example:Pulses Per 400 Feet Entry

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Calibrating Pulses per 400 Feet of Travel

 

 

Note: Calibration is not recommended for the 2S-2600,

 

 

3S-3000, 3S-4000, or 3S-5000. Any value other

 

 

than 17 pulses per 400 feet results in reduced

 

 

accuracy of area measurement.

 

 

Refer to Figure 6

 

 

The acremeter can count pulses, and if the distance

 

 

driven is known, the pulses per 400 feet of travelb may be

 

 

entered. Run the test with the drill unfolded, and the

 

 

openers raised.

 

 

Pulses Per Mile

 

 

Note: If you have documentation yet from a past design

 

 

of acremeter listing the pulse value stated as

 

 

pulses per mile, divide that value by 13.2 to arrive

 

 

at a new number. (5280 feet per mile/400 ft =

 

 

13.2). If you get a fraction round up to the next full

 

 

digit for the best accuracy.

 

 

Pulses Per 400 ft of Travel = PulsesCounted------------------------------------------------------PerMile

 

 

13.2

 

 

Pulses Per 400 Feet

Figure 6

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To calibrate the pulses per 400 feet of travel, press and

Count Pulses Per 400 feet of Travel

 

hold the UP and DOWN buttons until “0” appears in the PULSES display. The acre counter is now ready to count shaft rotations.

Enter the tractor cab and drive 400 feet.

Press the button to wake up the acre counter. The “PULSES” LED will again blink. The number displayed is the pulses per 400 feet. Press the button to accept the setting. The “PULSES” LED will stop blinking and remain on.

b. For more accurate calibration, operate for some multiple of 400 feet (say 1600 ft) divide the count by that multiple and round off.

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Width

To correctly calculate acres planted, the acremeter needs the swath width of the drill.

Note: If a passcode has been set, it must be entered to adjust WIDTH.

Refer to Figure 7

Press thebutton until the “WIDTH” LED is lit. The number displayed is the swath width of your implement in feet (the span between end row units, plus one row unit spacing).

To adjust the width, press the UP and DOWN buttons. The width can be adjusted from .1 to 99.9 feet, in tenths of a foot.

Model

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2S-2600/F/HD/HDF-3210

10 in.

26.7 feet

 

 

 

8.1 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2S-2600/F/HD/HDF-4275

7.5 in.

26.3 feet

 

 

 

8.0 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2S-2600/F/HD/HDF-5206

6 in.

26.0 feet

 

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7.9 meters

 

Drill Width (Swath)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Implement width in “U” mode is USA feet to one

Model

Spacing

Width

 

decimal place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implement width in “E” mode is in meters to one

3S-3000/F/HD/HDF-3610

10 in.

30.0 feet

 

9.1 meters

 

decimal place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3S-3000/F/HD/HDF-4875

7.5 in.

30.0 feet

 

 

 

9.1 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3S-3000/F/HD/HDF-6006

6 in.

30.0 feet

 

 

 

9.1 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Model

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3S-4000/F/HD/HDF-4810

10 in.

40.0 feet

 

 

 

12.2 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3S-4000/F/HD/HDF-6375

7.5 in.

39.4 feet

 

 

 

12.0 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3S-4000/F/HD/HDF-7806

6 in.

39.0 feet

 

 

 

11.9 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Model

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3S-5000/F/HD/HDF-6010

10 in.

50.0 feet

 

 

 

15.2 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3S-5000/F/HD/HDF-8075

7.5 in.

50.0 feet

 

 

 

15.2 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3S-5000/F/HD/HDF-1006

6 in.

50.0 feet

 

 

 

15.2 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Drill Width Charts

Model

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

2N-2410-2810

10 in.

23.3 feet (7.1 meters)

 

 

 

2N-2410-3875

7.5 in.

23.8 feet (7.9 meters)

2N-3010-3610

10 in.

30.0 feet (9.1 meters)

 

 

 

2N-3010-4875

7.5 in.

30.0 feet (9.1 meters)

 

 

 

Model

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

2N-2420-2810

10 in.

23.3 feet (7.1 meters)

 

 

 

2N-2420-3875

7.5 in.

23.8 feet (7.9 meters)

2N-3020-3610

10 in.

30.0 feet (9.1 meters)

 

 

 

2N-3020-4875

7.5 in.

30.0 feet (9.1 meters)

 

 

 

Model

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

606NT-0975

7.5 in

5.6 feet (1.7 meters)

 

 

 

706NT-1075

7.5 in

6.3 feet (1.9 meters)

1006NT-1575

7.5 in

9.4 feet (2.9 meters)

 

 

 

1205NT-1975

7.5 in.

11.9 feet (3.6 meters)

3P606NT-0975

7.5 in

5.6 feet (1.7 meters)

 

 

 

3P806NT-1375

7.5 in

8.1 feet (2.5 meters)

3P1006NT-1575

7.5 in

9.4 feet (2.9 meters)

 

 

 

Model

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

3P600-0975

7.5 in

5.6 feet (1.7 meters)

 

 

 

3P600-1106

6 in

5.5 feet (1.7 meters)

3P500-0775

7.5 in

4.4 feet (1.3 meters)

 

 

 

3P500-0906

6 in

4.5 feet (1.4 meters)

3P500-0775 (V)

7.5 in

4.4 feet (1.3 meters)

 

 

 

3P500-0872 (V)

7.25 in

4.8 feet (1.5 meters)

3P500-0906 (V)

6 in

4.5 feet (1.4 meters)

 

 

 

Model

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

800-1275

7.5 in

8.1 feet (2.5 meters)

800-1506

6 in

7.5 feet (2.3 meters)

1300-1610

10 in

13.3 feet (4.1 meters)

 

 

 

1300-2175

7.5 in

13.1 feet (4.0 meters)

1300-2506

6 in

13.0 feet (4.0 meters)

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Drill Width Charts (continued)

Model 1200/1210/1220

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

1200-1410 (3PT)

10 in

11.7 feet (3.6 meters)

 

 

 

1200-1808 (3PT)

8 in

12.0 feet (3.6 meters)

1200-1975 (3PT)

7.5 in

11.9 feet (3.6 meters)

 

 

 

1200-2007 (3PT)

7 in

11.7 feet (3.6 meters)

1200-2406 (3PT)

6 in

12.0 feet (3.6 meters)

 

 

 

Model 1500/1510/1520

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

1500-1810 (3PT)

10 in

15.0 feet (4.6 meters)

1500-2208 (3PT)

8 in

14.7 feet (4.5 meters)

1500-2475 (3PT)

7.5 in

15.0 feet (4.6 meters)

 

 

 

1500-2607 (3PT)

7 in

15.2 feet (4.6 meters)

1500-3006 (3PT)

6 in

15.0 feet (4.6 meters)

Model 2000/2010/2020

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

2000-2410 (3PT)

10 in

20.0 feet (6.1 meters)

 

 

 

2000-3008 (3PT)

8 in

20.0 feet (6.1 meters)

2000-3275 (3PT)

7.5 in

20.0 feet (6.1 meters)

 

 

 

2000-3407 (3PT)

7 in

19.8 feet (6.0 meters)

2000-4006 (3PT)

6 in

20.0 feet (6.1 meters)

Model

Spacing

Width

 

 

 

2400-2810 (3PT)

10 in

23.3 feet (7.1 meters)

 

 

 

2400-3608 (3PT)

8 in

24.0 feet (7.3 meters)

2400-3875 (3PT)

7.5 in

23.8 feet (7.3 meters)

 

 

 

2400-4007 (3PT)

7 in

23.3 feet (7.1 meters)

2400-4806 (3PT)

6 in

24.0 feet (7.3 meters)

 

 

 

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Passcode

The “P-WORD” function allows you to protect:

-the total acre count,

-pulses per 400 feet and

-width

settings with a 4-digit passcode. This prevents accidental and malicious changes to those settings. As provided by the factory, the passcode feature is disabled, and you can modify those function values at any time.

Press the button until the “P-WORD” LED is lit. The display reads either:

Ent” (enter passcode) or “dIS” (passcode disabled)

Enable and Set Passcode

The P-WORD display must show “dIS” in order to enable and set a passcode on a unit which presently has no passcode (see below for changing an existing passcode).

Refer to Figure 8

Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select a passcode in the range 0001 through 9999 (0000 disables).

Press button to accept the passcode. If the module

enters sleep mode before you press the button, the passcode is not set.

Note: The protected function values remain unprotected until the next time the module enters sleep mode.

Using a Passcode

If the P-WORD display shows “Ent”, a passcode must be entered, or the protected function values cannot be changed.

Refer to Figure 9

Enter the passcode using the UP and DOWN buttons.

When your passcode is displayed, press the button to test the passcode.

If the passcode is correct, you can change the protected settings.

The protected settings are unprotected, and the password remains viewable in the P-WORD display function, until the module next enters sleep mode. When button is next pressed, the passcode is again required to change protected settings.

If the entered passcode is not correct, the protected settings cannot be changed. When the “P-WORD” function is selected again, “Ent” appears in the display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 8

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Password Presently Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 9

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Password Prompt “ENT”

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Changing the Passcode

To change an existing passcode, first enter the existing password as described in ““Using a Passcode””.

Refer to Figure 10

While still in the P-WORD function display, select a new passcode using the UP and DOWN buttons.

Press and hold the button until the “SEt” (setting

password) appears in the display. Release the button. The number in the display is your new password. Be sure to record it.

To disable the passcode, set the new password to 0000 (press and hold both UP and DOWN to do this quickly).

Press and hold the button until “dIS” (passcode disabled) appears in the display.

If the passcode is forgotten, it can be disabled by removing the batteries. In rental or managed commercial operations, it is recommended that a tamper-evident seal be affixed to the rear plate of the acre counter (securing the battery compartment).

Figure 10

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Password Change Prompt

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Battery Replacement

The battery operated acre counter uses 3 AA-size alkaline batteries. Although the batteries typically last between 5 and 10 years, they should be inspected annually, as low batteries can leak corrosive chemicals, and damage the electronic acremeter.

If battery replacement is needed, the acre counter displays “LobAt” (low battery).

For battery inspection or replacement, dismount the acre counter from the implement and remove the 4 screws on the back of the case. This will separate the housing from the rear plate. Replace the batteries with 3 high quality AA alkaline batteries.

Note: The module is dust and splash resistant, but under no circumstance should it be submerged in any conductive, corrosive or flammable liquid.

Figure 11

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Replacing Batteries

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