GREAT PLAINS NTA3007HD, Operator'S Manual

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NTA907HD and NTA3007HD Table of Contents Index Important Safety Information
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Handle Chemicals Properly
Agricultural chemicals can be dangerous. Improper use
can seriously injure persons, animals, plants, soil and
property.
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Do not use liquid treatments with the NTA907/3007HD
drill.
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Read and follow chemical manufacturer’s instructions.
 Wear protective clothing.
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Handle all chemicals with care.
 Avoid inhaling smoke from any type of chemical fire.
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Never drain, rinse or wash dispensers within 100 ft/30 m
of a freshwater source, nor at a car wash.
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Store or dispose of unused chemicals as specified by
chemical manufacturer.
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Dispose of empty chemical containers properly. Laws
generally require power rinsing or rinsing three times,
followed by perforation of the container to prevent re-use.
Confined Space
With materials loaded, or once used for hazardous
fertilizers, or seeds with hazardous treatments, your
hoppers may become
“
permit-required confined spaces ”
under applicable statutes, regulations, insurance rules or
business policy. The vent tube structure in the hoppers
has features to assist escape, and is not for routine entry.
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A hopper that is full or merely appears full can be an
entrapment hazard. You can sink entirely into the grain, or
into an oxygen-deficient void, and suffocate in a matter of
seconds. Grain bridges and crusts are especially
dangerous.
 When hazardous fumes are present, you can be quickly
overcome even with the hopper lid open.
 Do not enter a hopper for material loading, material
unloading, hopper cleaning or meter maintenance.
 Clean hopper by power washing from outside hopper top.
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Perform meter maintenance by removing meters from
bottom of empty hopper.
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If obstruction removal or repair requires hopper entry,
have the work performed by a team trained in confined
space procedures. See “ Hopper Entry ” on page 109.
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