GREAT PLAINS 3S-3000-3210, Operator'S Manual

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2018-06-18 Table of Contents Index 195-441M
3S-3000/F/HD/HDF Table of Contents Index Maintenance and Lubrication 74
Leveling the drill
To perform leveling, the drill must be hitched to a tractor,
with at least the hydraulics connected.
Negative Tongue Weight:
Raising openers on unfolded, unhitched drill will cause drill
tongue to rise suddenly, which could cause serious injury or
death. Be certain that drill is hitched securely to your tractor
drawbar and the safety chain is securely attached to tractor
before raising openers and unfolding drill.
Center Box Frame Leveling
1. Park the drill on a clean level surface.
2. Raise the openers and lock them up. See “ Raising
and Lowering Openers ” on page 24 for opener lift
and lock instructions.
Refer to Figure 79
(bolts, nut and washers shown removed for clarity -
loosen, but do not remove them).
3. Loosen the eight center box mount bolts, four bolts
on each side of tongue and slide center box frame
sideways until it is centered with mainframe and
transport axle.
Refer to Figure 80 and Figure 79
4. Measure the height of center box opener frame
pivots
from the level surface and raise low end of
box frame up until both opener frame pivots measure
the same distance from the ground.
5. Tighten the
7

8
-9in box mount bolts to torque
specified in “ Torque Values Chart ” on page 98.
Opener Frames Level
Check that opener frames are level across drill. When
fully raised, top of opener mounts should clear bottom of
drill frame tube by at least
1

2
in (1.3cm).
Figure 79
Center Box Mount Bolts
26498
1
Figure 80
Opener Frame Pivot Height
18874
2
2
1