Field set-up checklists – Great Plains YP825AR Operator Manual User Manual
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YP825AR
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
401-923M
2014-06-17
Field Set-Up Checklists
Use the following tables to develop a final checklist for
your tractor/planter configuration. Additional or fewer
steps may be necessary depending on tractor features,
planter options and planting accessories.
Mechanical Checklist (Hitching)
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Planter hitched
Safety chain secured to tractor
Parking jack stowed
Electrical Checklist
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Verify electrical hookups solid
Check seed monitor terminal and observe
any diagnostic messages
a
a. Refer to monitor manual.
Option: Verify that, when planter is
lowered, optional radar speed sensor is
pointed at ground, at an angle
approximately 35
° below horizontal.
b
b. Refer to sensor documentation.
Hydraulic System Checklist
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Check tractor hydraulic reservoir full
-
Fan return
Fan motor pressure side (retract)
Inspect connections for leaks
-
Perform a raise and lower operation
Check fan speed and airflow direction
a
a. Operate fan briefly. Observe rotor blades spinning
toward exit port as fan slows to a stop.
Mechanical Checklist (post-Hitching)
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Raise planter.
Disengage transport locks
Front-to-rear level
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Marker extension set
Marker disc angle set
Markers folded (unless already at start of
first planting row)
Air System Checklist
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Fan butterfly valve set
Seed loaded. Lids closed.
Meter shutters open to chart value
No air leaks (except from seed hoppers)
Hoses and tubing - no sags, no pinches
Check both manifold and sensor lines
Hoses fully connected to meters
Planter Meter Drive Checklist
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Check chain lubrication and slack
Calibrate speed sensor pulses with planter
lowered.
a
a. Refer to seed monitor manual.
Seeding: Set/check Range and
Transmission against rate chart
b
b. Refer to Seed and Fertilizer Rate manual.
Row Units Checklist
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Preset depth handles alike.
Preset down force springs alike, except in
tracks.
Option: Set all unit-mounted coulters to
1
⁄
4
in shallower than opener blades.
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Check coulter alignment to row
70
Check closing wheel alignment
Set press wheels alike, except in tracks.
Check action and contact of side depth
wheels
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Check wheel scraper gaps (if installed)