Folding – Great Plains 2S-2600HDF Operator Manual v2 User Manual
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2S-2600HD
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
195-069M
2014-02-03
Refer to Figure 23
4.
Swing the locks up and onto the transport lift cylin-
ders. They are temporarily held in place with polymer
bumpers. They are firmly held in place when the cyl-
inder is relaxed in step 5.
Note: Bumpers hold the transport lift cylinder lock chan-
nels in place temporarily. The channels will remain
in position when cylinders settle against channels.
5.
Slowly reverse the Transport Lift circuit lever until
both lock channels are resting firmly on the rod ends
of the transport lift cylinders. Set circuit lever to off.
Folding
Crushing Hazard:
Bystanders could be crushed between the folding drill boxes
and the drill tongue. To avoid serious injury or death, keep all
bystanders well away during folding operation.
1.
Park tractor and drill on level ground with tractor
transmission in Park. Be aware of clearance needed
to fold drill.
2.
Fold up markers if installed. See “Marker Opera-
tion” on page 41. Return selector valve handle to
Fold position.
Refer to Figure 24
3.
Raise openers. Opener subframe must be raised for
folding. Position all six opener lock handles in ROAD
position and completely raise openers. See “Raising
and Lowering Openers” on page 24.
Note: The opener transport lock handles are spring load-
ed and can be moved to ROAD position with open-
ers up or down, but locks only engage when
openers are completely raised. There are two locks
on each drill section.
4.
Raise drill, engage lift lock channels and allow drill to
settle on lock channels. See “Raising Drill (Trans-
port Lift)” on page 25.
Note: During transport lift, wings flex down before lifting
off ground.
Figure 23
Transport Lift Cylinder Lock
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Machine Damage Risk:
Both Opener and Transport Lift circuits must be raised and
locked up before folding, or implement damage will result.
Figure 24 - Fold
Opener Lock Up
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