Great Plains YP Fertilizer System - Manual (Page 16)

Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
16 Fertilizer System
407-197M 02/29/2008
Refer to Figure 28 on page 15
H.R. Boom Identification and Orientation
• The high rate boom sections have nozzles
without 800-367C AD PUSH 1/4TUBEX1/4MNPT .
They may have pre-installed:
830-071C AD 1/4MNPT X 3/8HB POLYPROP .
• Each wing has two boom sections. The open
thread ends are adjacent, and are to be mated by
a tee in a later step.
• The end of the boom with the four closely-spaced
nozzles is the outside end (wing tip or planter
center). The ends with the sparsely-spaced noz-
zles
are where the tee connection will be made.
• The cap is on the outside end.
• The nozzles face to planter front. If the sections
are not so pre-assembled, adjust the nozzles.
82. Lay the four booms, oriented as above along the
tops of the wing seed tube supports.
Join H.R. Booms Sections with Tees
83. Select:
Refer to Figure 29
84. Apply thread sealant, and join each pair of boom
sections with a tee .
85. Apply thread sealant, and screw in the elbow .
Set its final orientation facing forward.
Mount H.R. Booms
Refer to Figure 30
86. Loosely mount each boom in the lower position
of + using the U-bolts and lock nuts loosely
installed at Step 79.
87. Adjust the boom to roughly align its ends with the
ends of the tube of the air system support frame.
Tighten the lock nuts.
Qty Call Part Description
2 830-028C TEE 3/4FNPT POLYPROP
2 830-123C EL 3/4MNPT X 3/4HB POLYPROP
2
3
333
Figure 29
High Rate Boom Tee
27113
330
338
330
338
330
330
Figure 30
Boom Mount and Extension
27100
323
325
311
310
325
311 310