Great Plains YP1625A Operator Manual - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Important Safety Information ......................................1
Safety Decals .................................................................6
Introduction ................................................................11
Description of Unit ........................................................11
Intended Usage ........................................................11
Document Family .........................................................11
Covered Models ...........................................................11
Using This Manual........................................................11
Definitions.................................................................12
Owner Assistance ........................................................12
Preparation and Setup ...............................................13
Initial Setup...................................................................13
Pre-Planting Setup .......................................................13
Hitching Tractor to Planter............................................14
Hydraulic Hookup .....................................................14
Hydraulic Hose Hookup............................................14
Protecting Hydraulic Motor Seals .............................15
3-Point Hitch .............................................................16
Hitching with Hydraulic Tongue (Option) ..................16
Raising/Lowering Tongue.........................................17
Hitching with Either Hitch..........................................17
Electrical Hookup......................................................17
Store Main Parking Stand.........................................18
Lock Up Fertilizer Drive ............................................18
Operating Instructions...............................................19
Pre-Start Checklist .......................................................19
Wing Lock Overview.....................................................19
Unfolding The Planter...................................................20
Prepare Hitched Tractor and Planter........................20
Prepare Transport Hooks .........................................20
Release Wing Locks.................................................21
Re-Phase Fold Cylinders..........................................21
Partially Unfold .........................................................21
Lower Tongue ..........................................................21
Fully Unfold ..............................................................22
Remove and Store Transport Locks.........................22
Unfold Closeout ........................................................23
Raising/Lowering Planter .............................................24
Raising Planter .........................................................24
Lowering Planter ......................................................24
Re-phasing Lift System ............................................25
Folding the Planter .......................................................25
Shut off Fan and Hydraulic Drive..............................26
Set Tractor and Tongue ...........................................26
Raise Planter............................................................ 26
Install Lock Channels ............................................... 26
Activate Fold Solenoid Valves.................................. 27
Begin Folding ........................................................... 27
Raise Tongue........................................................... 27
Complete Fold.......................................................... 27
Lower Tongue .......................................................... 27
Re-phasing Fold System.......................................... 27
Transporting ................................................................. 28
Loading Materials......................................................... 29
Material Loading Overview....................................... 29
Mounting a Hopper or Bulk Seed Box...................... 29
Loading Hopper with Seed....................................... 32
Using Auxiliary Hydraulic Circuit .......................... 32
Dismounting a Hopper or Seed Box......................... 34
Fertilizer Tanks (Option) .............................................. 35
Filling Tanks ............................................................. 35
Ground Drive Pump ................................................. 35
Field Setup Checklist ................................................... 36
Monitor Operation ........................................................ 37
Electric Clutch Operation ............................................. 38
Hydraulic Drive Operation (Option) .............................. 39
Air System Operation ................................................... 40
Air System Overview................................................ 41
Fan Circuit Operation ........................................... 42
Fan General Operating Information ..................... 43
Recommended Initial Fan Speeds ....................... 43
Marker Operation ......................................................... 44
Field Operation ............................................................ 45
Skip and Double Checks ...................................... 45
Parking......................................................................... 46
Storage ........................................................................ 47
Storage: Fertilizer Option ......................................... 47
Adjustments ............................................................... 48
Setting Material Rates.................................................. 49
Planting Rate............................................................ 49
Fan and Meter Pressurization Adjustment ................... 51
Fill Disk with Ground Drive: .................................. 51
Furrow Check: ...................................................... 52
Fine-Tuning Meter Pressurization ............................ 53
Checking Planting Rate ............................................... 54
Checking Singulated Rate........................................ 54
Setting Fertilizer Rate .................................................. 55
Marker Adjustments ..................................................... 56
Dual Marker Speed Adjustment ............................... 56