Great Plains 3S-3000 Installation Instructions User Manual
Great Plains Gardening equipment

Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
General Information
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©Copyright 2000, 2005, 2008
Printed 09/05/2012
194-149M
2- and 3-Section Folding Drill
Open Center Hydraulic Kit
Used with:
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2S-2600, 2S-2600HD
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3S-3000, 3S-3000HD
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3S-4000, 3S-4000HD
General Information
These instructions explain how to install an Open Center
Hydraulic Kit, required for operating any of these drills
with tractors having open-center hydraulics, or fixed-dis-
placement hydraulic pumps.
These instructions apply to an installation of
Note: Do not install this kit on a Point Row-equipped
drill. These two options use the same mounting
locations, cannot be co-located, and this kit does
not upgrade Point Row hydraulics to open center
operation.
Each kit converts an entire drill.
Tools Required
• current Operator and Parts manuals (see page 21)
• basic hand tools,
• liquid (not tape) pipe thread sealant,
• fresh hydraulic fluid, and;
• suitable tractor or hydraulic source for charging sys-
tem and making initial adjustments.
Table of Contents
Installation steps vary for 2- and 3-section drills, and vary
for older vs. newer 2-section drills.
Before You Start ...........................................................2
Pre-Assembly Preparation............................................2
3S-3000 and 3S-4000 Installation ................................3
2S-2600 DD1161- Installation ......................................9
2S-2600HD and 2S-2600 DD1162+ Installation ........15
Closeout .....................................................................21
Setup ..........................................................................21
Appendix ....................................................................21
Torque Values ......................................................21
Current Manuals ..................................................21
New Parts ............................................................22
Existing Parts Affected.........................................23
Abbreviations .......................................................23
Notations and Conventions
“Left” and “Right” are facing in the
direction of machine travel. An orienta-
tion rose in the line art illustrations
shows the directions of Up, Back, Left,
Down, Front and Right.
Call-Outs
Kit
Kit Description
194-143A
2600 3000 4000 OPEN-CTR HYDKIT
When you see this symbol, the subsequent instructions
and warnings are serious - follow without exception.
Your life and the lives of others depend on it!
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Figure 1: Parts
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page 23. The descriptions match those in
your Parts Manual. The narrative and table
indicate any re-use of the parts.
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