Loading materials, Material loading overview, Mounting a hopper or bulk seed box – Great Plains YP1625A Operator Manual User Manual
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Operating Instructions
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2013-08-13
401-625M
Loading Materials
The YP1225A & YP1625A planters accept the Great
Plains 82 bu. hopper,150 bu.
a
hopper, or bulk seed
boxes that meet the Pioneer
b
PROBOX
®
specification.
Material Loading Overview
• With hoppers, seed is loaded from above, with the
hopper already mounted on the planter.
• With a bulk seed box, seed is pre-loaded by the seed
supplier, and the box is mounted on the planter
already loaded.
• If the optional fertilizer system is installed, liquid
fertilizer is normally pumped in from below via the
quick-fill system, but may also be gravity-loaded from
above with the tank caps removed.
Tipping and Overload Hazard:
Place or remove a hopper only when empty. A full hopper can
weigh between 5,000 and 10,000 lbs (2700-4500 kg), which is
above the lifting and balance capability of most tractors and
farm forklifts.
Mounting a Hopper or Bulk Seed Box
These steps cover mounting a hopper or seed box on a
planter that has no seed container. If a seed container
needs to be removed first, see page 34.
1.
Move the planter to an area of level ground and
sufficient room to maneuver a tractor or fork-loader.
2.
If changing between hopper and bulk seed box, use
the Accessory Sensor Setup menu on the seed
monitor console to disable the hopper sensor and
avoid nuisance alarms. See DICKEY-john
®
Quick
Start Guide.
3.
Place tractor in park, shut off engine, and remove the
key. If using the same tractor for container mounting,
block the planter transport tires.
Refer to Figure 31
4.
Remove the walkboard lock pin
.
Refer to Figure 32
5.
Swing walkboard
all the way to the right.
a. The 150 bu. hopper is incompatible with on-board fertilizer tanks.
b. PROBOX
®
is a registered trademark of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Figure 30
82 bu. and 150 bu. Hoppers,
and a Bulk Seed Box
29486
Figure 31
Walkboard Lock Pin
24010
1
Figure 32
Walkboard Open
24005
2
1
2