Great Plains NP4000B Operator Manual - Manual (Page 190)

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Shift 2-Point Hitch
Refer to Figure 111
The front tool bar of the forward sub-frame has stop keys
for the standard (pre-emergence) hitch position
and
for the side dress hitch position .
27. Loosen or remove the nuts at all four hitch
U-bolts.
28. Move each hitch to align the right edge of the bolt
plate with the right stop keys on the frame.
29. Tighten nuts to
3 ⁄
4
-10 Grade 5 torque specification.
Revert Side Dress to Pre-Emergence
Revert Liquid
Possible Agricultural Chemical Hazard:
Wear chemical gloves while handling disconnected drop lines.
Hose may contain residual amounts of chemical fluids. Consult
the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the material most
recently applied.
1. Disconnect drop line at coulter
2. If a single-coulter applicator, or three-coulter without
second boom, disconnect drop line at boom nozzle.
Replace nozzle with cap.
3. If a two-boom applicator, replace the half-rate orifice
plate in the side dress nozzle with the same plate
size used on the other rows. If using VeriFlow
nozzles, replace the half-rate nozzle with a full rate
nozzle.
4. Dismount side dress coulter. Frame extension may
be left in place.
5. If a three-coulter applicator, move coulter to rear
frame position from which it was removed. Re-install
all other removed rear coulters.
6. Restore hitch to center-line.
7. Note change in swath for rate calculations.
Revert Anhydrous
Suffocation, Blinding, Burning, Freezing, Disabling and
Disfigurement Hazards:
Do not perform this installation reversion without PPE or
without verifying system discharge. This process requires
opening a flow divider port to the atmosphere. This system
segment could contain liquid anhydrous ammonia (NH
3
). It
would overwhelm your PPE
a
and could be fatal.
1. Discharge system (see “System Discharge” on
page 118).
2. Disconnect side dress delivery tubing at divider and
coulter. Leave tubing in place on frame.
3. Replace adaptor at divider with plug.
4. Dismount coulter. Frame extension may be left in
place.
5. Restore hitch to center-line.
6. Note change in swath for rate setting.
Figure 111
Hitch Shift
31844
17
1
2
1
2
39
1
2
39
17