Great Plains 2S-2600F Operator Manual v2 - Manual (Page 2)

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Table of Contents
2S-2600 and 2S-2600F Two-Section Folding Drill 195-200M-A 9/26/13
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Description of Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 1 Preparation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tractor Hookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hydraulic Hose Hookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Bleeding the Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 2 Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . 14
Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unfolding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Folding & Unfolding Quick Reference . . . . . 15
Setting the Bypass Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adjusting the Counter Balance Valve . . . . . . 17
Opener Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Opener Lock Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Point Row Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fertilizer Box Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Shaft Monitor Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Marker Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Transporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Parking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 3 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Seed Rate Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Seed Rate Charts (pounds per acre). . . . . . 25
Fertilizer Rate Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fertilizer Meter Rate Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Small Seeds Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Small Seeds Rate Chart (Imperial) . . . . . . . 31
Small Seeds Rate Chart (Metric). . . . . . . . . 32
Seeding Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
00 Series Opener Down Pressure . . . . . . . . 33
00 Series Opener Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
00 Series Opener Frame Adjustment . . . . . 36
00 Series Disk Scraper Adjustment . . . . . . . 36
00 Series Seed-Lok Lock Up . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Marker Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Seed and Fertilizer Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Frame Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Section 4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 5 Maintenance and Lubrication . . . . . 46
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Section 6 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Flat Folding Marker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
00 Series Seed-Lok Firming Wheel . . . . . . . 55
Seed Cup Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Shaft Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Weight Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Two Outlet Hydraulic Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Dual Gauge Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Point Row Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fertilizer Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Offset Box Divider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 7 Specifications and Capacities . . . . 59
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Tire Inflation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Hydraulic Schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65