Great Plains 2SF30 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Important Safety Information ......................................1
Safety Decals .................................................................6
Introduction ................................................................10
Models Covered ...........................................................10
Description of Unit ........................................................10
Intended Usage ........................................................10
Document Family .........................................................10
Using This Manual........................................................10
Definitions.................................................................10
Owner Assistance ........................................................11
Preparation and Setup ...............................................12
Initial Setup...................................................................12
Post-Delivery/Seasonal Setup......................................12
Pre-Planting Setup .......................................................12
Hitching Tractor to Drill.................................................13
Tractor Draw Bar Hook-Up .......................................14
Preparation for Field Operations ..................................15
Hydraulic Hose Hookup............................................16
Bleeding The Hydraulic Systems .................................18
Bleeding the Lifting Hydraulic System ......................18
Bleeding Folding Hydraulics .....................................19
Leveling Drill.................................................................20
Transport Wheel Adjustments for Leveling Drill .......21
Gauge Wheel Adjustments for Leveling Drill ............21
Box Alignment Adjustments .........................................22
Pull Bar Adjustments ................................................22
Drill Adjustments.......................................................22
Operating Instructions...............................................23
Pre-Start Checklist .......................................................23
Folding the Drill ............................................................24
Lifting and UnFolding the Drill ......................................26
Lift Cylinders.............................................................26
Unfolding the Drill .....................................................26
Transporting the Drill ....................................................27
Before transporting check following items ................27
Marker Operations........................................................28
Dual Marker Operations ...........................................28
Two Markers Out ..................................................28
Folding From Two Markers Out ............................28
Acremeter Installation...................................................28
Acremeter Operation ....................................................29
DataTrac Acremeter .....................................................30
Short-Term Parking ......................................................31
Long-Term Storage ...................................................... 31
Adjustments ............................................................... 32
Planting Depth Adjustments......................................... 33
Press Wheel-Opener Linkage Depth Adjustment ... 33
Disk Opener Spring Pressure Setting ...................... 33
Seeding Adjustments ................................................... 34
Main Box Seed Rate Handle ................................... 35
Position Seed Cup Doors......................................... 35
Seed Rate Charts: U.S. Customary Units .................... 36
Alfalfa or Rape ..................................................... 36
Barley ................................................................... 36
Buckwheat............................................................ 36
Flax or Sudan ....................................................... 36
Millet ..................................................................... 37
Milo....................................................................... 37
Oats or Safflower ................................................. 37
Peas ..................................................................... 37
Pinto Beans .......................................................... 38
Rice Long Grain ................................................... 38
Rice Short Grain................................................... 38
Rye ....................................................................... 39
Soybeans ............................................................. 39
Sunflowers ........................................................... 40
Wheat ................................................................... 40
Wheat Grass ........................................................ 41
Small Seeds Attachment.............................................. 42
Small Grass Seed Charts ............................................ 43
Alfalfa, Red Alsike, Crimson Clover ..................... 43
Bermuda, Red Top, Lespedeza, Sercia, Sand,
Weeping Love Grass........................................ 43
Birdsfoot, Trefoil, Sudan....................................... 43
Canola, Ladino, Clover, Canary Grass, Timothy.. 43
Red and Sweet Clover, Lespedeza Hulled .......... 44
Kentucky Blue Grass, Fescue, Annual Rye Grass...
44
Millet, Reed Canary.............................................. 44
Orchard Grass...................................................... 44
Fertilizer Meter Rate .................................................... 45
Seeding Drive Speeds ............................................. 45
Fertilizer Rate Charts U.S. Customary Units ............... 46
Fertilizer 2014+ .................................................... 46
Fertilizer 2013- ..................................................... 46
Marker Adjustments ..................................................... 47
Speed Adjustment.................................................... 47