Hitching tractor to planter, Point hitching – Great Plains 3PYP Operator Manual User Manual
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Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Preparation and Setup
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2014-09-09
401-312M
Hitching Tractor to Planter
Crushing Hazard:
Do not stand or place any body part between planter and
moving tractor. You may be severely injured or killed by being
crushed between the tractor and planter. Stop tractor engine
and set parking brake before attaching cables and hoses.
3-Point Hitching
Refer to Figure 4
For older planters with row mode spacers, see “Hitching
with Row Mode Spacer” on page 158.
The left arm
of the tractor 3-point hitch is secured and
prevented from shifting laterally. The right arm
is
allowed to float on the pin.
The objective is to align the planter center-line with the
tractor center-line.
1.
The planter includes several spacers to position and
secure the left arm of the 3-point hitch:
1
401-630H SPACER 3 PT 1 1/2 X 2
2
411-442D LOWER 3PT PIN SPACER 1/2 THK
5
411-448D LOWER 3PT PIN SPACER 1/4 THK
1
411-449D TUBE 3" X 1 1/2" X 1/2" LONG
2.
The tube spacers (
and
) are always used, and
are typically positioned on the right and left of the
tractor hitch arm.
3.
Insert open-end spacers (
and
) to the left of
the smaller tube spacer
to achieve center-line
alignment. The following table has recommendations
for specific tractors.
4.
Add a combination of the remaining spacers to
eliminate any slack space on the pin, and minimize
side-to-side play during operations.
5.
Secure both sets of spacers with the provided
1
⁄
2
-13
bolts, lock washers and nuts.
Tractor
Model
Spacers
Tube
1
⁄
2
in
Case IH
®
Magnum™/MX
to Left
1 to Left
John Deere 8000
to Left
None
Figure 4
Hitch Spacers
29861
14
1
2
11
U
D
F
B
L
R
13
3
12
12
1
2
11
12
13
14
11
14
12
13
11
14
12