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More JD 290 planter questions

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donwisc

03-18-2008 21:17:59




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Having a ball getting into this planter.

Found that the square nut that drives the fertilizer agitator was worn completly round so it would not turn the agitator. Is this a common thing or did this planter do a lot of planting? I will rebuild by weld buildup of 4 corners.

Also what is the the purpose of the spring loaded pin that comes up thru the sq nut. I am guessing that its meant to float the agitator off the bottom of the hopper

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johns48jdb

03-20-2008 19:29:36




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 Re: More JD 290 planter questions in reply to donwisc, 03-18-2008 21:17:59  
i have a model 212b planter that mounts on the cultivators on a b jd. it has the same drive peg your talking about with the spring loaded pin. the spring isn't strong enough to hold the weight of the fertlize up when there is any in it at all. i think that it may be there to hole the aggitator up when its empty to keep the aggitator up off the bottom of the hopper to keep them from rusting together and to make washing them out easier. thats a good questions for mr thinker. i may write him with that one.

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2t2@ia

03-19-2008 09:12:24




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 Re: More JD 290 planter questions in reply to donwisc, 03-18-2008 21:17:59  
Many (50 years ago or so) I poured a lot of sacks of fertilizer into those hoppers of a 490 (same style as 290). I remember the spring loaded pins, but do not remember just what they did. I think maybe the idea was to help hold the rotating plates up against the hopper bottoms. As I remember, they would frequently rust up and not move. I never saw the drives rounded off. The whole system of rate adjustment was somewhat of a pain. Even a small clump of fertilizer would plug the gate enough to cut the rate way down until I cleaned it out. They are an excellent planter though.

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