Changing the seed box or hopper – Great Plains YP1625 Operator Manual User Manual
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Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Operating Instructions
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07/09/2009
401-226M
Refer to Figure 16 through Figure 19 on page 21.
9.
Remove lift cylinder transport lock channels from
gauge wheels and center frame. Return transport
lock channels to storage area.
10. Activate lift hydraulics and lower planter.
11. Set electronic valve selector switch in tractor to
“MARKER” to activate marker hydraulics.
12. Switch drive-line clutches on.
Changing the Seed Box or Hopper
1.
Shut off fan before changing boxes.
2.
Park the planter on level ground with enough room to
maneuver a tractor with front-end loader around it.
3.
Place tractor in park, shut off engine, and remove the
key.
4.
Close the slide gate.
Remove the walkboard lock pin
Swing walkboard
all the way to the right.
Note: If planter is lowered, walkboard
will stay open by
itself once fully opened.
Figure 23
Walkboard Lock Pin
24010
1
1
Figure 24
Walkboard Open
24005
2