Great Plains PD8070 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 53)

1/24/2006 401-266M
51 Specifications and Capacities
Specifications and Capacities
*With markers and fertilizer option
Type Pull Type
Row Spacing 70 cm
Rows per Unit 8
Weight Approximately 6,875 pounds*
Drive Ground drive with contact drive wheel
Transmission End mounted
Frame Construction 7-by-7-inch; 5/16-inch wall
Transport Width 21 feet
Length 15 feet
Tires Gauge Wheel: 7.00 - 15LT; Contact Drive Wheel: 13-6.50 X 6
Tractor Requirements 100 - 140 horsepower
NOTE: Horsepower requirements will vary with field conditions, terrain and
planter options.
Row Specifications
Down-Pressure Springs, Standard Package Five-setting, quick-change springs; 1/4-diameter wire; 85 to 155 pounds
down force
Opener 15-inch double disks, double-ground and offset
Unit Body Shank welded, 7-gauge sheet metal; hopper support plate, 12-gauge sheet
metal
Parallel Linkage 1/2 x 2 arms, high-carbon steel
Depth Wheels 4 x 16
Closing Wheels or Disks 1 x 12 double-v closing wheels or 6.5-inch chevron wheel with closing disks
Depth Control 0 to 4 inches,1/4-inch increments
Hopper Capacity 2 bushels