Great Plains ADI445 Operator Manual User Manual
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Model 2250 Air Drill Implement 160-192M
5/11/05
Table of Contents
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Description of Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Features include: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Intended Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 1 Assembly and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shipping Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Implement Main Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hydraulic Cylinder Mounting Locations . . . . . . . . 13
Dual Gauge Wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wing Lift Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lift System
Hydraulic Hose Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fold Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mounting the Cart Links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Attaching the Cart to the Implement . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bleeding the Hydraulic Lifting System . . . . . . . . . 16
Pre-Fold Coulter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Bleeding the Folding System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Side to Side Frame Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Implement Frame Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Distribution Towers and Hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2 1/2" Primary Distribution Hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1" Secondary Distribution Hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Light Harness and Brackets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Section 2 Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Prestart Checklist: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Recommended Tractor Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Recommended Minimum Tractor Size . . . . . . . . . 29
Safety Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Field Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Implement Lifting System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Folding the Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Unfolding the Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Opener Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Section 3 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
And Leveling Front to Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Individual Opener Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
C-Shank Style Openers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Floating Hoe Openers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Shear Bolt and Spring Reset
Opener Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Shear Bolt and Spring Reset
Opener Down Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hoe Tip Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Coulter Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Fertilizer Tine Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Dry Fertilizer Tine Depth Adjustments . . . . . 35
Electric Clutch Height Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Section 4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Section 5 Maintenance and Lubrication . . . . . . . . 39
Lift Assist and Gauge Wheel Pivots . . . . . . . 39
Press Wheel Pivot Bearings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cart Link Pivots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Castor Wheel Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Press Wheel Gang Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Press Wheel Screw Adjustment Thread . . . 41
Hinge Pivots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parallel Arm Pivots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Press Wheel Screw Adjustments . . . . . . . . . 41
Coulters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Floating Hoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Wheel or Axle Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Section 6 Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . 43
Section 7 Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Tire Inflation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Torque Values Chart for Common Bolt Sizes . . . 44
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45