1205NT
Operating Instructions
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3/7/19
150-131M
Field Operation
Crushing Hazard:
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 installing pins.
1. Hitch drill to a suitable tractor.
2. Set seed population as explained in “Seeding
Rate”, page 26.
3. Load box with clean seed.
4. Raise drill. Rotate gauge wheel. Check that feed
cups, seed tubes and drives are working properly
and free from foreign material by looking for seed
flow under each opener.
5. Record acremeter readout. Subtract initial reading
from later readings to determine acres drilled.
6. Pull forward, lower drill and begin seeding.
7. Always lift drill out of the ground when turning at
row ends and for other short-radius turns. Seeding
will stop automatically as drill is raised.
Opener Operation
Machine Damage Risk:
Never back up with openers in the ground. To do so may cause
damage or opener plugging.
For information on opener adjustments, refer to page 24.
For more information on troubleshooting opener
problems, see “Troubleshooting”, page 41.
Marker Operation
Optional marker attachments are available from your
Great Plains dealer. Before operating markers, make
sure hydraulics are properly bled as described under
“Marker Adjustments”, page 36.
Dual markers equipped with a sequence valve are pow-
ered off the same hydraulic circuit. The markers cycle in
the following sequence:
1.
right up, left up
2.
right down, left up
3.
right up, left up
4.
right up, left down
You can adjust marker folding speed. Refer to “Marker
Adjustments”, page 36, and adjust folding speed to a
safe rate. Folding markers at high speed can damage
markers.