I usually press down on the finger unit until all the slack is out. Then I tighten the nut finger tight against the finger unit then back it off about one flat. This gives a more consistent setting. You need to center the belt before you set the fingers. The belt will not drag if it is set right. THEN set the fingers. If you cannot center the belt you may have a sprung housing. I've run into several that were (been dropped, chain wrapped up, etc.) If a housing is sprung it's best to just buy a new one and start over. There are several things that can affect the accuracy of the unit. I try to set used finger units to obtain at least 98% accuracy on my stand (less than 20 skips or doubles out of 1000 seeds). Sometimes it's not easy given the variability of seed grading anymore. The sweet spot for a finger pickup to do it's best work is in the neighborhood of 46-54 lbs. per bag. They will plant larger or smaller seeds but the best results are in the medium-sized range. Mike
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Today's Featured Article - A 1937 John Deere Unstuck - by Gary Hickman. Here is my story of how I got the pistons out of a 1937 JD B that the engine had been stuck for about 14 years: About 12 years ago my Dad gave me one of the tractors I ran as I was growing up on our farm in central Nebraska. The engine on this tractor, a 1937 John Deere "B", had been stuck for 2 years before he gave it to me. This last spring (1999) I hauled the tractor to our 2 acre lot in St. Libory Nebraska where it joined my antique machinery collection, at that time a 1929 Caterpillar T
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