Great Plains YP1630F-1670 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 19)

2012-12-27 Table of Contents Index 401-832M
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Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new
product owners. This planter 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.
Description of Unit
The YP1630F 12 m 2-Section Yield-Pro
®
Dry Fertilizer Planters are pull-type planting implements
for use in conventional till, minimum-till, or light no-till
conditions.
Yield-Pro
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Planters have 30 Series, side-depth-control
row-units, finger pickup or brush seed meters and row
seed hoppers. Dry fertilizer is air-delivered from a central
bulk hopper. Optional treatment hoppers are available for
rows. Optional unit-mounted coulters are suitable for light
to moderate no-till conditions only. The planter folds for
4.0 m (Narrow) or 4.2 m (Wide) transport.
Document Family
Covered Models
Intended Usage
Use the planter to seed production-agriculture crops
only. Do not modify the planter for use with attachments
other than Great Plains options and accessories
specified for use with the planter.
Using This Manual
This manual familiarizes you with safety, assembly,
operation, adjustments, troubleshooting and
maintenance. Read it 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.
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.
Economic and/or Liability Risks:
A crucial point of information related to the preceding topic.
Read and follow the directions provided before continuing, to
ensure safety, avoidance of machine damage, and to achieve
desired field results.
Note: This format indicates a useful point of information
related to the preceding topic.
Figure 1
Left/Right Convention
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401-832M Operator Manual (this manual)
401-832B Seed Rate Manual
401-832P Parts Manual
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instructions
All Models are 16 Row
YP1630F-1630ND 30 inch, Narrow, Dual row hoppers
YP1630F-1630NS 30 inch, Narrow, Single row hopper
YP1630F-1630WD 30 inch, Wide, Dual row hopper
YP1630F-1630WS 30 inch, Wide, Single row hopper
YP1630F-1670ND 70 cm, Narrow, Dual row hopper
YP1630F-1670NS 70 cm, Narrow, Single row hopper
YP1630F-1670WD 70 cm, Wide, Dual row hopper
YP1630F-1670WS 70 cm, Wide, Single row hopper
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