Introduction, Description of unit, Intended usage – Great Plains 800 Operator Manual User Manual
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2011-10-25
10
800
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new
product owners. Your 8-Foot End Wheel Drill 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.
Description of Unit
The 800 is a towed seeding implement. This drill has a
working width of 7.5 feet (2.3m). The drill has straight
arm, double disc 00 Series openers. The opener discs
make a seed bed, and seed tubes mounted between the
discs place seed in the furrow. Press wheels following
the opener discs close the furrow and gauge opener
seeding depth. A T-handle on the opener body makes
seeding depth adjustments.
The metering system is driven from the left end wheel.
Seeding rates are adjustable with rate adjustment
handles and a Drive Type gearbox for the main seed box.
Intended Usage
Use this implement to seed production-agriculture crops
in conventional or minimum tillage applications.
Models Covered
This manual applies to Great Plains drill models:
Standard 800 Models have a main seed box. Fertilizer
and/or Smalls Seeds capability may be added.
Using This Manual
This manual familiarizes 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.
Document Family
Identifies an Economic (not a Safety) Risk:
NOTICE provides a crucial point of information related to the
current topic. Read and follow the instructions to avoid damage
to equipment and ensure desired field results.
Note: This form sets off useful information related to the
current topic, or forestalls possible
misunderstanding.
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.
Figure 1
800 End Wheel Drill
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800-1506
15-row 6-inch (15.2 cm)
800-1275
12-row 7.5-inch (19.1 cm)
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Operator Manual (this document)
175-075P
800 Parts Manual
175-075B
Seed Rate Manual
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