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    246-247 John Deere planter population sprockets settings

    Your ball was missing, why don't you pick one up at the local box store and spring, then it will work perfect, mine is stuck inside and doesn't work, thinking of drilling it out from the other end, punch the ball and spring out and replace the hold I drill with a grease zerk, or set screw. on my...
  2. M

    246-247 John Deere planter population sprockets settings

    was thinking of doing the same thing Randy but wanted to fix it the way it should be, and not sure how the ball & spring was installed when new, thinking you put the spring in then the ball, then hold the ball is as you side it on the shaft, just can't quite see if the metal was crimped after...
  3. M

    JD 246 sprocket change

    I got my gear off the shaft as I mentioned before, but the ball is frozen and not working, you know if the ball comes out and into the shaft area, and must be held in when reinstalling it on to the shaft, what ways does the ball come out ?? Think I can drill a hole in the block end , punch the...
  4. M

    John Deere 246-247 jack shaft gear

    Does anyone have an idea of the 3 gear sprocket on the 246 planter, the one that has the ball detent in it that's on the jack shaft, does the ball come out thru the hole on the opposite side thru the hole in it, spring is behind the ball, mine is frozen and not working, like to drill a hole...
  5. M

    246-247 John Deere planter population sprockets settings

    Would you have any idea of the 3 gear sprocket on the 246 planter, the one that has the ball detent in it that's on the jack shaft, does the ball come out thru the hole on the opposite side thru the hole in it, spring is behind the ball, mine is frozen and not working, like to drill a hole from...
  6. M

    246-247 John Deere planter population sprockets settings

    Thank you so much, talked with a place sells all kinds of gears and sprockets, he said on the Jack shaft the one that the rear wheels drive to set it on the small tooth sprocket, and the seed shaft on the big one, he had it backwards, and just what I thought, do have the 24 cell and still like...
  7. M

    JD 246 sprocket change

    If you look at the sprocket you can see a big block type thing on one end, with a hole opposite the block, theirs a detent ball and spring in side that makes it possible to move it on the shaft, their are little drilled spots in the shaft then the ball locks into, but probably is frozen on the...
  8. M

    246-247 John Deere planter population sprockets settings

    Have a old 246-247 John Deere planter, would like some info on the sprocket settings for 5" population rate, Which one funs the rate closer together , also like to know if anyone has the 3 sprocket for the rear or drive shaft , the one with the button inside, got mine to slide but the button...
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