Great Plains YP Unit-Mount Coulter - Manual (Page 4)

204-141M Table of Contents Appendix 2012-08-27
2 UMC Table of Contents Appendix Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new
product owners.The Yield-Pro
®
Unit-Mount Coulter 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 parts on your Yield-Pro
®
Unit-Mount Coulter have
been specially designed and should only be replaced
with genuine Great Plains parts.
Intended Usage
Use the unit mount coulter (UMC) on Great Plains
planters equipped with 25 Series row units, and
adequate forward clearance
. The unit mount coulter is
used for chopping residue and preparing the soil for the
opener disks. Do not modify unit mount coulter for use
with attachments other than those approved by Great
Plains.
Note: Unit mount coulters may be incompatible with
some 3-point planters, and may be incompatible
with some frame-mounted accessories. Consult
your Great Plains dealer.
Using This Manual
This manual will familiarize you with safety, assembly
and operation. Read this manual and follow the
recommendations to help ensure safe and efficient
operation. Consult your planter Operator manual for
adjustments and maintenance.
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 manual are determined by facing
the direction the machine will travel
while in use unless otherwise stated.
An orientation rose in some line art
illustrations shows the directions of:
Up, Back, Left, Down, Front, Right.
A crucial point of information related to the current topic. Read
and follow the directions to remain safe, avoid serious damage
to equipment and ensure desired field results.
Note: Useful information related to the preceding topic.
Call-Outs
Figure 1
Yield-Pro
®
Unit-Mount Coulter
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to Single-digit callouts identify components in
the currently referenced Figure or Figures.
These numbers may be reused for different
items from page to page.
to Two-digit callouts reference new parts from
the new parts lists beginning on page 8. The
descriptions match those on the parts,
cartons, bags or item tags, as well as
descriptions your updated Parts Manual.
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