John Deere 290 Planter Markers

[Anonymous-0]

Looking for information for a friend who is reassembling a 290 JD corn planter. He needs to know how to get the markers to work, and how to set the springs and chains up for the markers.

 

[claude murwin]

icould send yo a pic ,if i can post.
in a day or so,gotta quit raining

 

[Anonymous-0]

I did find a parts manual on line and printed it for him. I think that should give him the visual he needs. If you have instructions on how to set up the markers that would be great. Thanks for the reply.

 

[rrlund]

Does that one have one chain to the tractor or two? Some had 2 chains to a bar that bolted to the drawbar. With that set up,the springs went on that bar and the chain in the lever of the planter just stopped so that it wasn't moving the lever either way when the tractor and planter were setting perfectly straight.
Then there was the one that just had one chain to an arm on one side of a ball type hitch on the planter. If you have that set up,trial and error I'd say. Hook it up with the tractor and planter straight,hook the springs so you aren't pulling the lever either way,then move the tractor,turning short in either direction til it flips the lever on the planter when it should.

 

[Leroy]

The 290-490 all had the one arm-chain setup. When the 494 came out they went to the 2 chain setup.