Great Plains PT8030 Parts Manual - Manual (Page 9)

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Assembly and Setup
PT6030 and PT8030 Pull-Type Planter 401-032Q 10/14/08
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
5. Place flow divider (1) over fertilizer outlets. Use hair-
pin cotter keys (2) to pin flow divider to fertilizer outlet.
6. Attach metal straps (3) to hopper with 5/16-by-1-inch
bolts (4), fender washers (5), rubber washers (6), lock
washers (7) and nuts (8).
7. Attach tarp straps (9) to hopper lid and metal strap
with 5/16-by-1 1/2-inch bolts (10), flat washers (11),
lock washers (12) and nuts (13).
8. Mount the far-left hopper on the fertilizer-bar assem-
bly. Place hopper (1) on supports and attach with 1/2-
by-3-inch bolts (2) and lock nuts (3). Pin the rear of
hopper to supports with bent pins (4). You may need to
loosen the hopper supports to mount the hopper.
9. On the far-left hopper, assemble drive coupler (5) on
the left end of the auger shaft. Secure with roll pin. As-
semble coupler (6) and coupler shaft (7) on right-hand
end of auger shaft. Secure with wire retainer pin.
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10. Connect far-left hopper to the drive by installing drive
coupler (1) on the fertilizer drive shaft (2). You may
need to adjust the hopper or fertilizer drive (3).
11. When you are satisfied that the far left-hopper is prop-
erly mounted, mount remaining hoppers, moving to
the right. Connect each hopper to the next with cou-
plers, coupler shafts and wire retainer pins as you go.
You may need to reposition hopper supports slightly
for hoppers to connect.
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