28Great Plains
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Great Plains
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28
196-366m
Operating Instructions
Unfolding the Drill
This drill has negative tongue weight when unfolded and
raised. Unhooking the drill from the tractor when the drill is
unfolded could cause the drill tongue to raise suddenly, hitting
or crushing bystanders. Be certain the drill is hitched securely
to your tractor drawbar and the hitch safety chain is securely
attached to the tractor before raising or unfolding the drill.
To prevent serious injury or death:
Always use transport locks when drill is folded.
Fold only if hydraulics are bled free of air and fully
charged with hydraulic oil.
Stay away from frame sections when they are being raised
or lowered.
Keep away and keep others away when folding or
unfolding drill.
1. Unfold the drill on level ground with the tractor
transmission in neutral.
Refer to Figure 8
2. Move handle on fold latch back into field position.
3. Activate hydraulics to unfold the drill.
NOTE: The latch is spring loaded. Pressure on the
latch may prevent the mechanism from releasing. If
latch will not release, activate hydraulics to fold boxes
to take pressure off latch, then unfold drill.
Refer to Figure 9
4. Remove lock channels from center-section wheel
cylinders. Store lock channels on frame gusset as
shown.
5. Lower drill.
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Figure 8
Fold Latch Handle
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Figure 9
Removing Lock Channels