Introduction, Document family, Models covered – Great Plains PD8070 Operator Manual User Manual
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401-479M
2014-07-23
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PD8070
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new
product owners. This planter 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
machine.
Document Family
Models Covered
This manual applies to model year 2007 and later
planters. It does not apply to earlier models.
Intended Usage
Use this implement for planting row crops in large fields.
The unit is designed for conventionally tilled fields but
can be used in no-till or minimum-till conditions if
outfitted with optional tillage attachments.
Description of Unit
The 8-row, 70 cm planter is a towed precision planting
implement. The frame consists of 18
×18 cm (7×7 inch)
tubing. Planting rates are adjustable by changing
sprockets on the planter transmission or contact drive.
30 Series row units are mounted on the frame with seed
hoppers standard on the row units. Springs on each row
unit provide down pressure needed for the double-disk
openers to make a seed trench.
Finger-pickup or brush meters singulate and dispense
seed from the hopper and deliver it to the trench. A dry
fertilizer hopper is standard.
Using This Manual
This manual will familiarize you with safety, assembly,
operation, 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 determined by facing
the direction the machine will travel
while in use unless otherwise stated.
An orientation rose in some line art
illustrations shows the directions of:
Up, Back, Left, Down, Front, Right.
A crucial point of information related to the preceding topic.
For safe and correct operation, read and follow the directions
provided before continuing.
Note: Useful information related to the preceding topic.
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Operator/Seed Rate Manual (this manual)
401-479P
Parts Manual
11001-1372 DICKEY-john
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PM300 Manual
PD8070
8 ROW 70 CM PD PLANTER - 2007+
Figure 1
Left / Right Notation
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