Great Plains 3SF45 Operator Manual User Manual
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MAINTENANCE
GENERAL
1. After using your drill for several hours, check all bolts
to be sure they are tight.
2. After using or transporting your drill for several hours,
check all wheel lug bolts and nuts. Be sure they are tight.
3. Disk scrapers should be kept properly adjusted.
4. Always maintain the proper air pressure in the gauge
wheel and transport tires.
5. Before the drill is transported and regularly during nor-
mal operation, check the hitch safety chain. Make sure the
chain is properly attached to both the drill and the tractor
draw bar. Inspect the chain and hardware for wear or oth-
er damage. Replace immediately if needed.
6. After a period of time, the drill boxes may gradually be-
come out of line with each other. To correct this condition,
refer to "
Pull Bar Adjustments
PROPER SERVICING AND ADJUSTMENT IS THE KEY TO THE LONG LIFE OF ANY FARM IMPLEMENT. WITH
CAREFUL AND SYSTEMATIC INSPECTION, YOU CAN AVOID COSTLY MAINTENANCE, TIME AND REPAIR.
LUBRICATION
1. After using your drill for several hours, check all bolts
to be sure they are tight and check all roller chains for
proper tension.
2. Listed below are the items you need to lubricate
every
20 to 25 hours
of operation:
a.
Marker body hinges.
b
. Jack shaft bearings.
c.
Feeder cup drive sprocket bearings.
d
. Floating top link pivots on wing boxes, if used.
e
. Gauge wheel arm pivot castings.
f
. Center Box upper pivot link on transport frame.
g
. Tool bar u-joint crosses.
3. Listed below are the items you need to lubricate
be-
fore storing
the drill:
a
. Clean and oil all roller chains.
b
. Feeder cup drive sprocket should be oiled in its
square bore. Move feeder cup adjustment lever
away from the sprocket as far as possible in order
to get the oil back into the square.
c
. Oil knob adjustment trunnion lower pivot tube on
press wheel arms.
4. Disk scrapers should be kept properly adjusted.
5. Always maintain the proper inflation of air pressure in
gauge wheel tires and in transport tires.
MAINTENANCE & LUBRICATION