2019-03-11
407-502M
NP30A or NP40A
Applicator Operating Instructions
62
Folding 3-Section and 2012- 2-Point 5-Section
These instructions presume that the applicator is
unfolded and lowered.
Ammonia Exposure Hazard:
Face applicator up-wind or clear the delivery lines (page 116)
before folding. Fluid in line loops, whether pure NH
3
or
concentrated NH
4
OH, is likely to move from the loops and
drip out at the knives or tines.
1. Stop NH
3
flow (page 77).
2. Close the weight-transfer shut-off valve (page 50).
3. Retract the fold cylinder circuit until the wing locks
stop motion, or the outside row knives or tines just
start to lift out of the ground. Set the fold circuit to
Neutral.
4. Raise the 2-point hitch.
5. Extend the lift-assist cylinders to raise the applicator
rear.
6. Wait for the applicator lines to discharge.
7. Activate lift-assist again, in case the cylinders have
settled during discharge.
8. Cautiously approach the rear of the applicator.
Install lift locks at the rear casters.
9. Deploy parking stands if the applicator is to be
parked at the folding spot.
(depicting an NP40L, which has similar wing locks)
10. Swing the wing locks up and out of their engaged
positions, and into their reset positions.
11. Retract the fold cylinders until the wings contact the
transport rest. Set circuit to Float if unhitching, or
Neutral for transport.
For parking/storage/service, lower the applicator onto
parking stands. For transport, the lift-assist circuit may
be left in Neutral fully raised, or lowered onto the lock
channels and set to Float or Neutral.
Figure 42: 2P:
Resetting Wing Locks
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1
2
