Great Plains 3N-3020P Operator Manual - Manual (Page 16)

3N-3010P and 3N-3020P
196-248M 4/23/2010
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Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of
new product owners. This drill 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 sat-
isfactory use from the machine.
Description of Unit
The 3N-3010P and 3N-3020P are pull-type seed-
ing implements outfitted with no-till coulters for
use in no- or minimum-till conditions. The 3N-
3010P is outfitted with 10 series, parallel-arm
openers. The 3N-3020P is outfitted with 20 series,
side-depth-control openers. Both models fold for
transport. Both models are outfitted with Great
Plains seed singulation meters for singulating
drilled seed.
Intended Usage
Use the drill to seed production-agriculture crops
only. Do not modify the drill for use with attach-
ments other than Great Plains options and
accessories specified for use with the drill.
Using This Manual
This manual will familiarize you with safety, as-
sembly, operation, adjustments, troubleshooting
and maintenance. Read this manual and follow
the recommendations to help ensure safe and ef-
ficient operation.
The information in this manual is current at print-
ing. Some parts may change to assure top
performance.
Definitions
The following terms are used throughout this
manual.
Singulated Seeds - seeds that are metered indi-
vidually, such as soybeans, corn, cotton and milo.
The seed meter separates individual seeds from
the seed pool and distributes them one at a time.
The seed rates are designated as seeds per acre.
Volumetric Seeds - seeds that are metered by vol-
ume such as wheat and rice. The seed meter