Great Plains NP4000B Operator Manual - Manual (Page 184)

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Appendix C - Accessory Installation
Side Dress Installation
Side Dress accessory kits provide a left wing extension
to support an additional (17th) coulter and applicator
drop. The kit is user-installed, and conversion between
pre-emergence and side dress modes requires user
re-configuration of the applicator. See page 152 for ordering information.
407-907A Liquid, no coulter, for NP4000 ...................180
407-940A Liquid, fluted, for NP4000 ..........................180
407-941A Liquid, turbo, for NP4000 ...........................180
417-124A Anhydrous for NP4000A-16C30 ................184
Conventional Liquid Side Dress
Installing / Changing to Side Dress
For reverting to pre-emergence, continue at page 186.
Resources required:
• Tractor with FOLD / FIELD switch for unfold and
lift/lower operations
• Hoist with 100 pound (45 kg) capacity
• one fertilizer orifice plate, sized to
1 ⁄
2
of the rate
intended, or a 829-144C VeriFlow nozzle (if 829-143C
nozzles are used on the main rows)
• Boom tap caps (830-061C) for each active rear
fertilizer drop line
• three dozen cable ties
• all-purpose grease and grease gun
• basic hand tools
Prepare Applicator
1.
Discharge NH
3
system (page 118), if the applicator
is also equipped for anhydrous.
2. Move applicator to a level clear surface with
adequate illumination.
3. Raise applicator (page 51).
4. Install lift assist cylinder locks (page 50).
5. Unfold wings (page 57).
6. Fully extend wing gauge wheels (page 91).
7. Install parking stands (page 42).
8. Lower applicator onto parking stands.
9. Unhitch tractor.
Machine Damage Risk (Dual Tank Configurations):
The shank (rod) of the 17th (side dress) coulter must be
mounted on the rear face of the front tool bar to avoid
interference with the fertilizer tanks in folding.
Figure 100
407-941A Side Dress Installed
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