Great Plains 3P4025AH Operator Manual - Manual (Page 40)

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Field Set-Up Checklists
Use the following tables to develop a final checklist for
your tractor/planter configuration. Additional or fewer steps may be necessary depending
on tractor features, planter options and planting
accessories.
Mechanical Checklist (Hitching) Page
Planter hitched 15
Parking stands raised 18
Electrical Checklist Page
Verify electrical hookups solid 17
Check seed monitor terminal and observe
any diagnostic messages
a
a. Refer to monitor manual.
Option: Verify that, when planter is
lowered, optional radar speed sensor is
pointed at ground, at an angle
approximately 35
° below horizontal.
b
b. Refer to sensor documentation.
Hydraulic System Checklist Page
Check tractor hydraulic reservoir full -
Fan return
Fan motor pressure side (retract)
34
Inspect connections for leaks -
Check fan speed and airflow direction
a
a. Operate fan briefly. Observe rotor blades spinning
toward exit port as fan slows to a stop.
Mechanical Checklist (post-Hitching) Page
Planter unfolded 26
Planter leveled 19
Flex lock pins as desired 22
Wing lock pins as desired 22
Planter Meter Drive Checklist Page
Check chain lubrication and slack 84
Calibrate speed sensor pulses with planter
lowered.
a
a. Refer to seed monitor manual.
Set/check Range and Transmission
against rate chart
b
b. Refer to Seed Rate Manual.
Air System Checklist Page
Seed loaded. Lids closed. 28
Meter shutters open to chart value 60
No air leaks (except from seed hoppers)
Hoses and tubing - no sags, no pinches
Check both manifold and sensor lines
Hoses fully connected to meters
Row Units Checklist Page
Preset depth handles alike. 57
Preset down force springs alike, except in
tracks.
52
Option: Set all unit-mounted coulters to
1 ⁄
4
inch shallower than opener blades.
55
Check coulter alignment to row 56
Check closing wheel alignment 66
Set press wheels alike, except in tracks. 66
Check action and contact of side depth
wheels
58
Check wheel scraper gaps (if installed) 59
Meters Checklist Page
Corn?
Check timing of meters for twin-row
a
a. Refer to Seed Rate Manual.
Check chain tension. Re-connect any
loose idler tensioning springs.
-
Correct disks for seed a
Start fan. Operate at field manifold
pressure.
32
Rotate meter drive shafts one turn. 35