Great Plains FCP1000 Operator Manual User Manual

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Table of Contents

FCP1000 Three-Meter Drill and Hitch 148-693M-A

7/5/2005

Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Description of Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Intended Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Section 1 Preparation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Wiring Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hitching Tractor to Implement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hydraulic Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bleeding Hydraulic Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Bleeding Tongue Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bleeding Transport Lift Cylinders . . . . . . . . 11
Bleeding Marker Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Section 2 Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Opener Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Pivot Lock Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Marker Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transport Lift Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Fertilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Section 3 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Seeding Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Coulters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Openers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Coulter Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Hydraulic Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Coulter Mounting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Coulter Down Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Added Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Coulter Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17