Great Plains CF600 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 2)

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Important Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Description of Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Intended Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Preparation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hitching Tractor to Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Leveling Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Field Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electric-Hydraulic Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hydraulic Elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Boom Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Leveling Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Locking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Break Away Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Spring Arm Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Wing Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Maintenance and Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cables and Rollers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Optional Hydraulic Elevator . . . . . . . . . . 28
Optional Electric-Hydraulic Control . . . . 28
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Center Section Pivots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Wing Joint Pivots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Swing Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electric-Hydraulic Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Torque Values Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34