Great Plains NP3000A Operator Manual - Manual (Page 59)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Index Operating Instructions 55
2014-04-22 Table of Contents Index 407-613M
NH
3
Operations
Operations for convention liquid fertilizer begin on
page 68.
NH
3
Nurse Tanks
Use nurse tanks with proper current safety certification,
and current safety equipment and features.
Consult with your anhydrous ammonia supplier for safety
information and correct safe handling, transport and use
of anhydrous ammonia.
Consult with local and regional authorities on safe and
legal use of anhydrous ammonia, including emergency
and environmental contacts, and release reporting
requirements.
Review any decals and manuals available for your nurse
tank cart, and for any of its components. There may be
separate manuals for the tank, running gear, indicators,
valves and fittings.
This (Nutri-Pro ® applicator) manual covers typical
operations for a representative NH
3
nurse tank cart. Your
cart is likely to vary. See the “Using Anhydrous
Ammonia Safely” manual (407-551M) for further
information about nurse tank carts.
NH
3
: Safing Applicator Before Cart Hitch
Close Line Valves
1.
If any emergency shut-off valve is open, use the
rope to close it. This also tests the rope and path.
Refer to Figure 35
2.
Close solenoid valves:
a. Set console MASTER switch OFF
b. Set BOOM 1 BOOM 2 a and BOOM 3 a switches
OFF.
c. Turn POWER switch ON.
If the valves were open, setting either MASTER
or all BOOM switches off closes the On/Off
Valve
.
d. Wait 10 seconds.
The Control Valve
goes to minimum due to
zero speed. It does not completely close.
e. Set POWER switch OFF.
a. If the applicator has a single-section boom, only
switch BOOM 1 needs to be operated.
Figure 26
Nurse Tank Cart
31672
Figure 27
Applicator NH
3
Shut-Off Valve
31528
A18
A18
A31
A30