John Deere TZ100 and TZ200 Plantrol Transplanter Operator’s Manual Instant Download (Publication No.OMW30456)

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T O T H E P U R C H A S E R Now that you have
purchased a new Joh n Deere Pl an trol
Transplanter, that hard -to-do hand -pla nting
job is over. The versatility of this new J hn
Deere Transplanter is unlimited. W it h proper
handling and care, you may expect inany
profitable years of trouble free service. Your ne
w J n Deere Tr ansplanter was bu ilt in n fs
ctory that is a part of an organization that
has been building farm equipment for over a
hundred years. The Transpl anter has been
thoroughly inspected. Its simple construction,
high-grade work ma nshi p, and finest materials
guaran- tee satisfactory perfor mance. This
manual has been carefully prepared and
illuBtrated. Study it care- fully and keep it for
future reference. If you need additional
information or require special service, take ad
vantage of the facilities offered by your .John
Deere dealer. He has all the know -how
required to keep your transplanter in A- 1
condition. He will be glad to serve you. Sometime
in t he future, your transplanter may need new
parts. To re- place worn or broken parts, or for
emergency repair, go to your Joh n Deere dealer.
He will see that you get high quality, genuine
Joh n Deere parts. W hen ordering, be sure to
give him the correct part nu mber and descrip-
tion of the part desired. Such information ca n
be obtained from the parts list section of
this manual. Also, provide your dealer with
the model number of your Tra nspla nter,
series number, and year purchased.
This information will help him to identify fhe
part you need. We suggest thiB information be
recorded immediately in the space provided below
there- by making it available for fut ure
reference. By giving your Traneplanter proper
attention during slack periods it will always
be ready for use without delays when you need it.
JOHN DEERE PLANTROL TRANSPLANTER Series No.
Date Purchased t9 (T'o be Jilled in b2 putchoset)
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
UNIT SPECIFICATIONS
OPERATIONS How the Plantrol Transplanter Works
.... ThOeperators .... Planta and Plant Handling
..... ADJUSTMENTS Hookup and Row Spacing . Depth
Adjustments. .
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Planting Wheel Opener Adjustment. . Press Wheel
Adjustments ..... V-Belt Tension Adjustment .
Bell Timer Adjustment...
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10 10
FIELD OPERATIONS Tractor Operation . . Plant
Placement .....
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TROUBLE CHART ....
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MAINTENANCE Lubrication . . Storage at End of
Season .
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REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES Planting Wheel... Rubber
Disk. Springs . Hub and Bearings . Press Wheels
and V-Belts. Press Wheel Frame ...
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SETTING-UP INSTRUCTIONS... ....... .. ..... ...
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PARTS LIST .....
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PLANT RAGK
PRESS WHEEL
PLANT I NO, WHEEL
ROW MARKER ASSEMBLY
SEATS
BELL TI M ER FOO T REST
Tool Bar awal Willi k-Tatct ñcufler Extra
MOlJNTlNi FI TT INGS
FURROWER
S PE CI FICATIO NS Subject to Change Jftfhouf
Notice) TZ-100 Transplanter Ursit (Two-Seat,
One-Row Ursit). Operators...................One
or Two (Two for close, fast spacing). Seats.......
................ Implement type (Two). Over-all
Dimensions.......... Length, 54 Width, 3'3
Height, 3'9. Planting Wheel ..............Twroubb
er disks Diameter, 22. Sealed, lifetime
bearings. Press Wheels ................Diameter,
25 -1/2 Rim width, 3-1/2. Sealed,
lifetime bearings. Mount Fittings.... .........
Fits square tool bar. Minimum, 1-3/4
Maximum, 2-1/4". Row Spacing (Two Units Side by
Side) ............ . Minimum, 36. Plant Spacing
. ........... ..Minimum, approx. 4". Maximum, any
de- sired distance. Plant Capacity (One Unit)
....Approximately 5,000 plants per hour. Row
Markers (Two) ..........Tool-bar mounted
assemblies of telescop- ing shafts and l l
disks. Shipping Weight ... .. . .. 308 pounds
(Complete Unit). Model TZ-200 Planlrol
Transplanted is merelg two TZ -100 Units.
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OPER ATION
HOW THE PLANTROL TRANSPLANTER WORKS. The
Plantrol Transplanter units are designed to be
carried on the tool bar of most drawn- or integ
ral- type tool carriers. One or two units may be
installed side by aide on the carrier's tool
ba. The number of unita depends, of course,
upon the capacity of the tool carrier. Operators
sit in an upright position in comfor table seats
they place the planta, tops first, into an
opening in the machine's unique rubber
planting wheel (A, Figure 2). Thie wheel is
composed of two rubber disks held together by a
series of steel fingers. The disks are forced
apart at the top, for plant insertion, by
roller-type openers. A8 the machine moved up
the row, the planting wheel re volves, carrying
the plantB fOr- ward and down. At the same time
the furro wer opens a furrow in the soil (B,
Figure 2). When the plants reach the bottom of
the planting wheel, they are deposited in the
furrow in an upright position, and released from
the planting wheel by roller-type openers,
which force the rubber dislrs apart C." Just
as the plants are released from the wheel, the
furrow is closed around them by the two press
wheels "D."
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0 PERATION V-BELT DRIVE FOR PLANTING WHEEL
PRESS WHEELS
FURROWER Fi gu re 3 V- B e It D r ice a ri d
F'u rro me r The plants are carried in boxes on
the plant racks in convenient reach of the
operators. Two V belts drive the planting wheel
off the press wheel (Figure 3).
THE OPERATORS. One or two persons are re-
quired for each transplanting unit, depending
upon plant spac- ing. Spacing from 4 inches up to
approximately 18 inches requires two operators
to insure even spacing. Women and boys have
proved to be best adapted to the transplanting
operation. Some growers have found that instead
of having each operator feed
Fi gu re 4 Th e O pe ra to rd
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O PERAT I ON plants into the machine, it
sometimes is more efficient to have one oper-
ator separate the plants and hand them to the
other for placement into the planting wheel. The
tractor operator should be an alert person,
experienced in handling the tractor at rather
slow speeds. He should also be familiar with the
hy- draulic control for the tool carrier. PLANTS
AND PLANT HANDLING. Because the Plant rol T
ransplanter's planting wheel is made of flexible
rubber dislco, the type and size of plants it
will handle is practically limit- less. However,
for faster operation and better stands, it will
pay to trans- plant only pre-sorted plants that
is, plants which have been sorted ac- cording to
root lengths and top lengths. Plants thus sorted
help the oper- ator to establish a fixed
placement of the plants in the planting wheel.
(See Figure 2.) When very close spacing (under 8
inches) is deeired, plants should be sorted
according to the diameter of their stems, as well
as top and root len gt he, as ehown in Figure S.
TOPS
POOTS
STEM DIAMETER
THIS
NOT THIS
Plants are carried in flat boxes on the plant
raclc. A damp cloth should be kept over the plant
roots and on the bottom of the box at all times.
Speed and accuracy of the operators will be
increased if they will lceep a supply of well
separated pla nts on their laps.
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A DJUSTMENT5 HOOKUP AND ROW SPACI NG. The
Plantrol Transplanter unit is designed for
mounting on the square tool bar of most
hydraulically - controlled tool carriers, either
drawn or integral type. When installing the
transplanter for single-row operation, the unit
is attached to the center of the tool bar. For
two-row operation the units are installed an
equal distance from the center, unless for some
reason the grower desires them at an offset
position.
67 (MAX.) 36(M I N.)
ROW MARKER
84 TOOL BAR
MOVE SEATS
OVERLAP
TOP VIEW fi'ig ure 6 Tfiao Ro fia Lfn it
o n 8d - in c h 'ool Bar With an 84 -inch tool
bar the Transplanter units may be spaced 36 to 67
inches apart. If the 36-inch spacing is desired
it may be necessary to move the inside seats
toward the center of each unit. The foot rests
will overlap one another a little. When spacing
between rows of less than 36 inches is desired,
the planter units are spaced twice the desired
distance between the rows, then the machine
doubles back, straddling one of the trans-
planted rows. By using the doubling back system,
infinite spacing between the rows is possible
with a two-row unit. Infinite spacing is, of
course, easy with a one-row unit. After
installation of a two-row unit, check working
angle to see that both machines are installed at
the same angle to the tool bar (see next page).
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A DJ UST M ENTS DEPTH ADJUSTMENT. The factors
which determine depth at which the transplanter
unit will operate are the type and size of plants
to be set. If plants with long topa are to be
set, the planting wheel muet run higher above the
ground than when Bhort- topped plants are to be
set. This is due to the fact that 6 inches of
plant top is about the maximum that may be placed
into the planting wheel. Therefore, the remainder
of the plant top over 6 inches long will
protrude from the wheel. Consequently, to
prevent setting the planta too deep, the
transplanter unit muet ride higher above the
ground when setting tall plants than when setting
short plants. The root length, plua the amount of
plant protruding from the planting wheel, also
determines the dept h relation of the furrowed
to the trans- planter frame. See Figure
8. IMPORTANT BeJotr. making lepth nd juslment,
the working angle of the units Jtome shouid be
checked. See paragraph Jollowing.
Working Angle. Fig- ure 7 showa correct
position for the frame at worlring depth.
This angle is changed by the tool carrier's
suction adj ust ment. for instruc - tions,
reJer In 1jour Proctor or Tool Carrier
Gperolor's Jffnatiof. This angle is also
affected by uneven tigh t- ening of the tool
bar clamp bolts. In some caees minor
TOOL BAP
CLAMP BOLT
TOOL BAR
Frame Parallol LINE

• adjustments may be made
• by tightening the top bolts and loosening the
  bottom bolts or vice versa.
• Furrower Depth AdjHBt ment. Furrower depth adjust
  ment ie made first as follows
• Raise transplanter unit off the ground by means
  of the tool carrier.
• Choose an average size plant of the type to be
  eet and place a con- venient portion of its top
  into the planting wheel.

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• ADJUST M ENTS
• Run plant down to its loweet point immediately
  behind the furrower by rotating the planting
  wheel.
• Adjust furrower's depth as shown at left in
  Figure 8.. This adjust- ment is made by changin8
  the furrower riiountin8 bolts. Holes in the frame
  and furrower strut allow for 10 inches of
  up-and-down adjustment as well as 5 inches of
  fore-and-aft adjustment. Make fore-and-aft
  adjustment at this time.
• Furrower Fore-and-Aft Adjustment. This
  adjustment is deter- mined by the soil
  conditions and somewhat by the plant spacing
  which controls the speed of the transplanter.
  Slow speed transplanting (close spacing) in sandy
  or very loose soil requires the furrower to be
  close to the plantin8 wheel to prevent the furrow
  walls from caving in before the plants are set.
  For this condition, set the furrower so the
  mounting bolts will be in holes marked A, in
  right. half of Figure 8. For medium planting
  speeds (plants 12 to 24 inches apart), in medium
  weight soil, install the furrower bolts in holes
  marked B, Figure 8. The C series holes are
  used when transplanting in heavy soil.
• Planting Wheel Depth Adjustment. The depth the
  plants are to be eet in the ground is determined
  by the root length of the plants, and the soil
  condition. Depth is controlled by a combination
  of two adjustments tractor or tool carrier's
  depth adjustment and transplanter's press wheels.
  In light, dry, easily-worked soil, a minimum of
  press wheel down pressure is required to close
  the furrow and firm the soil. Therefore, the
  tractor or tool carrier's depth adjustment will
  be the major adjustment controlling the planting
  depth. In heavy soil where a maximum of down
  pressure is required to close the furrow, the
  depth adjustment plus the press wheel down
  pressure controls the working depth. See pa9e 9
  Jor press uheel down pressure oIjustmenl, aztI
  your T'ool C'orrier or T'raclor Operator's
  Manual Jor depth odytisftnetif.
• Workin8 depth adjustment can only be made in the
  field by trial and error, and under actual
  working conditions.

OPENER MOUNT BRACKET
PLANT I NG WHEEL OPEN- ER ADJUST- MENT. The two
flexi- ble rubber disks of the planting wheel are
separa- ted at two points b y r o 11 e r s o r
openers. The up- per opener where plants are
insert- ed is not adjust- able. The lower
UPPER OPENER (Fixed)
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Lower Opener (Adjustable) Move UP to Increase
Holding Time, Move DOWN to Decrease Holding Time
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Point f Release
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able to change the point of plant release. When
transplanting, if the plants tend to lean in the
direction in which the machine ie traveling,
it will
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ADJUST M ENTS indicate either that the operators
are not placing the plants aquarely in the
planting wheel, or that the lower opener is too
far forward and is releasing the plants too soon
so they start to fall over before the soil is
packed around them. To correct this condition,
loosen the two lower roller mounting bracket
bolts and slide the roller assembly up, which
moves the point of release. (See Figure 9,
page 8.) The mounting bracket for the opener
bracket is slotted to permit adjustment and the
opener bracket itself has four holes with three
possible positions. For most conditione start
with the two mounting bolts installed in the
center holes and at the bottom of the slot. Make
certain that the openers are running on the
raieed track inaide the planting wheel disks.
DOWN-PRESSURE SPRI NG
PRESS WHEEL ADJUST- MENTS. The gathering action
(toe-out) of the press wheels, plus their own
down pressure, gathers the soil and firms it
around the plant FOOt. Dow n - P r es s ure A d j
u st - ment. Down pressure of the press wheels on
the ground is regulated by the spring located at
the rear of the transplanter. This pressure may
be varied by turning the adjustment knob just
below the spring (Figure 10). In soft soil it may
be desir- able to space the press wheels farther
apart. This is accom-
Place one or more of these Spacers on lnsida to
Spread Wheels Apart (Both WlJeels)
DOWN-PRESSURE ADJUST MENT K 5IB
F'i gu re II - Pro a Wh ee f fte nen - Pro
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plished by removing the wheels and placing one
or more of the spacer collars (normally located
on the out- side of the wheel) on the wheel
spindle, inside the wheel. Toe-Out
Adjustment. It will be noted that the press
wheels are not enly tilted at an angle to the
ground, but are also toed out a few degrees
(angle "A, Figure 11). This toe-out enables
the wheels to gather the soil as they move
along. The amount of gathering action may be
adjusted by loosening the tvo bolts which bolt
the wheel spin- dle to the frame, and tilting the
base of the wheel spindle forward or backward as
shown in Figure 11. Tilt both wheels the same
amount.
ANGLE A NORM AL
TO INCREASE ANGLE A
PRESS WHEEL 1PINDLES
TO DECREASE ANGLE A Fi gnre 11- Prepa W heel
hoe- On t Ad- ms f rrie ri f
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A OJUST MENTS
V-BELT TENS ION ADJUST- MENT. The tension of the
two V-belts which drive the planting wheels from
the press wheels is changed by loosening the two
bolts at the base of the press wheel spindles
(Figure 12j, and loosening or tightening the
two hex. nuts on end of press wheel frame. The
V-belts should only be tight enough to
prevent slippage. BELL TlMER ADJUST- MENT. A
timing bell assembly is mounted on the
right-hand wheel of one transplanter unit.
This timer has two methods of adjust- ment that
allow for a very wide range of plant spacing or
timing.
PRESS WHEEL SPINDLE BOLTS
V-BELT TENSION AOJUSTMENT BOLTS E'ig u re 2
V- Be It be zia io zi d //uc I rrie zi i'
Four little points or cams (A, Figure 13) have
been provided on the end of the shaft to lift the
bell clapper as the shaft rotates, thus ringing
the bell. By loosening the jam nuts holding
these points, they can be fanned out, or
closed up to ring the bell from one to four times
per revolu - tion of the shaft. The revolving
speed of the shaft may be increased or de-
creased by loosening the lock nuts on each side
of the rubber friction wheel B, then moving
the friction wheel up the threaded shaft for
greater speed, or down for lower speed. To
change friction between rubber friction wheel and
disk, loosen the two bolts C, Figure 13, which
hold bell frame to mounting bracket, and slide
frame i n o r o u t t o
change the fric- t i o n . T i g h t e n bolts
when prop- erly adjusted. The above ad- justment
will be made to suit the specific planting job.
The timing bell may not be n e c e s s a r y f o
r planting less than a foot apart and when
operators become expe ri - enced.
FRICTION J-BOLT 'SHAFT CLAPPER DISK
MOUNTING BRACKET
E'tg ci re 3 -Be II T'i me r A dj cie I me n I
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FIELD OPE R AT IO NS TRACTOR OPERATION. The
tractor operator should use caution when making
turne and when raising and lowering the
Transplanter to prevent injury to the operatora.
It is good practice to have the operators get off
the Traneplanter at row- ends when turning. This
gives them a chance to stretch and, at the same
time, to get more plants. This practice also
prevents unnecessary strain on the tractor's
hydraulic system. Tractor speed materially eHects
efficiency of the operatorsespecially when they
are just learning. For close plant spacing the
tructor should be run at the lowest epeed at
which it will develop sufficient power to move
ateadil y. As operators skill improves, the
tractor speed can be stepped up.
PLANT PLACEMENT. Figure 14 shows how operators
should place the plants between the diska of
the planting wheel. I n case of long tops when
the planting wheel i s s e t a bo v e t h
e ground as instructed
NORMAL PLANTS
on page 8, plant roots should start 2 to 3
inches out from the wheel as shown in lower
part of Figure 14. The rea8on for placing long
topped plante in t his manner is to prevent the
tops from becoming en- t a n g1 ed w i t h t h
e openers, NOTE Six incites o/ top iit lie
pfaittitig steer is ahout
PLANTING WHEEL
ROOTS
Stem Perpendicular to Whee Ax
LONG TOPS
2 OR 3 INCHES
ROOTS
Toss Tops Into Opening by Twist of the Wr st
PLANTING
WHEEL
The operator will find it easier to place the
plants into the opening if he will hold the
plants by the stent and toss the tops into the
opening by a quick downward twist of the wrist.
u re / Pro n I P bece m en I in P No n tin
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12 TROUBLE HART 1. PLANTS BURIED BY PRESS WHEELS
Probable Catise Plants released too 8oon from
planting wheel. Unit working depth set too
deep Press wheels gathering too much aoil.

• Remedy
• Adjust lower openers to hold plants longer. See
  page 8.
• Raise working depth by carrier stop and/or press
  wheel down pressure. See pages 7 and 8.
• Reduce press wheel gathering action. See page
  9.

a.
b.
c.
2. PLANTS LEANING

• Plants released too soon from planting wheel.
• Plants held too long in plant- ing wheel.
• Incorrect plant placement by
• operators.

• Adjust lower openers to hold plants longer. See
  page fi.
• Adjust lower opener to release ptants sooner.
  See page 8.
• Instruct operators in proper
• placement. See page 11.

3. I RREGULAR PLANT SPACING

• Operators not able to keep up
• with bell timer.
• Bell timer out of adjustment.
• Occasional plant buried.
• Planting wheel drive belts slip- ping.
• J. FURROW

• Slow tractor down until oper-
• ators are more experienced.
• Adjust timer. See page 10.
• See Trouble No. 1, above.
• Tighten V belts. See page 10.

NOT CLOSING
a. Not enough down pressure on a. Increase down pressure. See
press wheels. page 9.
b. Not enough gathering action b. Increase gathering action. See
by press wheels. page 9.
c. Purrower too close to planting wheel for type of 8oi1. c. Move furrower ahead. See pages 7 and 8.
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5. TOO MUCH STEM SET UNDER GROUND
a. Unit working depth set deep.
too a. Raise working depth by carrier stop and/or
press wheel down pressure. See pagea 7 and
8. too b. Reduce press wheel gathering action.
See page 9. Instruct operatoro in proper
placement. See paBe 11.

1. Ptess wheels gathering much coil.
2. Incorrect plant placement operatoro.

by c.
6. ROOTS NOT COMPLETELY COVERED
a. Unit working depth set too high.

1. Lower working depth bx tool carrier depth stop
   and for press wheel down pressure. See pagee 7
   and 8.
2. I netruct operators in proper placement. See
   page 11.

b. I ncorrect plant placement bx operatore.
7. PLANTS PULLED OUT OF GROUND
a. Planta held too long in planting a. Adjust lower opener to release
wheel. plants aooner. See page g.
b. Too much of plant top placed in planting wheel. b. Instruct operator to put less top in wheel.
8. SOIL TOO LOOSE AROUMD PLANTS
a. Not enou8h down pressure on ptess wheels.
a. Increase down pressure. See page 9.
9. PLANTS BROKEN DOWN BY PRESS WHEELS
a. Press wheels out of line.

1. Check for bent press wheel frame, worn
   trunnion bear- ing, or bent preen wheel
   spindle.
2. Check tool carrier for proper bar alignment.

Tool bar of carrier not at 90 de greee to line ol
draft.
b.
IO. FURROWER WI LL NOT PENETRATE THE SOI L DEEP
ENOUGH
a. Front end of transplanter too high.
a. Adj ust wor k ing an gle. See page 7.
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