Great Plains YP4025A Operator Manual - Manual (Page 55)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Index Operating Instructions 51
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Field Set-Up Checklists
Use the following tables to develop a final checklist for
your tractor/planter configuration. Additional or fewer
steps may be necessary depending on tractor features,
planter options and planting accessories.
Mechanical Checklist Page
Tongue height preset on 3-point 22
Planter unfolded 25
Tongue front latch hook engaged 26
Transport locks moved to storage. 29
Caster locks set to FIELD
(extreme hillsides only)
52
Side-to-side level at gauge wheels 111
Marker initial length set 167
Marker disc angle set 62
Electrical Checklist Page
Verify electrical hookups solid 18
Check seed monitor terminal and observe
any diagnostic messages
a
With hydraulic circuits in Neutral, check
switches and indicator lights on Clutch
Folding Module switch panel. Confirm
Master OFF.
-
Verify that, when planter is lowered, radar
speed sensor is pointed at ground, at an
angle approximately 35
° below horizontal.
b
a. Refer to monitor manual.
b. Refer to sensor documentation.
Air System Checklist Page
Manifold to seed box or hopper seal -
Add 1 cup of seed lubricant to each air box,
prior to first use, and prior to loading seed
129
Seed loaded 37
Tube gates turned on to correct rows 46
No air leaks (except from seed box) -
Hose routings - no sags, no pinches (check
wing-folded & field positions)
-
Hoses fully connected to meters and
locked
-
Frame Mounted Checklist Page
Row cleaner depth setting. 74
Coulter depth and alignment. 70
Row Units Checklist Page
Preset depth handles alike. 77
Preset down force springs alike, except in
tracks.
72
Set all unit-mounted coulters to
1 ⁄
4
in
shallower than opener blades.
75
Check coulter alignment to row 76
Check closing wheel alignment 87
Set press wheels alike. 87
Check action and contact of side depth
wheels
78
Check wheel scraper gaps (if installed) 79
Treatments (Options) Checklist Page
Confirm Clutch Folding Module
“Fert.Pump” switch OFF
50
Check tractor-mounted components a
Ground drive wheel, chain
PFC2000 or PFC1600: Execute Tank Cart
Checklist
b
Check for correct orifice plates c
Fill system with 100 gallons of water, and
check for leaks
-
Check all row unit lines connected, free of
kinks, and discharge tube/nozzles clear
-
Inlet and hose valves open
SmartBox system loaded, powered up
a. Check supplier manual for tanks and pump. Check fertilizer sec-
tion of monitor manual.
b. See PFC2000/PFC1600 Manual.
c. Check Seed Rate manual, and manual for fertilizer pump sys-
tem.