Great Plains ADI334 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 2)

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Models ADI334 and ADI345 Air Drill Implement 160-195M 5/11/05 Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
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Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Description of Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Intended Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 1 Preparation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hitching Cart to Implement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bleeding the Hydraulics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bleeding the Lift System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bleeding the Fold System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Side-to-Side Frame Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
45-Foot Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
34-Foot Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 2 Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
General Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Lifting the Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rephasing Lift System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Lift Cylinder Channel Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Folding the Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Unfolding the Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Field Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fan Speed Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Opener Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 3 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting the Seeding Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Individual Opener Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Opener Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Opener Spring Down Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Hoe-Tip Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Electric Clutch Height Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 4 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 5 Maintenance and Lubrication . . . . . . . . . 25
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Gauge Wheel Pivots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Castor Wheel Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Press Wheel Gang Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Press Wheel Pivot Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Lift Assist Pivots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Implement Hinge Pivots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cart Pull Link Pivots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Parallel Arm Pivots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Press Wheel Screw Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . 27
Floating Hoe Opener Pivots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Wheel or Axle Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Section 6 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 7 Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . 30
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Torque Values Chart for Common Bolt Sizes . . . . 31
Tire Inflation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hydraulic Schematics–45-Foot Drill . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Hydraulic Schematics–34-Foot Drill . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36