Great Plains 3SF45 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 13)

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS & SET UP
BEFORE YOU START
Read and understand the owners manual for your drill. A
basic understanding of how the drill works will aid in the
assembly and setup of your drill.
Before attempting to assemble the drill use the following
as a check list. Having all the needed parts and equip-
ment readily at hand will speed up your assembly task
and will make the job as safe as possible.
❑ Check for all major frame components
❑ Check for fasteners and pins that were shipped with the
drill. NOTE: All hardware coming from the factory has
been installed in the location where it will be used. If a part
or fastener is temporarily removed for assembly reasons,
remember where it goes.Keep the parts separated.
❑ If a pin, bolt or other part has been removed, and you
are unsure where it is used, use the parts section of this
manual to identify it. Be sure the part gets used in the cor-
rect location. By double checking while you assemble,
you will lessen the chance of using a bolt incorrectly that
may be needed later.
❑ Have a fork lift or loader along with chains and safety
stands that are sized for the job ready for the assembly
task.
❑ Have a tractor with remote hydraulics ready to attach to
the tongue. The tongue must be anchored to a large
enough tractor to overcome the negative tongue weight
that will be present when the boxes are attached to the
frame. The hydraulics will aid in raising and lowering the
drill to align pins and bolts during assembly.
CAUTION!
Be familiar with the term NEGA-
TIVE TONGUE WEIGHT. Be aware of the special pre-
cautions you should take when working with an
implement that can develope Negative Tongue
Weight.
❑
Have a minimum of 2 people at hand while assembling
the drill.
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ASSEMBLING THE DRILL
Read and understand the previous section BEFORE YOU START.
1. Read "
Safety Rules
", on page 1-1, in this manual before assembling drill.
2. Mount all gauge wheel tire assemblies to drills.
3. With the tool bars supported parallel to tongue, position center box behind transport frame and hook up box, lower
3-Point arms first, then the top link. The d ill may need to be tipped forward to attach top link or tongue raised to
make this connection.
4. Line up right drill with center drill with approximately 4 1/2" between ends of boxes. Swing tool bar open and support
while hooking up lower 3-Point arms first; n xt the upper hitch by raising or lowering tool bar.
5. Repeat operation 5 for left drill hook up.
6. To line up drills for proper pull bar length adjustment and hook up, tape or have someone hold a string on the back
side of the left end of the center drill; extend out across the center drill and to the outboard end of right drill 6 1/2"
forward from the string to the back of the right drill. With the pull bar slide in the back position on the tongue adjust
the right pull bar and hook up to slide and tool bar brace.
7. For lining up and adjusting pull bar for left drill do the same as listed operation 7 except tape or have someone hold
a string on the back side of the right end of the center drill and extend out across the center drill and to the outboard
end of the left drill.
8. Hook up lift cylinder hydraulic hoses to gauge wheel cylinders. To do this you run hydraulic hoses from tool bars
down to and on top of the 2 x 2 tube on the wing drill frame that the front of the double disk openers attach to. The
longest hose from the tool bar attaches to the rod end port of the outboard cylinders. The hoses at each gauge
wheel should be run through the opening in the drill frame and between the gauge wheel mount plates. The jumper
hose from the master cylinder mounted inboard on each wing drill should already be installed from the rod end port
to the base end port of the slave cylinder at the outboard gauge wheel.
9. Repeat operation 9 on the left wing drill.