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3S-3000

Table of Contents

Assembly

4/25/19

Table of Contents

195-144M

Open Center Conversion

If the drill was shipped with an Open Center kit, it is not
factory-installed. Install it now. An installation manual is
provided.

Point Row Option

If the Point Row Option was ordered with the drill, the
hydraulics and drill electrical lead are factory-installed.

If the customer’s primary tractor is available, install the
control module in the tractor cable and make the electrical
connection. Consult the Point Row installation manual
provided.

If the primary tractor is not available, temporarily connect
the control module so that openers can be operated
during Setup.

Post Assembly Checklist



Check that all working parts are moving freely, bolts
are tight, and cotter pins are spread.



Check for proper tension and alignment on all drive
chains.



Check that all safety decals and reflectors are located
correctly and are legible. Replace if improperly
located or damaged. Refer to “

Safety Decals

” in the

Operator’s manual.



Inflate tires to recommended pressures as listed on
the

“Tire Inflation Chart”

in the Operator’s Manual.

Tighten wheel bolts as specified on “

Torque Values

Chart

” on page 37.

Figure 20

Open Center Conversion

18750

Figure 21

Point-Row Connector

26469

Summary of Contents for 3S-3000 Series

Page 1: ...RUCTIONS Pre Delivery Manual 3S 3000 Three Section Folding Drill Read the operator s manual entirely When you see this symbol the subsequent instructions and warnings are serious follow without exception Your life and the lives of others depend on it Cover illustration may show optional equipment not supplied with standard unit 15485 ...

Page 2: ...Table of Contents Table of Contents ...

Page 3: ...iption of Unit 4 Intended Usage 4 Models Covered 4 Using This Manual 5 Definitions 5 Preparation 6 Scope The Work 6 Wide Load Assembly 6 Standard Load Assembly 6 Before Unloading Truck 7 Overview of Work 7 Assembly 7 Setup 7 Tools Required 7 Pre Assembly Checklist 7 Assembly 8 Position for Assembly 8 Assemble Tongue to Mainframe 8 Install Center Box on Frame 10 Install Wing Box Frames 11 Installin...

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Page 5: ...nal purposes cannot be guarded WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury and includes hazards that are exposed when guards are removed It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury It may also be used to alert...

Page 6: ...ally removed within a few hours or gangrene may result Practice Safe Maintenance Understand procedure before doing work Use proper tools and equipment Refer to this manual for additional information Work in a clean dry area Put tractor in park turn off engine and remove key before performing maintenance Make sure all moving parts have stopped and all system pressure is relieved Disconnect battery ...

Page 7: ...rs and decals in place They were designed to help you safely operate your implement Read and follow decal directions Keep lights in operating condition Keep all safety decals clean and legible Replace all damaged or missing decals Order new decals from your Great Plains dealer Refer to this section for proper decal placement When ordering new parts or components also request corresponding safety d...

Page 8: ...tubes mounted between the disks place seed in the furrow Press wheels following the opener disks close the furrow and gauge opener seeding depth A T handle on the opener body is for seeding depth adjustments Seeding rates are adjustable with the seed rate adjustment handle and sprocket changes The 3S 3000 features active hydraulic down pressure on the opener frames When used on a tractor with clos...

Page 9: ...g the direction the machine will travel while in use unless otherwise stated Paragraphs in this format present a crucial point of information related to the current topic Read and follow the directions to remain safe avoid serious damage to equipment and ensure desired field results NOTE Paragraphs in this format provide useful information related to the current topic Further Assistance For additi...

Page 10: ...rill is shipped mostly assembled less walkboards press wheel arms press wheels accessories and some options The following items are installed after delivery in this approximate order Walkboards Walkboard ladder Additional options and accessories not factory installed such as acremeter press wheels markers hydraulic kits shaft monitors and scrapers Standard Load Assembly The drill is shipped substa...

Page 11: ...ill need about 4 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to refill the tractor hydraulic reservoir after initial bleeding and cycling of the hydraulic systems Pre Assembly Checklist 1 Read and understand Important Safety Information on page 1 before assembling 2 Have at least two people on hand while assembling 3 Make sure the assembly area is level and free of obstructions preferably an open concrete area All...

Page 12: ...bolts 4 flat washers 5 lock washers 6 and nuts 7 Lightly tighten all 1 inch bolts before torquing any of them 4 Once the tongue is assembled remove the cylinder lock channels 2 completely lower the mainframe assembly and secure it in this position 5 Route the two long 3 8 inch hydraulic hoses 8 from the back of the tongue tube along the right side of the main frame and connect them to the 9 16 inc...

Page 13: ...3S 3000 Table of Contents Assembly 9 4 25 19 Table of Contents 195 144M Figure 4 Tongue Installation and Hose Routing 15608 4 5 5 4 7 6 5 3 2 5 4 5 4 9 8 8 10 1 11 14 13 12 10 15 11 16 17 19 18 16 18 ...

Page 14: ... for further assembly 11 Center the center box frame assembly 1 behind the mainframe and bolt it in place with the eight 7 8 x 2 3 4 inch bolts 2 7 8 inch flat washers 3 7 8 inch lock washers 4 and 7 8 inch nuts 5 Lightly tighten the bolts at this time but do not torque them until the box is leveled later in the assembly process See Leveling the Drill on page 29 Figure 5 Mount Center Box 15609 3 2...

Page 15: ... pin to prevent rotation while you tighten the rear nut 16 After torquing to 600 ft lbs secure the nut with a 5 16 x 2 1 2 inch cotter pin 5 by rotating the slot in the nut to the next available cotter pin hole in the pin There are two cross holes so the slot in the nut should align with a hole with less than 1 12 additional rotation of the nut 17 Install the large hinge washer 7 the 1 1 4 inch fl...

Page 16: ...3 8 x 3 3 4 inch pin 3 and 3 32 x 1 inch cotter pins 4 21 Clip the shipping wire and telescope the end of the drive assembly toward the break away drive assembly at the center of the drill 22 Engage the jaws of the break away clutches 5 and fasten the bearing bracket 6 to the plate extending up from the right wing tool bar 7 Use the two 1 2 x 1 1 2 inch round head bolts 8 1 2 inch flat washer 9 1 ...

Page 17: ...t the 3 8 inch hydraulic hoses 5 coming from the bottom of the wing pressure control valve to the tee 6 at the jumper hose 7 coming from the rod end of the inner opener lift cylinder 3 of each wing frame This is the hose which should extend beyond the wing tool bar hose holder 4 by 35 inches 89cm B as assembled from the factory 25 Disconnect the 3 8 inch hydraulic hoses 1 and 5 where they tee toge...

Page 18: ... plastic tie down straps to keep the hoses out of the drives Install Press Wheels Refer to Figure 10 1 Remove 1 2 x 3 3 4 inch flange bolt 1 and 1 2 inch flange lock nut 2 from each opener body 2 Leave pivot bushing components 3 in place and bolt press wheel arm 4 to opener with 1 2 x 3 3 4 inch flange bolt 1 and 1 2 inch flange lock nut 2 3 Remove 5 8 inch bolt 5 from each press wheel arm 4 and u...

Page 19: ... the left wing 1 Position the left top mount 1 over the appropriate four walkboard holes 2 2 Insert four 7 16 x 1 3 4 inch round head square neck bolts 3 to loosely hold the top mount in place on the walkboard 3 Position the bottom mount plate 4 under the walkboard and inside the top mount 1 Loosely hold it in place with washers 5 and nuts 6 4 Insert 3 8 x 1 inch bolts 7 through the side holes in ...

Page 20: ...ugs 2 Insert 3 8 x 1 1 4 inch bolts 3 through in the following order a the ladder 1 side plate b a washer 4 and c the mounting lug 2 Secure with lock nut 5 3 Repeat for left wing section Install Slow Moving Vehicle Reflector The slow moving vehicle SMV reflector is mounted in the holes at the rear of the walkboard on the center section 1 Install the SMV mounting blade 1 and secure with 5 16 x 3 4 ...

Page 21: ...h bolts 2 rubber washers 3 and flange lock nuts 4 Refer to Figure 17 2 Install an amber light 1 to the light bracket 2 with two 1 4 x 3 4 inch self tapping screws 3 3 At the other end of the right wing install the light bracket 2 with two 1 2 x 1 1 2 inch bolts 4 rubber washers 5 and flange lock nuts 6 4 Connect the amber light lead 7 to the drill wiring harness 5 Repeat step 1 through step 4 for ...

Page 22: ...are not factory installed due to vertical clearance requirements during shipment An installation manual is provided but does not include details for installation where a Two Outlet Kit is also present If a Two Outlet kit is installed observe these tips The Marker Fold valve mounts on the second valve bracket Use the longer bolts in the Two Outlet kit to stack the hose clamps Place the clamp hold d...

Page 23: ...ual provided If the primary tractor is not available temporarily connect the control module so that openers can be operated during Setup Post Assembly Checklist Check that all working parts are moving freely bolts are tight and cotter pins are spread Check for proper tension and alignment on all drive chains Check that all safety decals and reflectors are located correctly and are legible Replace ...

Page 24: ...nstalling hitch pins This drill can have positive and negative tongue weight which can work the hitch pin loose during transport To avoid serious injury or death due to a road accident always use a clevis hitch or clevis drawbar with a locking style hitch pin Choose a drill hitch option that is compatible with your tractor drawbar Refer to Figure 22 The 3S 3000 has three hitch options a clevis hit...

Page 25: ...x different hitch heights Always have two bolts in two holes of both tongue and hitch NOTE When hitching drill to a different tractor check for a difference in drawbar heights If heights are different readjust hitch height accordingly Securely attach safety chain to an anchor on a tractor capable of pulling the drill Refer to Figure 25 Use crank to raise jack foot Remove pin and jack Store jack on...

Page 26: ...seven pin connector Refer to Figure 27 If the drill is equipped with the optional shaft monitor mate the connector for the cab display Refer to Figure 28 If the drill is equipped with the point row option mate the connector for the cab control Figure 26 Lighting Connector 26467 Figure 27 Shaft Monitor Connector 34222 Figure 28 Point Row Connector 26469 ...

Page 27: ...mote valve are marked with the same color To distinguish hoses on the same hydraulic circuit refer to the symbol molded into the handle grip Hoses with an extended cylinder symbol feed cylinder base ends Hoses with a retracted cylinder symbol feed cylinder rod ends 1 Connect opener lift hoses to circuit designated for hydraulic motor control 2 Connect transport lift hoses to tractor remote valve 3...

Page 28: ... leaks Wear protective gloves and safety glasses or goggles when working with hydraulic systems If an accident occurs see a doctor immediately Any fluid injected into the skin must be surgically removed within a few hours or gangrene may result 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 hit...

Page 29: ...hose JIC fitting 1 at elbow on right fold cylinder 4 Slowly supply oil to rod end of fold cylinders 3 until oil appears at loosened hose fitting Tighten fitting and completely retract fold cylinders 5 With cylinders completely retracted loosen base end hose JIC fitting 2 at elbow on right fold cylinder 6 Slowly supply oil to base end of fold cylinders 4 until oil appears at loosened hose fitting T...

Page 30: ...oses feeding the center opener lift cylinders and the end where these center two hoses tee at the middle of the center box frame 6 Slowly supply oil to top side of pressure control valves until oil begins to appear at a loosened hose fitting As oil begins to appear at a fitting tighten that fitting 7 Slowly supply oil to bottom side of pressure control valves until oil begins to appear at remainin...

Page 31: ...end the transport lift cylinders and IMMEDIATELY lock the cylinders up by flipping up the cylinder lock channels on both transport lift cylinders and the box lift cylinder at the middle of the tongue NEVER CRAWL UNDER THE DRILL IN THE RAISED POSITON WITHOUT THE CYLINDER LOCK CHANNELS IN PLACE 3 When the cylinder lock channels are in place loosen the rod end hose fitting at the elbow on the left tr...

Page 32: ... idle speed activate tractor hydraulic valve forward until oil appears at a fitting When oil begins to seep out around a fitting tighten that fitting Reverse the tractor hydraulic valve until oil appears at opposite hose fitting Tighten that fitting 4 If you have dual markers activate tractor hydraulic valve forward again until oil seeps out around a fitting on the other marker cylinder Tighten th...

Page 33: ...er to Figure 34 bolts nuts and washers shown removed for clarity loosen but do not remove them 3 Loosen the eight center box mount bolts 1 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 35 and Figure 34 4 Measure the height of center box opener frame pivots 2 from the level surface and raise low end of bo...

Page 34: ...r ends of wings Make sure string is parallel to center box both measurements 5 equal 4 For proper alignment outside ends of boxes 6 should be about 1 to 1 1 4 inch 2 5 to 3 2cm ahead of inside ends 7 5 To adjust box alignment shorten or lengthen stop bolts 3 to change the contact point with the toolbars Loosen jam nut and thread stop bolt in or out Adjust stop bolts in or out until outside ends of...

Page 35: ... other 2 when wing boxes are properly aligned and back against their stops 1 Place a 4 x 4 inch 10 x 10cm or similar sized block ahead of the wing gauge wheels and pull forward or push wing box frames back until the tool bar is firmly against tool bar stop bolts on the center box frame 2 To align the clutch jaws vertically loosen the two 5 8 inch bolts 3 securing the bearing flangettes 4 Slide the...

Page 36: ... for full jaw contact loosen the two 5 16 inch carriage bolts 8 and slide breakaway clutch bracket 9 until jaws on the fixed half of clutch make full contact with jaws on spring loaded half of clutch without compressing clutch spring The two 7 8 inch hex shafts 7 should have 1 8 inch 3 2mm gap 2 between them when the clutch jaws have full contact Figure 40 Transfer Drive Shaft Gap 18955 2 1 7 7 Fi...

Page 37: ...rill on a level surface and check for correct tire inflation Measure from ground to horizontal pivot pin 1 If dimension on either side of drill varies more than 1 4 inch 6 4mm adjust tool bar height To adjust tool bar height reposition spacer washers 3 First lower openers and set enough opener down pressure to help balance frame Raise tool bar by removing spacer washers from top of the vertical pi...

Page 38: ...ing damage It is installed on the left end of the center main drive shaft Screw the threaded end of the meter into the 1 2 inch tapped hole 2 in the left end of center main drive shaft Tighten the threaded end only enough to prevent it from working loose from normal vibration In use there is no torque or tension that might tend to unscrew it The acremeter counts shaft rotations whenever the shaft ...

Page 39: ...sole in the cab Scraper Installation 1 Remove one or both disk blades to gain safe access to the mount Note the position of bushings and spacers for correct re assembly Refer to Figure 47 2 Position the inside scraper mount 1 to the rear of the seed firmer mount 2 on the opener weldment Secure it with two 3 8 x 1 inch hex head bolts lock washers and nuts Insert the bolts from the front 3 Position ...

Page 40: ... 6085 kg Down Force per Row 130 207 lbs 59 94 kg 135 280 lbs 61 127 kg 144 373 lbs 65 169 kg Opener Travel 8in 20cm Hydraulic Circuits 3 circuits required load sensitive or closed center 15 to 30 gpm at 2300 psi Optional kits are available for two circuit and open center Hitch Load 3700 lbs 1678 kg folded with seed loaded Caution negative tongue weight when raised and unfolded Transport Width 15 f...

Page 41: ...25 830 1150 1 12 370 955 1350 M30 X 3 5 960 1510 2100 11 8 7 480 1080 1750 M30 X 2 1060 1680 2320 11 8 12 540 1210 1960 M36 X 3 5 1730 2650 3660 11 4 7 680 1520 2460 M36 X 2 1880 2960 4100 11 4 12 750 1680 2730 13 8 6 890 1990 3230 a in tpi nominal thread diameter in inches threads per inch 13 8 12 1010 2270 3680 b N m newton meters 11 2 6 1180 2640 4290 11 2 12 1330 2970 4820 c mm x pitch nominal...

Page 42: ...4 25 19 Table of Contents 195 144M 3S 3000 Table of Contents Appendix 38 Hydraulic Diagrams Transport Lift Fold 15602 15602 ...

Page 43: ...3S 3000 Table of Contents Appendix 39 4 25 19 Table of Contents 195 144M Dual Markers Single Marker 15605 15605 ...

Page 44: ...4 25 19 Table of Contents 195 144M 3S 3000 Table of Contents Appendix 40 Two Outlet Conversion 15605 ...

Page 45: ...3S 3000 Table of Contents Appendix 41 4 25 19 Table of Contents 195 144M Opener Lift Standard Closed Center 22979 ...

Page 46: ...4 25 19 Table of Contents 195 144M 3S 3000 Table of Contents Appendix 42 Opener Lift Optional Open Center 22980 ...

Page 47: ...3S 3000 Table of Contents Appendix 43 4 25 19 Table of Contents 195 144M Point Row 22969 ...

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