Great Plains PT8030 V1013 Operator Manual User Manual
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Operator’s Manual
PT6030 and PT8030
Pull-Type Planter
Model
Serial No.
PT6030
U1049 through U1068
PT8030
V1013 and V1014
3/9/99
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- PT6030 and PT8030
- Important Safety Information
- Safety Notations
- Safety Rules
- Make sure everyone that uses this machine has read the operator’s manual and understands how to operate it safely.
- This operator’s manual is considered a part of the implement and should remain so when loaned or sold.
- Prepare for Emergencies
- Wear Protective Equipment
- Handle Chemicals Properly
- Keep Riders Off Machinery
- Use Safety Lights and Devices
- Transport Machinery Safely
- Use a Safety Chain
- Prior To Operation
- During Operation
- After Operation
- During Maintenance
- Transporting
- Tire Handling & Repair
- Agricultural Chemicals
- Personal Safety Equipment
- Safety Labels
- Introduction
- Section 1 Planter Preparation and Setup
- Section 2 Operation
- Planting Rates for Brush Meters
- Planting Rate
- Transmission Adjustment
- 2-to-1 Drive Reduction
- Checking Planting Population
- Planting Rates for Finger Pickup Corn Meters
- Granular Chemical Rates
- Conversion from Broadcast to Row Coverage
- Recalibrating Granular Chemical Meters
- Liquid Fertilizer Attachment
- Dry Fertilizer Attachment
- Dry Fertilizer Low Rate Setting
- Dry Fertilizer High Rate Setting
- Opener Adjustments
- Opener Depth
- Down Force Spring Adjustment
- Row Unit Coulter Adjustment
- 1 x 12 Closing Wheel Adjustments
- Closing Disk Tube Shield
- Closing Disk Adjustment
- Seed-Lok
- Marker Adjustments
- Folding Speed
- Disk Adjustments
- 1. Disk Angle
- 2. Direction of Cut
- Marker Width
- Tire Scraper
- Meter Drive Adjustments
- Check Vertical Alignment
- Check Horizontal Alignment
- Meter Drive Alignment
- Planting Rates for Brush Meters (continued)
- Section 3 Adjustments
- Section 4 Troubleshooting
- Section 5 Maintenance and Lubrication
- Install Cylinder Stops
- Replacing Shear Pins
- Shaft Alignment
- Fasteners
- Ratchet Drive (8 Row Only)
- Finger Pickup Meter
- Openers
- Chain Tension
- Chemical Hoppers
- Cleaning Liquid Fertilizer Tanks
- Squeeze Pumps
- Marker Breakaway Protection
- Storage
- Beginning-of-Season Service
- End-of-Season Service
- Lubrication
- Side Gauge Wheel Bearings
- Reverser Chains
- Contact Drive Chain
- Gauge Wheel Module
- Seed and Chemical Meter Chains
- Finger Pickup Meter
- Transport Wheel Axles
- Markers
- Markers
- Coulter Arm Housing
- Dry Fertilizer Outlet Housing
- Fertilizer Chains
- Squeeze Pump Roller Bushings
- Squeeze Pump Main Metering Shaft
- Section 6 Options
- Marker Attachment
- Marker Bundles
- Coulter Option
- Coulter Bundles
- Seed Lok
- 6.5 x 12 Press Wheel w/Closing Disk
- Spring Package
- Spring Bundles
- 16” Wheel Cover
- 1 x 12 Closing Wheel
- Liquid Fertilizer Option
- Liquid Fertilizer Option Bundles
- Insecticide Option
- Insecticide & Herbicide Option
- Insecticide Option Bundles
- Insecticide & Herbicide Option Bundles
- Dry Fertilizer Option
- Dry Fertilizer Option Bundles
- Section 7 Specifications and Capacities
- Appendix