Great Plains YP625PD Operator Manual - Manual (Page 15)

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Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new
product owners. The 18-Row 110 cm Yield-Pro
® Air
Planter (YP625PD) 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.
Models Covered
Note: YP625TD and YP925TD (3-Point) models have a
separate Operator manual (401-755M).
Description of Unit
The YP625PD Planter is a towed precision planting
implement for use in conventional till, minimum-till, or
light no-till conditions.
The YP625PD is optimized for planting on beds a 18 cm
high.
The YP625PD includes a dry fertilizer system, and
optional frame-mounted coulters and/or row cleaners.
Coulters make it suitable for light to moderate no-till
conditions only. The YP625PD includes 25AP Series
openers with Air-Pro
® meters supporting a wide choice
of seed disks.
Intended Usage
Use the YP625PD Planter to seed production-agriculture
crops only. Do not modify the planter for use with
attachments other than Great Plains options and
accessories specified for use with the YP625PD.
Document Family
Using This Manual
This manual will familiarize you with
safety, assembly, operation,
adjustments, troubleshooting, and
maintenance. Read this manual and
follow the recommendations to help
ensure safe and efficient operation.
The information in this manual is current at printing.
Some parts may change to assure top performance.
Definitions
The following terms are used throughout this manual.
A crucial point of information related to the preceding topic.
Read and follow the directions to remain safe, avoid serious
damage to equipment and ensure desired field results.
Note: Useful information related to the preceding topic.
Right-hand and left-hand as used in
this manual are determined by facing
the direction the machine will travel
while in use unless otherwise stated.
An orientation rose in some line art
illustrations shows the directions of:
Up, Back, Left, Down, Front, Right.
“Option” indicates a feature or capability that is optional
on the original planter purchase, and may not be
present. “optional” indicates an operator action that is not
required.
YP625PD18TP110 Yield-Pro ® Model 625, Pull-Type,
Dry Fertilizer, 18-Row, Triple-Row,
110 cm triple-row spacing
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a. For planting on flat ground, see “Appendix C - Flat Ground Planting” on page 114.
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