Great Plains 3S-3000F Operator Manual v2 - Manual (Page 12)

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Introduction
3S-3000 Three-Section Folding Drill 195-110M-A 11/9/07
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Introduction
Plains. Keep your copy in the manual for use when corre-
sponding with the dealer.
To order a new Operator or Parts Manual contact your au-
thorized dealer or write to the address listed below in the
Owner Assistance paragraph. Include the model and seri-
al numbers of your unit.
The information in this manual was current at printing.
Some parts may change to assure top performance.
Definitions:
"Right " or "Left" as used in this manual is determined by
facing the direction the machine will travel while in use un-
less otherwise stated.
IMPORTANT: A special point of information that the author
feels you must be aware of before continuing with the in-
structions that follow.
Owner Assistance
If customer service or repair parts are required contact
your local Great Plains dealer. He has trained personnel,
repair parts, and the equipment needed to service your
implement. These parts have been specially designed
and should only be replaced with genuine Great Plains
parts.
Serial Number Plate
Refer to the Figure 1 for the location of your serial number
plate.
NOTE: A special point of information related to it’s
preceding topic. The author’s intention is that you
read and note this information before continuing.
Serial Number Plate Location
Figure 1
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Great Plains welcomes you to the growing family of new
product owners.
This implement has been designed with care and built by
skilled workers using quality materials. Proper assembly,
maintenance, and safe operating practices will help you
get years of satisfactory use from the machine.
Description of Unit
The 3S-3000 Drill is a 30 ft. 3 section grain drill which cou-
ples our solid stand double disk openers with live closed-
center tractor hydraulics to achieve constant opener down
pressure through a wide range of opener movement. Hy-
draulic down pressure provides easy single point opener
pressure adjustment while providing accurate depth con-
trol and seed placement over uneven terrain. The T handle
adjustment on the depth controlling press wheels provide
easy seed depth adjustment for each individual row unit.
The 3S-3000F allows you to plant seed and apply fertilizer
in the same field pass. Dividers partition the drill boxes into
seed and fertilizer compartments. The openers apply dry
fertilizer to the seed trench before the furrow is closed. You
can use both compartments for seed.
Features include:
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Single tang or Clevis style hitches
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15 degree wing box down flex and 20 degree wing box
up flex
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Floating opener frames for increased flexibility over un-
even terrain
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Multiple opener pressure valves to vary the opener
pressure from wings to center
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4 speed drive system for a wide range of seeding rates
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Solid Stand openers
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3.2 bushel-per-foot seed box
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Seed level gauges.
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V-bottom boxes for complete cleanout
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Internal drive gauge wheels that ride on tapered roller
bearings
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Safety lights which couple with tractor lighting system
Intended Usage
This machine is intended to be used primarily for conven-
tional tillage applications. It has capability of some mini-
mum or light no-till drilling.
Using This Manual
This Operator’s Section is designed to help familiarize you
with safety, operation, adjustments, troubleshooting, and
maintenance. Read this manual and follow the recommen-
dations to help ensure safe and efficient operation.
The warranty sheet should be filled out by the owner and
dealer at the time of purchase. After completion give the
dealer the white copy and send the pink copy to Great