Great Plains NP3000A Operator Manual - Manual (Page 174)

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Anhydrous (NH
3
) Side Dress
These instructions apply to kit 417-124A.
Side Dress accessory kits provide a left wing extension
to support an additional (13th) rear single anhydrous
coulter, tine and delivery tubing. The kit is user-installed,
and conversion between pre-emergence and side dress
modes requires user re-configuration of the applicator.
See page 140 for ordering information. 417-124A Side
Dress is compatible only with model NP3000A-12C30.
Prepare Applicator
1.
Discharge NH
3
system (page 108).
2. Move applicator to a level clear surface with
adequate illumination. An outdoor location, or
well-ventilated indoor location is recommended.
3. Raise applicator (page 48).
4. Install lift assist cylinder locks (page 50).
5. Unfold wings (page 51).
6. Fully extend wing gauge wheels (page 84).
7. Install parking stands (page 42).
8. Lower applicator onto parking stands.
9. Unhitch tractor.
10. Wear PPE a . A discharged system can still contain
NH
3
or NH
4
OH at irritating levels.
Install Anhydrous Coulter
Refer to Figure 99
11. Measure a distance of one anhydrous row space
from the center-line of the left wing outside row unit.
Use a grease pencil or similar means to mark the
position for the side dress row unit on the extension
weldment.
Refer to Figure 100
12. Select one each new:
417-121D FORMED SHANK CLAMP, 2 OD
417-121L NH3 COULTER ROW UNIT ASSY
two new:
806-123C U-BOLT 3/4-10 X 6 1/32 X 6 3/4
and four sets new:
804-023C WASHER LOCK SPRING 3/4 PLT
803-027C NUT HEX 3/4-10 PLT
13. Align the coulter shank and clamp at the
position marked at step 11 above. Loosely secure
with U-bolts
, lock washers and nuts .
14. Adjust the coulter height to match the rest of the
applicator. Make sure that the flat on the shank is
flush with the tool bar. Secure the clamp nuts.
a. PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
Figure 99
417-124A NH
3
Side Dress
34942
a
Suffocation, Blinding, Burning, Freezing, Disabling and
Disfigurement Hazards:
Do not perform this installation without first discharging the
entire system. This installation requires opening a flow divider
port to the atmosphere. This system segment could contain
liquid anhydrous ammonia (NH
3
) above atmospheric pressure.
It would overwhelm your PPE a and could be fatal.
Figure 100
Install Anhydrous Coulter
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37
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56
53
40
a
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53
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