Great Plains NP4000B Operator Manual - Manual (Page 22)

417-199M Table of Contents Index 2014-05-14
18 2013+ NP4000/A/B Table of Contents Index Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new
product owners. Your Nutri-Pro
®
40-Foot Fertilizer
Applicator (NP4000 or NP4000A) 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/A/B is an applicator implement for
conventional liquid fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia (NH
3
)
or both. It has a working width (swath) of 36 or 40 feet
(11 or 12.2 m). The applicator has single or triple
coulters with tines for sub-soil application from optional
on-board or user-provisioned tanks.The NP4000/A/B has
a lift-assisted 2-point hitch.
When configured for conventional liquid fertilizer, the
NP4000 model is designed for use with
an optional ground-drive CDS-John Blue
®
piston pump,
an optional variable-rate Ace hydraulic drive pump, or
a user-provisioned pump.
When configured for anhydrous ammonia the NP4000A
model relies on NH
3
vapor pressure from a separately
provisioned trailing nurse tank.
A Raven SCS 450 console is available for sectional and
variable-rate control.
Models Covered
This manual applies to 2013 and later (2013+)
Great Plains applicator models:
Intended Usage
Use the NP4000/A/B Fertilizer Applicator only to apply
compatible fertilizers. Do not modify Great
Plains-provisioned components, or install
user-provisioned components, except as authorized or
recommended by Great Plains.
Document Family
Figure 1
NP4000A Fertilizer Applicator
34950
Conventional Liquid Fertilizer Models
NP4000-1630 16-row 30-inch (76.2 cm)
NP4000-1630+SD 17-row (16-row Side Dress)
Anhydrous Model (configurable for two materials)
NP4000A-16C30 16-row 30-inch (76.2 cm)
NP4000A-16C30+SD 17-row (16-row Side Dress)
NP4000B-1238 12-row 38 inch (96.5 cm) bedded
NP4000B-1240 12-row 40-inch (102 cm) bedded
417-199M 2013+ NP4000/A/B
a
Operator/Rate
Manual
(this document)
a. For 2012- NP4000, see manual 407-776M.
For NP3000/A, see manual 407-613M.
For NP30A and NP40A, see manual 407-502M.
For NP30L and NP40L, see manual 407-313M.
417-199P NP4000/A/B Parts manual
417-199Q NP4000/A/B Pre-Delivery manual
Manuals for Options:
407-551M Using Anhydrous Ammonia Safely
12-M-29 CDS-John Blue
®
IP-1300/1800
Impellicone
®
parts
016-0159-403 Raven AccuFlow™ Operator manual
016-0159-831 Raven SCS 450 Installation, Operation
and Service manual
FVC062 Squibb-Taylor Flo-Max™ manual
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. Available from Ace Pump Corporation:
http://www.acepumps.com
Ace Pump Instruction manual