Great Plains 3PYPA Operator Manual - Manual (Page 56)

52 3PYPA Table of Contents Index Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
401-647M Table of Contents Index 03/20/2012
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Air System Checklist Page
Manifold to seed box or hopper seal -
Add 2 cups of seed lubricant to air box,
prior to first use, and prior to loading seed
131
Seed loaded. Lids closed and latched. 37
Y-tubes turned on for active rows 80
No air leaks (except from seed box) -
Hose routings - no sags, no pinches (check
wing-folded & field positions)
-
Hoses fully connected to meters and
locked
-
Planter Hydraulic Drive Checklist Page
Check chain lubrication and slack 120
Input initial values for desired population
a
a. Refer to monitor manual and Seed Rate manual.
Calibrate radar speed sensor pulses with
planter lowered.
b
b. Refer to seed monitor manual.
Lubricate slider joints on drive shafts 126
Check clutch operation 46
Planter Ground Drive Checklist Page
Check chain lubrication and slack 120
Set/check Range, Transmission and Upper
Drive sprockets against rate chart
a
a. Refer to Seed Rate manual.
Calibrate radar speed sensor pulses with
planter lowered.
b
b. Refer to seed monitor manual.
Lubricate slider joints on drive shafts 126
Check clutch operation 46
Row Units Checklist Page
Preset depth handles alike. 73
Preset down force springs alike, except in
tracks.
68
Set all unit-mounted coulters to
1 ⁄
4
in shal-
lower than opener blades.
71
Check coulter alignment to row 72
Check closing wheel alignment 83
Set press wheels alike, except in tracks. 83
Check action and contact of side depth
wheels
74
Check wheel scraper gaps (if installed) 75
Treatments (Options) Checklist Page
Check tractor-mounted components
a
a. Check supplier manual for tanks and pump. Check
fertilizer section of monitor manual.
Check for correct orifice plates
b
b. Check Seed Rate manual, and manual for fertilizer
pump system.
Check relief valve setting 66
Fill system with 100 gallons of water, and
check for leaks
-
Check all row unit lines connected, free of
kinks, and discharge tube/nozzles clear
-
Inlet and hose valves open -
Meters Checklist Page
Corn?
Check timing of meters for twin-row
a
Check chain tension. Re-connect any
loose idler tensioning springs.
-
Correct disks for seed
a
a. Refer to Seed Rate manual.
Start fan. Operate at field rpms. 44
Rotate meter drive shafts one turn disks
with seed.
48
b
b. With optional hydraulic drive, speed this process by
performing a “FILL METER” operation.
a. Refer to Seed Rate manual.