Great Plains 1300 13-Foot Operator Manual - Manual (Page 15)

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Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of new
product owners. Your 13-Foot/4 Meter End-Wheel 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
satisfactory use from the machine.
Description of Unit
The 1300 and 1300F is a towed seeding implement. This
drill has a working width of 13 feet (4 m). The drill has
straight arm, double disk openers. The opener disks
make a seed bed, and seed tubes mounted between the
disks place seed in the furrow. Press wheels following
the opener disks close the furrow and gauge opener
seeding depth. A T-handle on the opener body is for
seeding depth adjustments.
The metering system is driven from the left end wheel.
Seeding rates are adjustable with the seed rate
adjustment handle and sprocket changes.
Intended Usage
Use this implement to seed production-agriculture crops
in conventional or minimum tillage applications.
Models Covered
Standard 1300 Models have 00 Series openers and a
main seed box used entirely for seed. F Models add
fertilizer meters and divide the main box for this purpose.
Either model may add optional Small Seeds capability. Document Family
Using This Manual
This manual familiarizes you with safety, assembly,
operation, adjustments, troubleshooting, and
maintenance. Read this manual and follow the
recommendations to help ensure safe and efficient
operation.
The information in this manual is current at printing.
Some parts may change to assure top performance.
Figure 1
1300 and 1300F Drill
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1300 Models
1300-1610 16 row 10 inch (25.4 cm)
1300-2175 21 row 7.5 inch (19.1 cm)
1300-2606 26 row 6 inch 9 (15.2 cm)
1300F (Fertilizer) Models:
1300F-1610 16 row 10 inch (25.4 cm)
1300F-2175 21 row 7.5 inch (19.1 cm)
1300F-2606 26 row 6 inch 9 (15.2 cm)
175-157M Owner’s Manual (this document)
175-157P 1300 and 1300F Parts Manual
175-157B Seed Rate Manual