Great Plains CP1000 Operator Manual User Manual

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CP1000 Three-Meter Drill and Hitch 148-358M

7/5/2005

Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety Decals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Description of Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Intended Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Section 1 Preparation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wiring Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hitching Tractor to Implement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hydraulic Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bleeding Hydraulic Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Bleeding Tongue Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bleeding Transport Lift Cylinders . . . . . . . . . 12
Bleeding Marker Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Section 2 Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Prestart Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Opener Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Pivot Lock Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Marker Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Fertilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Seeding with Both Compartments . . . . . . . . 15

Transporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Section 3 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Seeding Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Coulters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Openers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Coulter Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Hydraulic Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Coulter Mounting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Coulter Down Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18