Kinze 4900 - OVERVIEW

TM
Model 4900M0290-01
Rev. 8/19 i
Table of Contents
OVERVIEW
To The Owner ..................................1-1
Warranty ......................................1-3
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Tractor Hydraulic Requirements @ 2350 psi . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
General Safety Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
MACHINE OPERATION
Row Marker Safety Lockup ........................2-1
Transport Axle Cylinder Safety Lockup ...............2-2
Drawbar Hitch Lockup (Option) .....................2-3
2-Point Hitch Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Initial Planter Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Tractor Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Vacuum Meter Tractor Mounted PTO Pump and
Planter Mounted Hydraulics .....................2-7
Tractor Preparation and Hookup ....................2-8
True Depth Hydraulic System Overview .............2-11
True Depth Filter ...............................2-12
Transporting Planter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Level Planter ..................................2-14
Hydraulic Seed Rate Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Hall Effect Sensor ..............................2-14
Jump Start Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Field Operation ................................2-15
Transport to Field Sequence Using Control Box .......2-16
Transport to Field Sequence Using Blue Vantage . . . . . . 2-21
Field to Transport Sequence Using Control Box .......2-23
Field to Transport Sequence Using Blue Vantage ......2-27
Row Marker Operation Using Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Row Marker Speed Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Row Marker Cable Adjustment ....................2-31
Row Marker Length And Disc Blade Adjustment .......2-32
Vacuum Meter System ...........................2-33
Analog Vacuum or Pressure Gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Bulk Fill System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
Bulk fill Entrainer Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Bulk Fill Tanks - Clean Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Bulk Fill Scale Package Option ....................2-36
Monitor Seed Levels ............................2-37
Ag Leader InCommand 1200 Display ...............2-37
Kinze True Depth Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Kinze Blue Vantage .............................2-37
Point Row Clutches .............................2-38
Field Test .....................................2-39
Field Check Seed Population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39
Determining Pounds Per Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
Determining Bushels Per Acre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
Field Check Granular Chemical Application ..........2-41
Water Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42
ROW UNIT OPERATION
Planting Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
“V” Closing Wheel Adjustment (Rubber or Cast Iron) ....3-1
Closing Wheel Shield
(Rubber or Cast Iron “V” Closing Wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Covering Discs/Single Press Wheel Adjustment ........3-2
Seed Hoppers ..................................3-3
Manual Run Button (Blue Drive) ....................3-3
Quick Adjustable Down Force Springs Option. . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Pneumatic Down Pressure ........................3-5
Field Operation .................................3-6
Vacuum Settings ...............................3-10
Brush-Type Seed Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Brush-Type Seed Meter 2.0 .......................3-13
Finger Pickup Seed Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Seed Meter Cleanout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Row Unit Mounted No Till Coulter ..................3-20
GFX Hydraulic Row Cleaners .....................3-21
Coulter Mounted Residue Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Granular Chemical Banding Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Granular Chemical Hopper and Drive ...............3-23
FERTILIZER
System Overview ................................4-1
Centrifugal Pump ................................4-1
Piston Pump ...................................4-4
Notched Single Disc Openers ......................4-5
Gauge Wheel Depth Adjustment ....................4-6
Down Force Settings .............................4-7
Knife Adjustment ................................4-8
Liquid Fertilizer Attachment .......................4-10
Check Valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Rear Trailer Hitch Option .........................4-11
RATE CHARTS
General Planting Rate Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Fertilizer Rates - Centrifugal Pump and
Piston Pump with Manifolds ....................5-26