Great Plains NP3000A Operator Manual - Manual (Page 22)

407-613M Table of Contents Index 2014-04-22
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Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new
product owners. The 30-Foot Fertilizer Applicator
(NP3000 and NP3000A) has been designed with care
and built by skilled workers using quality materials.
Proper setup, maintenance, and safe operating practices
will help you get years of satisfactory use from the
machine.
Description of Unit
The Nutri-Pro ® is an applicator implement for
conventional liquid fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia (NH
3
)
or both. It has a working width (swath) of 30 feet (9.1 m).
The applicator has single or triple coulters with tines for
sub-soil application from optional on-board or
user-provisioned tanks.The NP3000/A has a lift-assisted
2-point hitch.
When configured for conventional liquid fertilizer, the
NP3000 model is designed for use with
an optional ground-drive CDS-John Blue
® piston pump,
an optional variable-rate Ace hydraulic drive pump, or
a user-provisioned pump.
When configured for anhydrous ammonia the NP3000A
model relies on NH
3
vapor pressure from a separately
provisioned trailing nurse tank.
A Raven SCS 450 console is available for sectional and
variable-rate control.
Models Covered
Intended Usage
Use the NP3000/A Fertilizer Applicator to apply
compatible fertilizers. Do not modify Great
Plains-provisioned components, or install
user-provisioned components, except as authorized or
recommended by Great Plains.
Document Family
Figure 1
NP3000/A Fertilizer Applicator
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D
F
B
L
R
L
R
Conventional Liquid Fertilizer Models
NP3000-1230 30-Foot, 12-Row, 30 inch
NP3000-1230+SD 32.5-Foot, 13-Row, 30-inch
Anhydrous Model (configurable for two materials)
NP3000A-12C30 30-Foot, 12-Row, 30 inch
NP3000A-12C30+SD 32.5-Foot, 13-Row, 30-inch
407-613M NP3000/A a Operator/Rate Manual
(this document)
a. For NP30A and NP40A, see manual 407-502M.
For NP30L and NP40L, see manual 407-313M.
For 2012- NP4000, see manual 407-776M.
For 2013+ NP4000/A, see manual 417-199M.
407-613P NP3000 and NP3000A Parts manual
407-613Q NP3000/A Pre-Delivery manual
Manuals for Options:
407-551M Using Anhydrous Ammonia Safely
12-M-29 CDS-John Blue ® IP-1300/1800
Impellicone ® parts
016-0159-403 Raven AccuFlow™ Operator manual
016-0159-831 Raven SCS-450 Installation, Operation
and Service manual
FVC062 Squibb-Taylor Flo-Max™ manual
12-M-43 CDS-John Blue NGP Pump Parts and
Instructional manual
HYD-MAN b
b. Available from Ace Pump Corporation:
http://www.acepumps.com
Ace Pump Instruction manual