Great Plains 3P300 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 16)

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Section 2 Operating Instructions
3/6/06 3P200 and 3P300 Three-Point Sprayer 500-103M
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Transporting
1. Park the sprayer in an open area where power lines,
buildings, etc. will not come in contact with the folded
boom.
2. Secure the level-float pin in the lock position on the
boom.
3. Never allow riders when transporting the sprayer.
4. When transporting the sprayer, be sure to watch the
height clearances for the folded boom to prevent dam-
age and possible injury.
!
DANGER!
Contact with electrical power lines by booms can cause death
by electrocution.
5. Do not exceed 20 mph transporting the sprayer.
6. Do not transport sprayer while filled with chemical
mixture.
Parking
The following list should be conducted when unhitching
the sprayer. See Storage in the “Maintenance and Lubri-
cation” section on page
22, for more information about
long term storage of the sprayer.
1. Lock the boom level float pin (refer to the boom oper-
ator’s manual), secure the fold bracket pins, if applica-
ble, and fold the spray booms.
2. Drain the sprayer tank of any excess water or chemi-
cal. Dispose of or store chemical properly by instruc-
tions on the chemical label.
3. Securely attach the boom parking stands onto the
Great Plains boom (refer to the boom operator’s man-
ual for the mounting instructions). Lower and pin the
front boom stands so they are the same level as the
parking stands on the boom. Secure the pins in the
front stands with the wire attached to each pin, refer to
Figure 2-4.
4. Park the sprayer on a flat, level area where wind can-
not blow it over and preferably where it is sheltered
from direct sunlight.
5. If the ground is soft, place a board or plate under the
parking stands to widen the ground contact area.
Make sure the sprayer remains level.
6. Lower the 3-Point on the tractor and bring the boom to
rest on the support.
7. Unhook the PTO pump or unplug hydraulic lines from
the hydraulic pump, which ever is applicable.
8. Remove the 3-Point pins from the tractor and pull the
tractor away from the sprayer.
Refer to Tractor/Sprayer Hookup in the “Assembly and
Setup” section on page
8, when preparing to hitch the
sprayer to the tractor.
IMPORTANT: If the sprayer is being hitched up and
operated for the first time, it is important to follow the
safety, set up, adjustment, and operating information
in the front of this manual.
Inductor (Optional Equipment)
The chemical inductor provides a safe and easy way to put
chemical into the tank, which keeps an operator from hav-
ing to climb up on the walkboard and dispense the chem-
ical into the tank from the tank lid. Placing the chemical
into the inductor tank allows it to transfer the chemical into
the sprayer tank.
Induct chemical into the tank
Refer to Figure 2-5:
1. Fill the main sprayer tank with the carrier needed and
transport the sprayer to the field where the sprayer will
be used.
2. Make sure the boom section solenoid valve switches
are all off and operate the pump.
3. Turn the Product Valve from “OFF” to “INDUCT”.
4. Add chemical to inductor tank.
5. Turn Inductor Valve from “INDUCTOR OFF” to “IN-
DUCTOR ON”.
6. Add additional chemical as needed into the inductor tank.
7. When finished, turn Inductor Valve from “INDUCTOR
ON” to “INDUCTOR OFF”, rotate Product valve from
“INDUCT” to “OFF”, and turn off pump in that order.
Parking Stand
Figure 2-4
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