Field operations, Final field checklists – Great Plains NTA2007HD Operator Manual User Manual
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Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
NTA607/2007HD
166-283M
04/04/2011
Field Operations
Final Field Checklists
Use the following tables to develop a final checklist for
your tractor/air drill configuration.
Additional or fewer steps may be necessary depending
on tractor features, air drill options and planting accesso-
ries.
Null4.aac:
Null4:
Null4:
Null4:
Null4:
Null4:
Null4:
Null4:
Mechanical Checklist
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❑ Check all tire pressures
❑ Tongue height preset
❑ Implement unfolded
❑ Marker extension set
❑ Marker disk angle set
❑ Check ladders stowed.
Electrical Checklist
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❑ Verify electrical hookups solid
❑ Check seed monitor terminal and observe
any diagnostic messages
a
❑ Configure monitor for crop and population
a
a.
Refer to DICKEY-john
®
Air Cart Control manual.
Hopper and Air System Checklist
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❑ Meter doors closed
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❑ Manifold to hopper seal
❑ Materials loaded
❑ Hose routings - no sags, no pinches (check
wing-folded & field positions)
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❑ Hoses fully connected to meters, towers
and openers
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Frame Mounted Coulter Checklist
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❑ Coulter blade wear
❑ Coulter to row alignment
❑ Coulter down-force
Row Units Checklist
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❑ Preset depth handles alike.
❑ Preset down force springs alike, except in
tracks.
❑ Check wheel scraper gaps (if installed)
Hydraulic System Checklist
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❑ Check tractor hydraulic reservoir full
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❑ Inspect connections for leaks
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❑ Perform a raise and lower operation
❑ Set fan shut-off valve ON
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❑ Check fan operation
Meters and Drive Checklist
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❑ Unused meter disabled by removing gear
❑ Correct DRIVER/DRIVEN rate Range
gears installed on meter(s) in use
❑ Correct optional flutes for rate Range
a
❑ Variable rate gearbox set per calibration
❑ Check contact tire inflation
❑ Check chain tension. Re-connect any
loose idler tensioning springs.
❑ Master Switch ON
(Variable Rate Kit option)
a.
Refer to Seed Rate manual.