Great Plains TM700 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 2)

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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Wear Protective Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Handle Chemicals Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Safety Decals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Intended Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Models Covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Preparation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Before You Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Case/IH 7110 - 7150 Tractor Mount Assembly
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
John Deere 4240 - 4455 Tractor Mount Assembly
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
John Deere 4630 - 4960 Tractor Mount Assembly
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Plumbing & Controls Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Agitation & Gauge Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Boom & Attachment Plumbing Instructions . . . . 20
Tractor / PTO Pump Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tractor / Hydraulic Pump Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . 20
Quad-Jet Agitators {S.S. Tanks Only} . . . . . . . . 21
Control Box Assembly {Manual Control
Systems Only} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Control Box Wiring Assembly Instructions
{Manual Control System Only}. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Operating Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Basic Sprayer Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . 24
Plumbing Operations {Manual Control
System Only} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Operating Pump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Filling Tank Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Handwash Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Operating Whirlfilter® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
To clean-out the solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
To clean out the tank-fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
General Notes For Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . 27
Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sprayer Pre-Calibrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Calibration Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Basic Sprayer Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Miles Per Hour Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Worn Nozzles & Flow Table Information. . . . . . . 30
TeeJet® Worn Nozzles & Flow Table . . . . . . . . . 31
MeterCone® Worn Nozzles & Flow Table . . . . . 31
Spraying Solutions Other Than Water . . . . . . . . 32
Useful Formulas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Check Valve Restriction Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Miscellaneous Conversion Factors. . . . . . . . . . . 33
General Field Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Boom Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Nozzle Pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Solenoid Throttling Valve {Manual Control
System Only} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pressure Adjustments {Manual Control
System Only} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Maintenance and Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Equipment Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Pump Maintenance & Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Torque Values Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59