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GENERAL INFORMATION 

 

The purpose of this manual is to assist you in operating and maintaining your Multi-Drill.  Read 
it carefully.  It furnishes information and istructions that will help you achieve years of 
dependable performance.  These instructions have been compiled from extensive field 
experience and engineering data.  Some informatin may be general in nature due to unknown and 
variying operating conditions.  However, through experience and these instructions, you should 
be able to develp procedures  suitable to your particular situation.   

The illustrations and data used in this manual were current at the time of printing, but due to 
possible inline production changes, your machine may vary slightly in detail.  We reserve the 
right to redesign and change the machines as may be necessary without notification.   

Throughout this manual, references are made to right and left locations.  These are determined 
by standing behind the equipment facing the direction of forward travel. 

 

SPECIFICATIONS for ND-60 

 

Working Width 

54”

Overall Width 

80”

Disc Diameter 

Coulter disc: 16”  /   Seed disc: 15” 

Disc Spacing 

9”

Hitch Category 

N/A

Quick Hitch Compatible  

N/A

Hydraulic Lift Compatible 

Yes

Towing Hitch  Compatible 

Yes

Guage Tires 

20 ½ X 8 X 10

(Implement Tire – 20 mph max)

Weight w/ all options 

2200 Lbs 

Primary Seedbox Capacity 

7 ½  Bushels

Small Seedbox Capcity 

2 ¾  Bushels

Primary Seed Distribution Method

Gravity metered into rows 

Seed Depth Gauge Method 

Gauge Wheels / Adjustable Row Unit

 

 

 

Warning 

Multi-Drill should never be operated with any safety shielding removed. 

Summary of Contents for ND-60

Page 1: ...l MODEL ND 60 FIRST PRODUCTS INC 164 Oakridge Church Road Tifton Georgia 31794 U S A Phone 229 382 4768 1 800 363 8780 Fax 229 382 0506 Web www 1stproducts com Email Sales 1stproducts com ND 60 SER 10...

Page 2: ...piece of equipment Observe all safety information in this manual and decals on the equipment The illustrations and data used in the manual were current at the time of printing The manufacturer reserve...

Page 3: ...ALS 7 OPERATION 9 Front Coulter Disc Shaft 10 Seed Disc Assembly 10 Seeders 10 Attaching Multi Drill 11 Multi drill Setup 11 Setting Seed Depth 12 Seeder Calibration 13 Changing Seed Plates 16 CLEANIN...

Page 4: ...s your machine may vary slightly in detail We reserve the right to redesign and change the machines as may be necessary without notification Throughout this manual references are made to right and lef...

Page 5: ...Indicates hazardous situation injury may occur used to alert against carelessness WARNING Indicates potentially hazardous situation Death or serious injury may occur if proper procedures are not follo...

Page 6: ...tructed otherwise in this manual Always wear relatively tight and belted clothing to avoid getting caught in moving parts Wear proper personal protective equipment for eyes hair hands hearing and head...

Page 7: ...on steep slopes The ND 60 is not designed for highway transport Maintenance Before dismounting power unit or performing any service or maintenance follow these steps 1 disengage power to equipment 2 l...

Page 8: ...ace all damaged or missing decals 4 Refer to this section for proper decal placement Avoid spraying too close to decals when using a pressure washer high pressure water can enter through very small sc...

Page 9: ...8 1 General Warning DS50 067 2 Operator Warning DS50 068 3 Pinch Point AE50 075 5 No Riders AG50 089 4 Hydraulic Pressure AE50 194...

Page 10: ...shuttle the hopper outlets open and closed When the electric actuators open the hopper outlets an electric motor stirs the seed over every outlet to encourage the free flow of seed at the measured rat...

Page 11: ...the preceded coulter and drop seed from the primary hopper in the trench made Each seed disc assembly is comprised of two angled discs pressure spring turnbuckle seed tube and press wheel The seed de...

Page 12: ...red from the Multi Drill to lift lower and manipulate its seeder s The pull hitch is illustrated in Figure 7 Pin the hitch tongue to the power unit used for transporting the Multi Drill and adjust the...

Page 13: ...ry tips are located on a decal under the lid of the battery cover First connect the main power lead to one of the two charged batteries Figure 8 STEP 1a Next install wiring harness connecting the batt...

Page 14: ...ss Wheel Figure 11 The seed can be slightly lowered or lifted rotating the Top Link on the attached Row Unit Shorten the Top Link to lower the seed deeper and lengthen the Top Link to raise the seed c...

Page 15: ...Setting Guide This chart is used as a point of reference to help select the proper seed plate set them in the right position and start the electric motor at the right speed If the Quick Start Setting...

Page 16: ...hine is lifted Only add enough seed to catch and weigh Filling the seeder now may result in unnecessary work if the Seed Plates need to be changed in later steps Only use clean seed free of trash debr...

Page 17: ...r is empty and the cutoff plate which the linear actuator shuttles back and forth to start and stop seed flow Each set of plates are labeled with laser etching on one side left right and their respect...

Page 18: ...the seed plate assembly be sure the left and right plates are oriented as shown in Figure 16 8 Take seed plate assembly and slide back into machine be sure to put seed plates on top of cut off plate...

Page 19: ...and the edges of area of missing parts and coat with First Products spray paint of matching color Replace any safety decals with that are missing or not legible See Safety Decals section for location...

Page 20: ...INC UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY LIMITED TO REPLACEMENT OF PARTS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE BY FIRST PRODUCTS INC WITH FREIGHT PREPAID IN NO EVENT SHALL FIRST PRODUCTS INC BE LIABLE FOR IN...

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