Great Plains PD8070 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 14)

PD8070
401-266M 1/24/2006
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Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing fam-
ily 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.
Description of Unit
The 8-row, pull-type planter is a towed planting
implement. The frame consists of 7-by-7-inch
tubing. Planting rates are adjustable by chang-
ing sprockets on the planter transmission or
contact drive. 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 meters
singulate and dispense seed from the hopper
and deliver it to the trench. With an optional 5-
by-7-inch fertilizer bar, the planter can be out-
fitted with dry fertilizer application and tillage
attachments.
Intended Usage
Use this implement for planting row crops in
large fields. Tow the implement behind an ag-
ricultural tractor at speeds of less than 20 mph.
The unit is designed for conventionally tilled
fields but can be used in no- or minimum-till
conditions if outfitted with optional tillage
attachments.
Using This Manual
This manual will familiarize you with safety, as-
sembly, 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 man-
ual are determined by facing the direction the
machine will travel while in use unless other-
wise stated.
IMPORTANT: A crucial point of information
related to the preceding topic. For safe and
correct operation, read and follow the direc-
tions provided before continuing.
NOTE: Useful information related to the pre-
ceding topic.
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