Great Plains 3S-3000F Operator Manual v2 - Manual (Page 26)

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Section 2 Operating Instructions
3S-3000 Three-Section Folding Drill 195-110M-A 11/9/07
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
pletely raise the openers to allow the opener transport
locks to disengage. The opener transport lock handles
are spring loaded and can be moved to the FIELD po-
sition with the openers up or down, but the locks will
only disengage when the openers are completely
raised. There are two lock handles on each drill section.
Transporting
!
CAUTION!
This drill should never be pulled faster than 20 miles per hour!
Before transporting the drill check the following items.
1. Transport only with a tractor of proper size. See Trac-
tor Requirements in the “Drill Preparation and Set-
up” section on page 17.
2. The drill must be hitched securely to tractor. Always
use a locking style drawbar pin sized to match the
holes in the hitch and drawbar (minimum of 1" diame-
ter).
3. The safety chain should be securely attached to the
drill hitch and the tractor.
4. The Safety Lights must be plugged in with tractor
lights using the standard 7-pin terminal.
5. Make sure the drill is properly folded. Refer to Folding
on page 22.
6. The opener transport lock handles should be in the
ROAD position and the openers completely raised for
the opener locks to engage and lock the openers up.
There are two lock handles on each drill section.
7. The cylinder lock channels must be on the rods of the
two transport lift cylinders and front box lift cylinder. As
shown back in Figure 2-3, allow the transport lift cylin-
ders to settle back against the lock channels.
Marker Transportation
Always transport the marker with it folded in the flat posi-
tion. Make sure the second marker section rests securely
on the transport carrier.
Parking
Unhitching with the drill unfolded.
!
CAUTION!
This drill has a negative tongue weight when unfolded and the
openers raised. Do not unhitch the drill in the unfolded position
without first lowering the parking stand and pressurizing the
openers down. Unhitching in the unfolded position with the
openers raised could result in sudden elevation of the tongue
causing injury or death.
1. Remove the jack from its storage location on top of the
tongue and pin it in the post located on the left side of
the tongue, refer to Figure 2-5. Extend the jack until
weight of the tongue is on the jack.
2. Lower the parking stands located at the outer end of
each wing box by unpinning the keeper pin and rotat-
ing the stand down. See Figure 2-6. Place a block un-
der the foot of the stand if it does not contact the
ground.
Using and Storing the Front Tongue Jack
Figure 2-5
Jack Storage Location 15563
Jack Lifting Position 15564