Great Plains ADC2350BE Operator Manual - Manual (Page 55)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Index Operating Instructions 51
2012-08-01 Table of Contents Index 167-085M
Unloading Either Hopper, cont...
19. Position your grain container under the auger spout.
20. Before restarting the tractor hydraulics, check the
configuration of the tractor and cart hydraulics. The
cart diverter valve is located at the front right corner
of the forward bulk hopper. See “Auger Hydraulic
Controls” on page 39.
21. Engage tractor lever for auger circuit.
Rotating auger. To prevent serious injury or death:
▲ Read instructions and safety information prior to operation.
▲ Keep hands, feet, hair and clothing away from rotating
auger.
▲ Do not remove or modify any guards.
▲ Keep children well clear of work area.
Refer to Figure 60
22. Start the auger by turning the auger motor control
left or right. Visually check auger for correct direction
of rotation. Reverse handle if needed.
Follow manufacturer recommendations for protective
equipment when working with treated seeds.
Refer to Figure 61
23. Slowly open the clean-out door
on the bottom of
the meter.
This is the forward of the two doors on the meter.
24. When material flow from the clean-out stops, open
the calibration door to ensure complete clean-out.
The calibration door is the rear door.
25. Turn the hand crank counter-clockwise to empty
meter. Turn until material flow is nil.
26. Set the auger directional control to neutral/off.
27. Latch-out pins on auger swing arm joint and mount.
Move auger inlet out from under cart.
28. To empty the other hopper, return to:
step 15 on page 50 for the rear hopper, or
step 11 on page 49 for the front hopper.
Otherwise continue at step 29.
Figure 60
Auger Directional Control
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Equipment Damage Risk:
Rotate the hand crank only in the counter-clockwise direction,
as shown in Figure 32, page 36. Operating in reverse can
cause meter gear box damage.
Figure 61
Hopper Unloading Door
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