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Section 7 Specifications and Capacities
4/12/05 PT6030 and PT8030 Pull-Type Planter 401-032M-B
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Section 7
Specifications and Capacities
*With markers and fertilizer option
Type Pull Type
Row Spacing 30 inches
Rows per Unit 6 8
Weight 5,000 pounds* 6,875 pounds*
Drive Ground drive with contact drive wheel
Transmission End mounted
Frame Construction 7-by-7-inch; 5/16-inch wall
Transport Width 15 feet 16 feet
Length 6 feet
Tires Gauge Wheel: 9.5 L X 15; Contact Drive Wheel: 13-6.50 X 6
Tractor Requirements 80 - 120 horsepower 100 - 140 horsepower
NOTE: Horsepower requirements will vary with field conditions, terrain and
planter options.
Row Specifications
Down-Pressure Springs, Standard Package Five-setting, quick-change springs; 1/4-diameter wire; 85 to 155 pounds
down force
Opener 15-inch double disks, double-ground and offset
Unit Body Shank welded, 7-gauge sheet metal; hopper support plate, 12-gauge sheet
metal
Parallel Linkage 1/2 x 2 arms, high-carbon steel
Depth Wheels 4 x 16
Closing Wheels or Disks 1 x 12 double-v closing wheels or 6.5-inch chevron wheel with closing disks
Depth Control 0 to 4 inches,1/4-inch increments
Hopper Capacity 2 bushels
Optional Liquid Squeeze Pump
Maximum speed 125 rpm
Maximum pressure 5 psi
Output per revolution 5/16-inch hose: 0.58 gpm; 1/2-inch hose: 1.4 gpm