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Section 5 Maintenance and Lubrication
FCP1000 Three-Meter Drill and Hitch 148-693M-A 7/5/2005
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Section 5
Maintenance and Lubrication
Maintenance
Proper servicing and adjustment are key to long life of any
farm implement. With careful and systematic inspection,
you can avoid costly maintenance, time and repair.
Always turn off and remove tractor key before making any
adjustments or performing any maintenance.
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WARNING!
You may be severely injured or killed by being crushed by the
falling implement. Always have transport locks in place and
frame sufficiently blocked up when working on implement.
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WARNING!
Escaping fluid under pressure can have sufficient pressure to
penetrate the skin. Check all hydraulic lines and fittings before
applying pressure. Fluid escaping from a very small hole can be
almost invisible. Use paper or cardboard, not body parts, and
wear heavy gloves to check for suspected leaks. If injured, seek
medical assistance from a doctor that is familiar with this type
of injury. Foreign fluids in the tissue must be surgically removed
within a few hours or gangrene will result.
1. After using implement for several hours, check all
bolts to be sure they are tight.
2. Inflate tires as specified on Tire Inflation Chart, “Ap-
pendix,” page 40.
3. Replace any worn, damaged or illegible safety decals.
Obtain new decals from your Great Plains dealer. Re-
fer to Safety Decals, “Important Safety Information,”
page 4 for decal placement.
4. Check drill drive chains for wear. Replace if neces-
sary. Adjust idlers to remove excess slack from
chains.
5. Keep front slide blocks (1) on transport axles adjusted
to within 0.381 to 0.635 mm (0.015 to 0.025 inch) of in-
ner-axle tubes (2). See Figure 5-1.
Figure 5-1
Slide Block Adjustment
Fertilizer Clean Out
After using fertilizer in the FCP1000F, clean drill box as
soon as possible.
1. With a small scoop or can, remove as much fertilizer
as possible from drill box.
2. Unlatch clean-out doors as shown in Figure 5-2. Be
prepared to collect fertilizer that spills from drill box.
3. Wash inside of drill box with water under high pres-
sure. To aid clean out, lift vinyl washout cover and
spray into fertilizer tray. See Figure 5-3
Figure 5-2
Fertilizer Clean-Out Door Unlatched
Figure 5-3
Fertilizer Tray Wash-Out
Transport Cylinder Support Brace
The transport-lift cylinders are equipped with support
braces to prevent cylinder buckling during transport.
These support braces must be properly assembled to sup-
port transport-lift cylinders without binding or placing undo
side loads on cylinders.
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