Great Plains PFC2000 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 15)

Preparation and Setup 13
03/28/2007 407-158M
Hitching With Empty Tank
1. Position planter for forward-only movement after
hitching. Set parking brake on tractor and shut off
tractor. Planter may be raised or lowered.
2. Have two people move the cart to engage the
tongue loop with the pintle hitch.
3. Secure the safety chain around the rear hitch
weldment frame.
4. Remove wheel chocks.
Hitching With Loaded Tank
DANGER
!
Only do this for immediate field operations, and not trans-
port. The planter plus a loaded tank cart is not safe to move
any distance on public roads, even if the tractor is rated for
80,000 pounds.
1. Raise and fold the planter, so that the hitch
observer does not need to stand beyond the
unfolded wing ends. Position planter for forward-
only movement after hitching.
2. Pick a spot for the hitch point, about six feet behind
the planter’s rear hitch. Place a small object at the
spot.
3. Using another towing implement pull the cart
toward the hitching point at an angle, from the
rear, and to the side of the planter. Stop when the
tongue loop is over the hitching point.
4. Disconnect the cart, lower the tongue loop to the
ground, and swing it back away from the planter.
5. Have the hitch observer stand clear of the planter
and signal to the tractor operator to back the
planter up slowly.
6. Signal stop when the pintle hitch is over the hitch-
ing spot.
7. Set the parking brake on the tractor and shut it off.
8. Engage the tongue loop with the pintle hitch.
9. Secure the safety chain around the hitch weldment
frame.
10. Remove wheel chocks.