Great Plains 3S-4000HDF Operator Manual User Manual
Operator manual, Manufacturing, inc
Manufacturing, Inc.
© Copyright 2013
Printed 2013-06-13
195-067M
EN
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Operator Manual
Model 3S-4000HD and 3S-4000HDF
3-Section 40-Foot Heavy Duty Drills
Read the Operator manual entirely. When you see this symbol, the
subsequent instructions and warnings are serious - follow without
exception. Your life and the lives of others depend on it!
Illustrations may show optional equipment not supplied with standard unit, or may show
30-Foot, 50-Foot or non-HD models where the topic function is identical.
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Operator Manual
- Table of Contents
- Important Safety Information
- Look for Safety Symbol
- Be Aware of Signal Words
- Prepare for Emergencies
- Be Familiar with Safety Decals
- Use Safety Chains
- Wear Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Avoid High Pressure Fluids
- Keep Riders Off Machinery
- Use Safety Lights and Devices
- Tires Not a Step
- Remain Clear of Overhead Lines
- Transport Machinery Safely
- Handle Chemicals Properly
- Shutdown and Storage
- Tire Safety
- Practice Safe Maintenance
- Safety At All Times
- Safety Decals
- Safety Reflectors and Decals
- 818-003C Slow Moving Vehicle Reflector
- 838-266C Red Reflectors
- 838-265C Amber Reflectors
- 838-267C Daytime Reflectors
- Danger Decals
- 818-557C Danger: Cannot Read English
- 838-467C Danger: Possible Chemical Hazard
- Warning Decals
- 838-102C Warning: Falling Hazard
- 818-019C Warning: Negative Tongue Weight
- 818-045C Warning: Pinch/Crush Hazard
- 818-337C Warning: Excessive Speed Hazard
- 818-339C Warning: High Pressure Fluid
- 818-579C Warning: Marker Pinch Point
- 818-580C Warning: Overhead Marker
- 818-660C Warning: Transport Locks
- Caution Decals
- 818-078C Caution: General
- 818-398C Caution: Tires Not A Step
- 838-092C Caution: 60 PSI Tire Pressure
- 838-426C Caution: 60 PSI Tire Pressure
- Introduction
- Preparation and Setup
- Operating Instructions
- General Description
- Pre-Start Checklist
- Raising and Lowering Openers
- Opener Lock Up
- Folding
- Raising Drill (Transport Lift)
- Transport
- Lowering Drill (Transport Lift)
- Unfolding
- Opener Operation
- Loading Seed
- Fertilizer Box Operation
- Marker Operation
- Lift Selector Valve Operation
- Point Row Operation
- Shaft Monitor Operation
- Acremeter Installation (S/N YY1736+)
- Acremeter Operation (S/N YY1736+)
- Digital Acremeter Operation (S/N YY1735-)
- Field Operations
- Parking
- Storage
- Adjustments
- Troubleshooting
- Planting too much
- Planting too little
- Uneven seed depth
- Uneven seed spacing
- Opener disks not turning freely
- Acremeter not measuring accurately
- Seed cup sprockets locked up or seed drive shaft twisted.
- Press wheels not compacting the soil as desired
- Excessive seed cracking
- Drill boxes do not empty evenly
- Press wheel or openers plugging
- Openers drill too deep (Bulldozing)
- Front of openers dropping too low in hard or minimum-till conditions
- Openers raise when tractor hydraulic lever is held forward and lower when lever is held back
- Opener frames do not float over uneven terrain
- Pressure gauges read zero when openers are lowered and tractor hydraulic lever is held forward
- Pressure gauges show pressure when openers are raised
- Transport lock channels will not stay in position for transport
- Hydraulic marker functioning improperly
- Marker disk does not mark
- Chain
- Maintenance and Lubrication
- In-Line Filters
- Bleeding Hydraulics
- Leveling the 3S-4000HD/HDF Drill
- Drive System
- Marker Maintenance
- Materials Clean-Out
- Seed Flap Replacement
- Lubrication and Scheduled Maintenance
- Opener Frame Pivots
- Gauge Wheel Opener Frame Pivots
- Box Frame Pivots
- Telescoping Drive Shaft
- Drive Shaft Clutches
- Marker Hinge Pivots (Option)
- Fertilizer Shaft Bearings (Option)
- Small Seeds Shaft Bearings (Option)
- Tire Pressures and Wheel Bolt Torque
- Felt Barrier Seals (Option)
- Transport Lift Pivots
- Transport Axle
- Mainframe Pivots
- Seed Cup Drive Shaft Sprocket
- Gauge Wheel Chain
- Clutch to Seed Jackshaft Chain
- Seed Jackshaft to Meter Shaft Chain
- Clutch Shaft to Fertilizer Range Chain
- Fertilizer Range to Jackshaft Chain
- Fertilizer Jackshaft to Meter Shaft Chain
- Small Seeds Drive Chains (Option)
- Transport Wheel Bearings
- Gauge Wheel Bearings
- Marker Disk Bearings
- Options
- Appendix
- Index