Mount fertilizer boom (option), Position boom – Great Plains YP825A Operator Manual User Manual
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Appendix B - Pre-Delivery
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Mount Fertilizer Boom (Option)
If there are any frame-mounted accessories that are not
already installed, mount them before attaching the boom.
Position Boom
For model YP425A, skip to step 33.
Step 32 requires a liquid pipe thread compound suitable
for polypropylene.
System Clogging Risk:
Do not use tape sealants. Use only liquid sealant. Tape
fragments are likely, and clog orifices.
Refer to Figure 141
31. Select one pair of:
407-134D MANIFOLD 40 FT TWIN ROW or
407-140D MANIFOLD 30 FOOT TWIN ROW
A tee fitting
is factory-assembled on one section.
32. Apply pipe thread sealant and join the sections.
Orient all nozzles to the same side of the pipe.
33. Lay boom on top of frame tube, centered, nozzles
facing up:
YP425A: end elbow to planter left
YP625A: center elbow to front
YP825A: center elbow to rear
34. Select two (YP425A) or four (YP625/825A):
806-150C U-BOLT 3/8-16 X 7 1/32 X 6 GR5
Note: Do not select all the U-bolts in this size.
There is one more used at step 42.
35. Referencing Figure 141, place a U-bolt
at each
mount point. Slide the U-bolts forward (under boom)
from in front of the front tool bar.
Figure 141
Boom Positioning
31968
YP425A
YP625A
YP825A
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70
70
70
61
61
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