Great Plains PH-20 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 9)

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Introduction
12/29/2011 PH-15, PH-20, PFH-15 and PFH-20 Precision Fertilizer Hitch 148-365M
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Introduction
Owner Assistance
If you need customer service or repair parts, contact a
Great Plains dealer. They have trained personnel, repair
parts and equipment specially designed for Great Plains
products.
Your machine’s parts were specially designed and should
only be replaced with Great Plains parts. Always use the
serial and model number when ordering parts from your
Great Plains dealer. The serial-number plate is located on
top of the hitch frame as shown in Figure A.
Figure A
Serial Number Plate
Record your implement model and serial number here for
quick reference:
Model Number: _________________________________
Serial Number: _________________________________
Your Great Plains dealer wants you to be satisfied with
your new machine. If you do not understand any part of
this manual or are not satisfied with the service received,
please take the following actions.
1. Discuss the matter with your dealership service man-
ager. Make sure they are aware of any problems so
they can assist you.
2. If you are still unsatisfied, seek out the owner or gen-
eral manager of the dealership.
3. For further assistance write to:
Product Support
Great Plains Mfg. Inc., Service Department
PO Box 5060
Salina, KS 67402-5060
18042
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new
product owners. This implement has been designed with
care and built by skilled workers using quality materials.
Proper setup, maintenance and safe operating practices
will help you get years of satisfactory use from the ma-
chine.
Description of Unit
The Precision Hitch is a pull-type tillage implement de-
signed to tow a Great Plains three-point drill. No-till
coulters are mounted on the hitch. Each coulter is aligned
with a drill opener. The coulters till strips for the drill open-
ers. The hitch has two hydraulic circuits: one for raising
and lowering the coulters and one for raising and lowering
the drill.
The hitch can be outfitted with fertilizer coulters, a drive
system, a piston pump and tanks for liquid-fertilizer appli-
cation. With coulters set at various spacings, the hitch can
be used to apply fertilizer in the row below the seedbed at
rates from 4 to 80 gallons per acre. Total combined tank
capacity is 400 gallons.
Models Covered
PH-15 and PH-20 (standard model)
PFH-15, and PFH-20 (with fertilizer)
Intended Usage
Use this hitch to apply approved liquid fertilizer while seed-
ing production-agriculture crops. Use this hitch in conjunc-
tion with Great Plains equipment only. Do not modify the
hitch for use with products or attachments other than
those specified by Great Plains.
Using This Manual
This manual will familiarize you with safety, assembly, op-
eration, adjustments, troubleshooting and maintenance.
Read this manual and follow the recommendations to help
ensure safe and efficient operation.
The information in this manual is current at printing. Some
parts may change to assure top performance.
Definitions
The following terms are used throughout this manual.
Right-hand and left-hand as used in this manual are deter-
mined by facing the direction the machine will travel while
in use unless otherwise stated.
NOTE: Useful information related to the preceding topic.
IMPORTANT: A crucial point of information related to
the preceding topic. For safe and correct operation,
read and follow directions provided before continuing.