Great Plains NP30A 30-foot Operator Manual - Manual (Page 86)

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Short-Term Parking
1. Conclude application per “Stopping Application” on
page 76.
2. Unhitch nurse tank per “Final Nurse Tank Unhitch”
on page 79.
3. Choose an applicator parking location with level firm
ground. Do not unhitch on a steep slope.
4. Recover emergency shutoff rope from tractor.
Store on applicator.
5. Fully raise applicator (page 48).
6. Fold applicator (page 58).
7. Depending on hitch type:
Engage center section and lift-assist transport locks
(page 44), and/or
swing down parking stands (page 36) and/or
install jack stand on tongue (page 30).
8. Lower fertilizer applicator onto locks/stands. On
pull-type, use parking jack to neutralize tongue
weight at tractor hitch.
9. Set hydraulic circuits to neutral.
10. Disconnect hydraulic lines. Secure them so that they
do not touch the ground.
11. Disconnect electrical cables, capping where
provisioned.
12. Disconnect any safety chain. Unhitch. Restart tractor
and pull away from fertilizer applicator.
Ending Application Checklist Page
1 Suspend operations as at left, then… 75
2 Put on your goggles and gloves -
3 Close nurse tank withdrawal valve 76
4 Re-enter cab. Turn MASTER switch ON -
5 Resume field application.
Raise flow rate to maximum.
76
6 Continue application until both cooler and
flow divider pressures are zero.
-
7 Turn into wind. -
8 Raise applicator and stop. 48
9 Set MASTER switch off. -
16. Wait one minute. -
17. Turn left (wind from right). Stop. -
18. Open all bleed valves. 76
19. Close all line valves. 76
20. Wait one hour. 76
Figure 65
Parked
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