Great Plains P15845 Serial No 18007975 - Manual (Page 19)

19 X-Press
Operating Instructions
8. Operate the hydraulics to fold the wings.
9. Operate the hydraulics to lift the disc
harrow into the transport position.
10. Fit the disc harrow transport straps.
11. Fit the X-Press wing transport strap to
tie the two wing sections together.
12. Ensure that parking stands are locked
up in their work position.
When the X-Press is used in tandem with a
disc harrow the disc should be set to the
operators manual i.e. front disc gang to be
50mm closer to the ground than the
corresponding disc blade on the rear gang.
With both machines in the transport position
i.e. raised and folded, the top frame of the
disc harrow should be slightly nose down or
horizontal even when the downward load from
the X-Press is applied to the drawbar of the
disc harrow.
The frame may be levelled by altering the
rearward tilt of the X-Press to increase or
reduce the loading on the disc rear drawbar.
2. Transportation / Installation
2.6.2 Transporting an X-Press
Towed Behind a Disc Harrow
With both machines in the transport position
i.e. raised and folded, the top frame of the
disc harrow should be slightly nose down or
horizontal even when the downward load from
the X-Press is applied to the drawbar of the
disc harrow. The top frame should NEVER
be tail low in transport as this will give a high
negative loading on the tractor which could
lead to loss of traction to the rear wheels.
Extreme caution must be taken when the X-
Press is transported up steep gradients and
across side slopes. On the wide models,
higher drawbar loading can be achieved by
shortening the drawbar cylinder.
Prior to leaving the field to travel on a public
highway ensure that any clods of soil are
removed from the machine to prevent them
from fouling the road.
MAXIMUM ROAD TRANSPORT SPEED 16
MPH (25 KPH).
2.6.3 Changing from Work to
Road Transport (X-Press
Towed Behind a Disc Harrow)
1. Remove the disc harrow wing locking
bolts.
2. Operate the hydraulics to raise the disc
and X-Press.
3. Operate the hydraulics to fold the wings
on both the disc harrow and the X-
Press.
4. Fit the transport straps to both
machines.
It may be necessary to shorten the
levelling springs until the top frame
of the disc harrow is horizontal or
slightly nose down before moving the
machines.
Shortening the X-Press drawbar cylinder will
increase the loading on the rear of the disc
frame. If necessary this can be used to level
the disc top frame for road transport.