Great Plains YP1625 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 3)

03/12/2012 401-226M-A
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Table of Contents
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Important Safety Information .................................. 1
Introduction ............................................................ 10
Description of Unit .................................................... 10
Document Family ..................................................... 10
Intended Usage .................................................... 10
Covered Models ....................................................... 10
Using This Manual.................................................... 10
Definitions............................................................. 10
Owner Assistance .................................................... 11
Product Support ................................................... 11
Preparation and Setup ........................................... 12
Initial Setup............................................................... 12
Pre-Planting Setup ................................................... 12
Hitching Tractor to Planter........................................ 13
Protecting Hydraulic Motor Seals ......................... 13
Hydraulic Hose Hookup........................................ 13
3-Point Hitch ......................................................... 15
Hitching with Hydraulic Tongue (Option) .............. 15
Local Float on Hydraulic Tongue...................... 15
Raising/Lowering Tongue..................................... 16
Setting Tongue Height to Planting Position .......... 16
Electrical Hookup.................................................. 16
Store Parking Stand ............................................. 17
Lock Up Fertilizer Drive ........................................ 17
Operating Instructions........................................... 18
Pre-Start Checklist ................................................... 18
Unfolding The Planter............................................... 19
Prepare Hitched Tractor and Planter.................... 19
Prepare Transport Hooks ..................................... 19
Release Wing Locks............................................. 20
Re-Phase Fold Cylinders...................................... 20
Partially Unfold ..................................................... 20
Lower Tongue ...................................................... 20
Fully Unfold .......................................................... 20
Remove Transport Locks ..................................... 21
Unfold Closeout .................................................... 21
Raising/Lowering Planter ......................................... 22
Raising Planter ..................................................... 22
Lowering Planter .................................................. 23
Re-phasing Lift System ........................................ 23
Folding the Planter ................................................... 24
Shut off Fan and Hydraulic Drive.......................... 24
Set Tractor and Tongue ....................................... 24
Raise Planter ........................................................ 24
Install Lock Channels ............................................25
Begin Folding ........................................................26
Raise Tongue........................................................26
Complete Fold.......................................................26
Lower Tongue .......................................................26
Re-phasing Fold System.......................................26
Transporting ..............................................................27
Loading Materials......................................................28
Material Loading Overview....................................28
Mounting a Hopper or Bulk Seed Box...................28
Loading Hopper with Seed....................................31
Using Auxiliary Hydraulic Circuit .......................32
Seed Loading Close-Out ...................................33
Dismounting a Hopper or Seed Box......................34
Fertilizer Tanks (Option) ...........................................35
Filling Tanks ..........................................................35
Ground Drive Pump ..............................................35
Field Setup Checklist ................................................36
Field Operation .........................................................38
Monitor Operation .....................................................38
Airbox Operation .......................................................39
Fan Operation .......................................................39
Y-Tubes.................................................................39
Electric Clutch Operation ..........................................40
Electric Clutch Lockup...........................................40
Marker Operation ......................................................41
Parking......................................................................42
Storage .....................................................................43
Adjustments ............................................................44
Setting Material Rates...............................................45
Planting Rate.........................................................45
Checking Planting Rate ............................................47
Checking Singulated Rate.....................................47
Setting Fertilizer Rate............................................48
Piston Pump..........................................................48
Marker Adjustments ..................................................49
Dual Marker Speed Adjustment ............................49
Marker Disk Adjustment ........................................49
Hydraulic Drive Height Switch...................................50
Fan Adjustments .......................................................50
Row Implement Adjustments ....................................51
Frame-Mounted Row Accessories ........................51
Terra-Tine™ Adjustment ...................................51
Frame-Mounted Coulters ..................................52