Great Plains YP925TD Operator Manual - Manual (Page 27)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Index Operating Instructions 23
02/23/2011 Table of Contents Index 401-755M
Loading Materials
Hopper Operations
Refer to Figure 10 and Figure 11
Hopper lids
have distinct ends:
• the hinge end (with two lugs) mates with the front
end of the hopper.
• the latch end (with a single lug) mates with the rear
end of the hopper.
To open a hopper:
1. Pull the rear of the lid edge to the rear.
2. Swing the lid up at rear.
3. Disengage the lid at the front lugs.
4. Park the lid on the front lip of the hopper, using the
hook-plate feature inside the lid (see Figure 12 on
page 24).
The seed hoppers themselves are designed to be
removed, but are not removed for routine operations.
Loading Seed
5. Install correct seed disks (page 59).
6. Close all seed inlet shutters (page 60).
7. Check that each hopper is correctly seated and
secured:
pivot hooks engage at front,
latch engaged at rear,
seed hose secured to
discharge weldment with
clamp.
8. The hopper slide gate may be left open (by pulling
back), and doing so slightly increases seed capacity.
Note: If slide gate is open for seed loading, seed inlet
shutters must be closed unless the planter is
already at the field. Transporting with both gates
and shutters open can plug meters.
9. Open hopper lid .
10. Inspect the hopper for leftover seed and debris.
Clean out anything other than the seed to be
planted. See “Material Clean-Out” on page 77.
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Figure 11
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