Great Plains 3N-4025P Operator Manual - Manual (Page 15)

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13 Introduction
Introduction
Great Plains welcomes you to its growing family of
new product owners. This drill has been designed
with care and built by skilled workers using quality
materials. Proper setup, maintenance and safe
operating practices will help you get years of sat-
isfactory use from the machine.
Description of Unit
The 3N-4010P, 3N-4015P, 3N-4020P and 3N-
4025P are pull-type seeding implements outfitted
with no-till coulters for use in no-till or minimum-till
conditions. The 3N-4010P is outfitted with 10 se-
ries, parallel-arm openers. The 3N-4015P is
outfitted with 15 series, side depth control open-
ers. The 3N-4020P is outfitted with 20 series,
side-depth-control openers. The 3N-4025P is out-
fitted with 25 series, side-depth-control openers.
The 3N-4010HDP is outfitted with heavy duty par-
allel-arm openers and does not use a frame. It has
a mounted coulter for no-till conditions. All four
models fold for transport and are outfitted with
Great Plains seed singulation meters for singulat-
ing drilled seed.
Intended Usage
Use the drill to seed production-agriculture crops
only. Do not modify the drill for use with attach-
ments other than Great Plains options and
accessories specified for use with the drill.
Using This Manual
This manual will familiarize you with safety, oper-
ation, adjustments, troubleshooting and
maintenance. Read this manual and follow the
recommendations to help ensure safe and effi-
cient operation.
The information in this manual is current at print-
ing. Some parts may change to assure top
performance.
Definitions
The following terms are used throughout this
manual.
Singulated Seeds - seeds that are metered indi-
vidually, such as soybeans, corn, cotton and milo.
The seed meter separates individual seeds from
the seed pool and distributes them one at a time.
Seed rates are designated as seeds per acre.
Volumetric Seeds - seeds that are metered by vol-
ume such as wheat and rice. The seed meter
separates multiple seeds from the seed pool and
distributes them at a constant flow rate. The seed
rates are designated as pounds per acre.
Sliding seed tubes - telescoping tubes which con-
nect the seed box and seed meters.
Seed meter - the component which separates the
seeds for distribution.
Seed meter wheel - a changeable wheel inside
the seed meter with small pockets for separating
seeds.
Seed wheel pockets - indentations on the seed
meter wheel which collect seeds for distribution to
the opener seed tube.
Right-hand and left-hand as used in this manual
are determined by facing the direction the ma-
chine will travel while in use unless otherwise
stated.
A crucial point of information related to the preceding
topic. For safe and correct operation, read and follow
the directions provided before continuing.
NOTE: Useful information related to the pre-
ceding topic.