Folding the planter – Great Plains YP1220 Operator Manual User Manual
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YP1220
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
401-506M
03/14/2012
Folding the Planter
Pinch Point and Crushing Hazard:
To prevent serious injury or death:
▲ Fold only if hydraulics are bled free of air and fully charged
with hydraulic oil.
▲ Stay away from frame sections when they are being raised
or lowered.
▲ Keep away and keep others away when folding or unfolding
planter.
Fold planter on level ground with tractor in neutral. If your
planter has markers, be certain they are folded.
Crushing Hazard:
Center section of planter will move backward while folding.
Allow at least 10ft of clearance behind the planter when fold-
ing.
1.
Switch drive line clutches off.
Set electronic valve selector switch
➀
in tractor to
“FOLD” to activate fold cylinder hydraulics.
3.
Activate lift hydraulics. Raise planter until lift hydrau-
lics are fully raised.
Planter Damage Risk:
Be sure planter’s lift hydraulics are fully raised before folding
or machine damage WILL occur.
Fold planter until wings clear transport hooks
➁
by a
few feet.
Planter Damage Risk:
Failure to keep the 3-point lowered while folding WILL result
in opener or seed delivery system damage.
5.
Raise 3-point hitch to elevate wing hooks located on
the tongue above the wings.
6.
Fold planter fully so wing locks can engage the wing
hooks
➃
.
Lower 3-point hitch to engage wing hooks so tongue
is carried on the wing locks. Allow hitch to float with
planter frame while transporting.
Figure 15
Selector Switch
21980
Figure 16
Transport Hooks
25030
➁
Figure 17
Wing Hook & Wing Lock
22815
27288
➂
➃