Introduction, Using this manual, Description of unit – Great Plains NP4000 40-foot Operator Manual User Manual
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407-776M
2012-03-28
12
NP4000
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new
product owners. Your Nutri-Pro
®
40-Foot Fertilizer
Applicator 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 NP4000 is a fertilizer applicator implement. It has a
working width (swath) of 36, 38 or 40 feet (11, 11.6 or
12.2 m). The applicator has single or triple coulters for
sub-soil application of conventional liquid fertilizer from
optional on-board or user-provisioned tanks.The NP4000
has a lift-assisted 2-point hitch.
The NP4000 model is designed for use with an
optional ground-drive CDS-John Blue piston pump,
optional variable-rate Ace hydraulic drive pump,
or a user-provisioned pump. A Raven SCS 450 console
is available for the 3-section variable-rate manifold.
Models Covered
This manual applies to Great Plains applicator models:
Intended Usage
Use the NP4000 Fertilizer Applicator to apply compatible
liquid fertilizers. Do not modify Great Plains-provisioned
components, or install user-provisioned components,
except as authorized or recommended by Great Plains.
Document Family
NP4000-1236
12-row 36-inch spacing (91.4 cm)
NP4000-1238
12-row 38-inch spacing (96.5 cm)
NP4000-1630
16- and 17-row 30-inch (76.2 cm)
407-776M
NP4000
a
Operator/Rate Manual
(this document)
a. For NP30L and NP40L, see manual 407-313M.
For NP3000, see manual 407-613M.
407-776P
NP4000 Parts manual
407-776Q
NP4000 Pre-Delivery manual
Manuals for Options:
016-0159-831 Raven SCS-450 Installation, Operation
and Service manual
12-M-43
CDS-John Blue NGP Pump Parts and
Instructional manual
HYD-MAN
b
b.
Ace Pump Instruction manual
Using This Manual
This manual familiarizes you with safety, assembly,
operation, adjustments, troubleshooting, and
maintenance. Read this manual and follow the
recommendations to help ensure safe and efficient
operation.
The information in this manual is current at printing.
Some parts may change to assure top performance.
Identifies an Economic (not a Safety) Risk:
NOTICE provides a crucial point of information related to the
current topic. Read and follow the instructions to avoid damage
to equipment and ensure desired field results.
Note: This form sets off useful information about the
current topic, or forestalls possible
misunderstanding.
Right-hand and left-hand as used in
this manual are determined by facing
the direction the machine will travel
while in use unless otherwise stated.
An orientation rose in some line art
illustrations shows the directions of:
Up, Back, Left, Down, Front, Right.
“Option” refers to components not part of the standard
product, and not “optional” steps. If the component is
installed, the instructions apply.
Figure 1
NP4000 Fertilizer Applicator
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Two-digit callouts in the range
to
refer to the
same tank and Nutri-Pro
®
plumbing system
components throughout this manual.
and above
refer to parts of Options (see Appendix C).
U
D
F
B
L
R
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11
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