Great Plains 4000TC Operator Manual - Manual (Page 15)

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Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to our growing fam-
ily of new product owners. The Turbo-Chopper 1200-
4000TC have 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.
Models Covered
Description of Unit
The 1200-4000TC Turbo-Chopper is a one, three or five
section “vertical” tillage tool. Working width ranges from
12 to 40 feet. The implement is designed to cut and size
residue, till soil for faster seedbed warming, break up soil
crust on hard dried fields while eliminating compaction
layers.Various finishing attachments are also available to
further smooth, redistribute residue, kill weeds, and
break clods
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Using This Manual
This manual will familiarize you with
safety, assembly, operation, adjust-
ments, troubleshooting, and mainte-
nance. Read this manual and follow
the recommendations to help
ensure safe and efficient operation.
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.
A crucial point of information related to the preceding 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.
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.
1200TC 12’ (10in) spacing
1500TC 15’ (10in) spacing
1800TC 18’ (10in) spacing
2400TC 24’ (10in) spacing
3000TC 30’ (10in) spacing
4000TC 40’ (10in) spacing
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586-239Q Pre-Delivery Manual
586-239M Operator Manual (this document)
586-239P Parts Manual
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1800TC Turbo-Chopper
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