Great Plains 3S-5000HD Assembly Instructions - Manual (Page 9)

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Installation Instructions
Before You Start
Most accidents are the result of negligence and
carelessness, usually caused by failure of the operator to
follow simple but necessary safety precautions. Allow no
one to install the small seeds option before carefully
reading this manual.
Some fasteners may be loosely assembled. Remove
them before mounting that component. Due to evolving
manufacturing practices, some sub-assemblies may
already be completely pre-assembled. If so, check that
fasteners are tight, and skip the unneeded assembly
steps.
Tools Required
• a lift or hoist with a 150 pound (68 kg) capacity
• basic hand tools, including hose clamp pliers
• scaffold or ladder
Torque values for fasteners are shown on page 32.
1. Read and understand “Important Safety
Information” starting on page 1.
2. Ensure drill is compatible with kit. See page 3.
Prepare Drill
3. Clean-out the Fertilizer box, or Seed box if no
Fertilizer box is present, per the instructions in the
current drill Operator Manual.
4. Position the drill in a well lighted location suitable for
the installation. A clear surface beneath makes it
easier to recover any dropped parts.
5. Partially unfold the drill, to allow access to
walkboard mount hardware.
Refer to Figure 3
6. Deploy all parking stands provided with the drill.
7. Lower the drill.
Lower the openers.
Other Options
8. If also installing any main seed box options, install
them before Small Seeds. If this is a new delivery,
defer installation of press wheels and other row unit
options until after installing Small seeds. If also
installing markers, install them after Small Seeds.
9. Swing down the walkboard ladders (if installed).
Negative Tongue Weight:
Drill must be only partially unfolded, or hitched to a tractor,
or fully lowered, with any parking stands installed, before
commencing work. A fully unfolded raised drill can have a
negative tongue weight of up to 1300 pounds.
Figure 3:
Drill Parking Stand
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