FAQS
Q. What is the purpose of use Talc or Graphite for my planter?
A. Talc fills the pores, smooths and dries the surfaces of the seeds, and improves flowability. Graphite is a dry lubricant used to decrease wear in mechanical seeding mechanisms.
Q. Why should I use an 80/20 talc / graphite mix rather than a single product for my planter meter lubricant?
A. Talc is an insulator, minimizing the buildup and transfer of static electricity. Graphite is a conductor, easily transferring to “ground” within a planter’s components any static electricity that develops. An 80/20 mix of talc and graphite has proven to provide air planters with optimum seed drying capabilities as well as adequate static electricity control. These properties make an 80/20 mix of Talc / Graphite a good choice for keeping your meters performing at their best throughout the planting season.
Q. How much 80 / 20 Talc Graphite product should I use for my planter?
A. Manufacturers of finger pickup seed meters recommend 1 to 2 tablespoons of graphite per bushel. Air planter manufacturers suggest starting the season with ½ cup of talc per bushel, then increasing or decreasing rates as required by humidity and seed coatings to maintain seed flow.
Q: What is the difference between and eSet and vSet meter from Precision Planting?
A: Precision Planting’s eSet system is a simple replacement for OEM vacuum disks on John Deere planters. You get the disk, baffle, singulator, brushes and seed extractor. Everything mounts to your existing meter housing (1991 or later). Precision Planting’s vSet meters are a complete meter replacement for your John Deere 7200, 17XX, 17X5/ME5, Kinze 3000, Case IH 1200, 12X5 (vDrive Required for Case IH planters), and White 8000/9000 (vDrive Required for all White Planters) . In most cases, vSet will require your hoppers to be replaced as well. Both systems have a flat disk with a single vac setting, eliminating constant adjustments. It releases seeds down the center of the tube – critical to optimum spacing , and have a 5-lobed singulator that makes sure no two seeds of any kind can occupy the same hole. One seed locks in and one seed drops. Every time.
Q: What are some features that make the VisionWorks cameras well suited to unforgiving, dusty, world of ag?
A: VisionWorks cameras sport a 700 TVL resolution rating, resulting in some of the clearest images available in an ag camera. Each camera is equipped with a 65 pound magnet, metal visor, and protective bracket to ensure durability. We have a 68 IP weatherproof rating on our cameras, which ensures protection from total dust ingress and protects your camera from long-term immersion up to a specified pressure. All of our cameras are equipped with a night vision setting that utilizes built in UV lights to make sure you get a good view of the action, even when working into the evening and night.
Q: What are some features that make the VisionWorks cameras well suited to unforgiving, dusty, world of ag?
A: VisionWorks cameras sport a 700 TVL resolution rating, resulting in some of the clearest images available in an ag camera. Each camera is equipped with a 65 pound magnet, metal visor, and protective bracket to ensure durability. We have a 68 IP weatherproof rating on our cameras, which ensures protection from total dust ingress and protects your camera from long-term immersion up to a specified pressure. All of our cameras are equipped with a night vision setting that utilizes built in UV lights to make sure you get a good view of the action, even when working into the evening and night.
Q: What are some Ag based applications of a camera system?
A: There are many practical uses for cameras in today’s ag environment. With ever larger, more expensive machine’s and implements with more operations to monitor a camera system can be a no brainer to help protect your equipment and reduce crop loss. Some solutions that some of our customers have used are; Cameras mounted on dump carts to see inside of a trailer when dumping. This reduces the guesswork of dumping into a trailer to keep from over filling and spilling your crop. Cameras mounted near the residue discharge areas of combine to monitor residue flow and composition. Many customer use camera mounted on the rear of their peanut or grain combines to make sure residue is flowing (not stopped up) and the machine is picking cleanly. Cameras mounted on the rear of large implements or self propelled machines act as a rear view mirror to see traffic behind you when moving equipment. Rear facing cameras can also reduce strain and fatigue of operators by allowing them to face forward rather than twisted in the seat to look back.
Q. What kind of laser repair do you do?
A. We work on Transmitters & receivers and make custom cables & switch boxes
Q. What brand of transmiters?
A. We work on Laserplane, Spectra, Trimble 400,500,600,700 series. Also Topcon, Laser Alignment, Leica & AGL
Q. What kind of repair work on transmitters
A. We calibrate the transmitter so it will shoot a flat light. Repair circuit boards, key pads, leveling mechanism, and laser light on some models. Replace broken windows, belts, and bulbs. Also we make power cables.
Q. What brands of receivers do you work on?
A. Laserplane, Trimble, Survey Mast\Analog, Electric Mast, SR 21/300 series
Q.What kind of repair work do you do on receivers?
A. On analog fix broken cable, shuttles,counter board, motor. On/off switch. tubes & caps In general make them work like they suppose to. On elec.mast fix motor, counter board, start/stop switches,gears, the enter tube that goes up & down & start/stop switch
On SR 21 mast. replace photo cell strips,circuit boards & tubes. Repair most control boxes
Q. When / Frequency a laser should be calibrated
A. At least once anually or every 500 hours.
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