Case 5100 drill problems
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Topic: Case 5100 drill problems
Posted By: bobkyllo
Subject: Case 5100 drill problems
Date Posted: 09 May 2020 at 10:16pm
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I bought a case 5100 drill about 3 years ago. I really like the machine but last year I noticed a row not planting. This spring I found a tube plugged. I figured I fixed that problem. Well today as I was picking rocks I noticed my drill did a very poor job. Most of the field turned out well but I still have a lazy row. It might plant half the pass then quit for 100 feet then go back to planting. That doesn't bother me as much as further down the field I noticed it pretty much quit planting all together on the headland and around the waterway. You can see a few discs had planted but not many. What should I be looking for? Some maintenance that I over looked? I sure hope my beans don't turn out this ugly. Stupid thing is it didn't plant poorly till the end of the oats field. |
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 12:12am
| check for spider webs/nests in the tubes. |
Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 6:50am
| If you are talking about the small seed box, I took the tubes and the tin guide shoes off and let drop through drill. This works fine for alfalfa and most grasses. I may design something with the clear tubes in the future that drop in with the large seed so I can see it. Just a thought |
Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 7:11am
| I always blow air though all the holes at a wide open setting. I had to rebuild the bushings in the front with steel ones that hold down pressure some years ago on that I believe 1 1/4” bar. The originals were plastic and wore out(bad design). If the machine is clean and adjusted correctly, they do a nice job. |
Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 7:16am
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Posted By: bobkyllo
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 9:03am
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If those bushings are bad would that give me the intermittent planting? Like I say it didn't plant maybe 2 rows and not the rest on the headland and around the waterway. Also had that lazy row. |
Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 9:32am
| My first thought is something was plugged or ran out of grain. Second thought would be planting condition. Since the planters are semi independent, I would look at depth and soil compaction setting all the way back to the press wheels. I have had to adjust these to get the correct pressure. Those bushings wore out 25 years ago and replaced because everything for pressure started there. |
Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 9:52am
| Another critical point to look at, the lower control bar may have hopped off the front pivot point. I have knocked it off before and replaced some parts on (1) unit from hitting a rock in the field. You really only notice it when your in the field planting because when lifted, it falls back in place. That would cause a poor plant condition as well. |