Great Plains CF60 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 2)

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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Wear Protective Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Handle Chemicals Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Description of Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Intended Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Models Covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Preparation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hitching Tractor to Boom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Leveling the Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Parking Boom and Three-Point Mount . . . . . 17
Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Boom Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Nozzle Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Leveling the Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Boom Fold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Break-Away Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Fold Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Spring Arm Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Maintenance and Lubrication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cables and Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lubrication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Outside Boom Wing Fold Hinge . . . . . . . . . . 21
Break-Away Pivot Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Break-Away Tube Pivot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Swing Arm Pivot Joints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Boom Hinge Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Spring Holder Pivot Hinge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25