Great Plains V-300F Predelivery Manual - Manual (Page 2)

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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Description of Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Intended Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Models Covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pre-Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tools Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pre-Assembly Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unload Drill from Truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unload Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gauge Wheel Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Coulter Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Leaf Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Weight Brackets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Hydraulic Hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Attaching Box to Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Tires and Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Struts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Transport Lock Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Top Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Contact Wheel Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Openers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Press Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Small Seeds Hose (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fertilizer Hose (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Walkboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front Walkboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Small Seeds Rear Walkboard Extension . . . 24
Rear Walkboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rear Walkboard Handrail and Ladder . . . . . 25
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Front Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rear Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear Safety Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Manual Pak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Hose Guide Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cylinder Stop Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Calibration Crank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tarp Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Installing Tarp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using Spring Installation Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Preparation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tramlining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Torque Values Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tire Inflation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37