Great Plains 1005NT Operator Manual - Manual (Page 9)

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Section 1 Preparation and Setup
4/12/05 705 and 1005 End-Wheel No-Till Drill 150-213M
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Section 1
Preparation and Setup
This section will help you prepare your tractor and drill for
use. Before going to the field, you must hitch a tractor to
the drill, hook up the hydraulics and check that the hydrau-
lics have been bled.
Prestart Checklist
1. Read and understand “Important Safety Informa-
tion” beginning on page 1.
2. Check that all working parts are moving freely, bolts
are tight, and cotter pins are spread.
3. Check that all grease fittings are in place and lubri-
cated. Refer to Lubrication, “Maintenance and Lubri-
cation,” page 29.
4. Check that all safety decals and reflectors are legible.
Replace if damaged. Refer to Safety Decals, “Impor-
tant Safety Information,” page 4.
5. Inflate tires and tighten bolts as recommended in the
“Appendix,” page 35.
Hitching Tractor to Drill
1. With drill lowered in field position and tongue jack
mounted on side of tongue, raise or lower tongue jack
to level drill tongue. See Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1
Tongue Level
2. With drill tongue level, adjust drill hitch on drill tongue
to match your tractor-drawbar height. Refer to Figure
1-2. You can turn the hitch over for a total of six differ-
ent hitch heights.
Figure 1-2
Hitch Height Adjustment
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NOTE: When hitching drill to a different tractor, check for a
difference in drawbar heights. If heights are different, read-
just hitch height accordingly.
!
DANGER!
You may be severely injured or killed by being crushed between
the tractor and drill. Do not stand or place any part of your
body between drill and moving tractor. Stop tractor engine and
set park brake before assembling ball swivel hitch.
3. When drill hitch matches tractor-drawbar height, hitch
drill to tractor. Refer to Figure 1-3.
a. Place a spacer tube (1) above and below ball
swivel.
b. Bolt ball-swivel plate (2) and spacers to drill hitch
(3) with a 1-by-5-inch bolt (4), flat washer and ny-
lock nut.
c. Back tractor to drill hitch. Using tongue jack, ad-
just drill tongue up or down to center drawbar be-
low ball-swivel plate.
d. Align rear hole in ball-swivel plate with large hole
in drawbar. Place lower hitch plate (5) under draw-
bar. Bolt lower hitch plate to ball-swivel plate using
two 5/8-inch bolts (6), flat washers and nylock
nuts.
e. Bolt ball-swivel plate through hole in drawbar to
lower hitch plate with 1-by-5 1/2-inch bolt (7), flat
washer and nylock nut.
Figure 1-3
Ball Swivel Hitch
4. Securely attach drill safety chain to an anchor on trac-
tor capable of pulling drill.
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