Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Operating Instructions
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04/09/2019
166-283M
Loading: Air-Out System
7. At each empty hopper to be loaded, if meter box
clean-out door or calibration was completely closed,
open it. See “
8. If any doors are fully or partially open, wipe seals
and meter bottom flanges clean. Close and latch
doors.
9. If the drill has been parked for more than a day, con-
densation may have caused moisture to accumulate.
Whether or not meter doors are opened, run the fan
system for several minutes to blow moisture out of
the meters, primary and secondary seed hoses.
10. With the fan running, check hopper-lid and meter-
box seals carefully for air leaks. Adjust bin latch or
replace seals to prevent leakage.
Loading: Prepare Hopper(s)
11. Shut off all hydraulic power to the drill (unless using
a tractor or cart circuit for an auger).
12. Open lid of hopper to be loaded (page 43).
13. Check that the strainer basket is in place in the top of
the bin. Remove any foreign material from basket.
Loading: Load Seed or Dry Fertilizer
14. Load material at open hopper lid.
15. Check the strainer periodically for foreign matter.
If markers are not installed on the implement, circuits
A&B are available at the left rear of the cart, and may be
used for auxiliary purposes, such as a user-provisioned
auger. Auger height required is:
3.0m (9.8 ft) for 5290 liter (150 bu) hopper, and
2.8m (9.3 ft) for 2890 liter (82 bu) hoppers
Loading: Close-Out
16. Remove any foreign matter from the strainer basket.
17. Wipe any grain or foreign matter from lid-seal area
on top of hopper bin. Close lid(s) and latch securely.
18. Return ladder to storage/transport position
(page 42).
Planning Re-Loads
The seed monitor has a level sensor in each hopper to
warn when seed box is empty. Alerts occur at these
approximate levels of remaining material:
82bu hopper: 25 liters (0.7 bu)
150bu hopper: 25 liters (0.7 bu).
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Figure 42
Close Meter Doors
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Material Mis-Application Risk:
Before filling the drill for the first time, and at the beginning of
each season, check the entire bin for leaks. A small air leak
can cause large variations in seeding rates.
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Entanglement and High Pressure Fluid Hazards:
Never operate an auger without guards. Wear gloves and eye
protection when making/breaking auger hydraulic connec-
tions. Follow all auger manufacturer instructions for safe
auger operation.
Figure 43
Cart Hydraulic Panel
848-562c
Marker
Circuit
Receptacles
(A & B)
