Great Plains YP4025F-1670 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Important Safety Information ......................................1
Introduction ................................................................13
Models Covered ...........................................................13
Document Family......................................................13
Description of Unit ........................................................13
Intended Usage ........................................................14
Using This Manual........................................................14
Definitions.................................................................14
Owner Assistance ........................................................15
Product Support .......................................................15
Preparation and Setup ...............................................16
Initial Setup...................................................................16
Seasonal Setup ............................................................16
Pre-Planting Setup .......................................................16
Hitching Tractor to Planter............................................17
Hitching with 3-Point.................................................17
Hitching with Hydraulic Tongue (Option) ..................18
Raising/Lowering Tongue.........................................18
Local Float on Hydraulic Tongue..............................18
Hydraulic Hose Hookup................................................19
Protecting Fan Hydraulic Motor Seals ......................20
Electrical Hookup .........................................................21
Parking Stands .............................................................22
Tank Cart Hitching....................................................23
Making Fertilizer Connections ..................................23
Heights and Leveling....................................................23
Set Tongue Height ...................................................24
Checking Planter Height...........................................24
Marker Setup................................................................25
Lock Up Fertilizer Drive ................................................25
Operating Instructions...............................................26
Pre-Start Checklist .......................................................26
Unfolding The YP40 Planter.........................................27
Raising/Lowering Planter .............................................29
Raising Planter .........................................................30
Lowering Planter ......................................................30
Lift Cylinder Lock-Up ................................................31
Re-Phasing Lift System ............................................31
Local Float on Hydraulic Tongue..............................31
Folding the YP40 Planter .............................................32
Re-phasing Fold System ..........................................34
Transporting the Planter...............................................35
Typical YP40 Planter Weights ..................................35
Transport Checklist...................................................36
Caster Locks - Field Operations............................... 36
Field Set-Up Checklist ................................................. 36
Field Operation ............................................................ 39
Marker Unfolding.......................................................... 40
Marker Unfold (one side).......................................... 40
Row Marker Operation ............................................. 41
Folding the Markers ................................................. 41
Unusual Marker Operations ..................................... 41
Monitor Operation ........................................................ 41
Planting ........................................................................ 41
Electric Clutch Operation ............................................. 42
Y-Tubes ....................................................................... 42
Electric Clutch Lock-Up............................................ 43
Airbox Operation .......................................................... 44
Fan Operation .......................................................... 44
Walkboard and Ladder................................................. 45
Loading Materials (YP4025F only)............................... 46
Loading Seed ........................................................... 46
Loading Fertilizer...................................................... 47
82 bu. Hopper Operation ............................................. 48
150 bu. Hopper Operation ........................................... 49
Changing the Seed Box or Hopper .............................. 50
Checking Planting Rate ............................................... 51
Auxiliary Hydraulics...................................................... 52
Fertilizer Tanks (Option) .............................................. 53
Trailer Operations ........................................................ 54
Short-Term Parking...................................................... 55
Long-Term Storage ...................................................... 56
Fertilizer System Clean-Out ......................................... 57
Problem Fertilizer Clean-Outs.................................. 57
Adjustments ............................................................... 58
Height Switch Adjustment ............................................ 59
Marker Adjustments ..................................................... 60
Marker Disk Adjustment ........................................... 61
Fan Adjustments .......................................................... 61
Liquid Fertilizer Setup .................................................. 62
Ground Drive Pump ................................................. 63
Liquid Fertilizer Strainer(s) ................................... 63
Fertilizer Relief Valve ............................................... 64
Fertilizer Orifice Plates ............................................. 64
Frame-Mounted Row Accessories ............................... 65
Terra-Tine™ Adjustments ........................................ 65
Frame-Mounted Coulter Adjustments ...................... 66
Vantage I Fertilizer Adjustments .............................. 66