Great Plains 1006NT Operator Manual - Manual (Page 22)

706/1006NT
150-285M 1/3/07
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DANGER
Watch your step when walking on drill ladder and
walkboard. Falling from drill could cause severe inju-
ry or death.
Field Operation
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DANGER
You may be severely injured or killed by being crushed
between the tractor and drill. Do not stand or place
any part of your body between drill and moving trac-
tor. Stop tractor engine and set park brake before in-
stalling pins.
1. Hitch drill to a suitable tractor.
2. Set seed population as explained in the seed
rate book.
3. Load box with clean seed.
4. Raise drill. Rotate gauge wheel. Check that
feed cups, seed tubes and drives are working
properly and free from foreign material by
looking for seed flow under each opener.
5. Record acremeter readout. Subtract initial
reading from later readings to determine
acres drilled.
6. Pull forward, lower drill and begin seeding.
7. Always lift drill out of the ground when turning
at row ends and for other short-radius turns.
Seeding will stop automatically as drill is
raised.
Opener Operation
IMPORTANT: Never back up with openers in
the ground. To do so may cause damage or
opener plugging.
For information on opener adjustments, refer to
page 25. For more information on troubleshooting
opener problems, see “Troubleshooting”, page
29.